American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Current edition approved Nov. 15, 2005. Published January 2006. Originally approved in 1995. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as F 1667 – 03. 41 p. This specification covers nails, spikes, staples, and other driven fasteners, as listed in Table 1.
Fasteners described in this specification are driven by hand tool, power tool, or mechanical device in single or multiple strikes and are positioned by hand, tool, or machine.