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Laboratory glassware - Principles of design and construction

of volumetric glassware
Verrerie de labora toire - Principes de conception et de construction de la verrerie volum&rique

First edition - 1978-01-15

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UDC 542.23 Ref. No. IS0 384-1978 (E)

Descriptors : laboratory equipment, laboratory glassware, volumetric measurement, specifications, calibrating, verifying, precision, equip-
ment specifications, graduations, marking.

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 FOREWORD

IS0 (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation

of national standards institutes (IS0 member bodies). The work of developing
International Standards is carried out through IS0 technical committees. Every
member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been set
up has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations,
governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work.

Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated

to the member bodies for approval before their acceptance as International
Standards by the IS0 Council.

International Standard IS0 384 was developed by Technical Committee

ISO/TC 48, Laboratory glassware and related apparatus, and was circulated to
the member bodies in February 1976.

It has been approved by the member bodies of the following countries :

Australia Hungary South Africa, Rep. of

Austria India Spain
Belgium Israel Turkey
Canada Italy United Kingdom
Chile Mexico U.S.A.
Czechoslovakia Netherlands U.S.S.R.
France Poland
Germany Romania

No member body expressed disapproval of the document.

This International Standard cancels and replaces IS0 Recommendation

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R 384-1964, of which it constitutes a technical revision.

0 International Organization for Standardization, 1978 0

Printed in Switzerland

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 CONTENTS Page

1 Scope and field of application ............................. 1

2 References. ......................................... 1

3 Unit of volume, and reference temperature. .................... 1

4 Volumetric accuracy ................................... 1

5 Methods of verification and use ............................ 2

6 Construction ........................................ 2

7 Linear dimensions. .................................... 3

8 Graduation lines. ..................................... 4

9 Scales ............................................. 4

10 Figuring of graduation lines. .............................. 6

II Inscriptions ......................................... 7

12 Visibility of graduation lines, figures and inscriptions. ............. 7

13 Colour coding. ....................................... 7

Annexes

A Limits of volumetric error in relation to capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

B Limits of volumetric error in relation to diameter at the meniscus. . . . . . TO

C The inter-relation between standard deviation, limit of volumetric

error, and line thickness (also line spacing on articles having a scale) . . . . 13
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 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD IS0 3844978 (E)

Laboratory glassware t Principles of design and construction

of volumetric glassware

1 SCOPE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION 4 VOLUMETRIC ACCURACY

This International Standard sets out principles for drawing 4.1 In a specification where two classes of accuracy are
up specifications for articles of volumetric glassware. required,

- the higher grade shall be designated “class A”;

2 REFERENCES
IS0 383, Laboratory glassware - Interchangeable conical - the lower grade shall be designated “class B”.
ground joints.

IS0 1769, Laboratory glassware - Pipettes - Co/our 4.2 Limits of volumetric error shall be specified for each
coding. type of article having regard to the method and purpose
IS0 4791/H, Laboratory glassware - Vocabulary - of use and the class of accuracy.
Part Il. I )

4.3 The numerical values of limits of volumetric error

3 UNIT OF VOLUME, AND REFERENCE for articles of volumetric glassware for general purposes
TEMPERATURE shall be chosen from the series 10 - 12 - 15 - 20 - 25 -
30 - 40 - 50 - 60 - 80, or a suitable decimal multiple
3.1 Unit of volume thereof.*)

The unit of volume shall be the cubic centimetre (cm3) or,

in special cases, the cubic decimetre (dm3) or cubic
4.4 The limits of volumetric error specified for a series
mil limetre ( mm3).
of sizes of an article should provide a reasonably uniform
NOTE - The term millilitre (ml) is commonly used as a special progression in relation to capacity when plotted on a
name for the cubic centimetre (cm3) and, similarly the iitre (1) logarithmic graph as shown in annex A. Such a graph
for the cubic decimetre (dm3) and the microlitre (~1) for the cubic should be included as an annex to all specifications in
millimetre (mmz), in accordance with the International System of
which a series of three or more sizes of an article is
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units (SI).
specified.
3.2 Reference temperature
4.5 Where two classes of accuracy are specified, then the
The standard reference temperature, i.e. the temperature limits of volumetric error permitted for class B should, in
at which the article of volumetric glassware is intended general, be approximately twice those permitted for
to contain or deliver its nominal volume (nominal class A.
capacity), shall be 20 “C.
NOTE - When it is necessary in tropical countries to work at an
4.6 For all articles having a scale, the maximum permitted
ambient temperature considerably above 20 OC, and these countries
do not wish to use the standard reference temperature of 20 ‘C, volumetric error for either class of accuracy shall not
it is recommended that they adopt a temperature of 27 “C. exceed the volume equivalent of the smallest scale division.

1) In preparation.
2) This is the R” 10 series of preferred numbers and has been adopted because decimal sub-multiples of some of the unrounded numbers,
for example 31,5, would appear to imply a degree of precision which is not intended and which could not be measured in practice.

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