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ASTM International (ASTM), originally known as the American Society for Testing and Materials, is an international standards organization that develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems, and services. The organization's headquarters is in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, about 5 miles northwest of Philadelphia.

ASTM predates other standards organizations such as BSI (1901), DIN (1917) and AFNOR (1926), but differs from these in that it is not a national standards body, that role being taken in the USA by ANSI. However, ASTM has a dominant role among standards developers in the USA, and claims to be the world's largest developer of standards. Using a consensus process, ASTM supports thousands of volunteer technical committees, which draw their members from around the world and collectively develop and maintain more than 12,000 standards.

ASTM International publishes the Annual Book of ASTM Standards each year in print, CD and online versions. The online version was available by subscription and cost was based upon usage. For 2008, the complete set of books or CDs cost almost USD $9000 and included 81 volumes.

The Annual Book of ASTM Standards covers 15 sections of interest plus a master index:

Iron and Steel Products
Nonferrous Metal Products
Metals Test Methods and Analytical Procedures
Construction
Petroleum Products, Lubricants, and Fossil Fuels
Paints, Related Coatings, and Aromatics
Textiles
Plastics
Rubber
Electrical Insulation and Electronics
Water and Environmental Technology
Nuclear, Solar, and Geothermal Energy
Medical Devices and Services
General Methods and Instrumentation
General Products, Chemical Specialties, and End Use Products
Index to all sections and volumes