American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2005. Published November 2005. Originally approved in 1988. Last previous edition approve in 2000 as B 799 – 95 (2000). 4 p. This test method covers equipment and methods for determining the porosity of gold and palladium coatings, particularly electrodeposits and clad metals used on electrical contacts.