American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Current edition approved May 1, 2007. Published May 2007. Originally approved in 1929. Last previous edition approved in 2001 as B 76 – 90 (2001). 6 p. This test method covers the determination of the resistance to oxidation of nickel-chromium and nickelchromium-iron electrical heating alloys at elevated temperatures under intermittent heating. Procedures for a constanttemperature cycle are provided. This test method is used for internal comparative purposes only.