Most of the advanced countries have specialized agencies to set the benchmarks for standards of various products, and these agencies have set their own standards. Some of the prominent ones are as under.

AFNOR - Association Francaise de Normalisation

AISI - American Iron and Steel Institute

ASTM – American Society for Testing of Metals

BIS – Beauro of Indian Standards

BSI - British Standards Institution

CEN - European Committee for Standardization

CSA – Canada Standards Association

DIN - Deutsches Institute for Normung

ISO - International Organization for Standardization

JIS – Japanese Industrial Standards

SAE - Society of Automotive Engineers