ASTM_E_1094_-_04_2015.pdf

Designation:E109404(Reapproved 2015)Standard Specification forPharmaceutical Glass Graduates1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1094;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers glass graduates suitable forlaboratory,pharmaceutical,and other uses,in both conical andcylindrical shapes.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2E438 Specification for Glasses in Laboratory ApparatusE671 Specification for Maximum Permissible Thermal Re-sidual Stress in Annealed Glass Laboratory ApparatusE694 Specification for Laboratory Glass Volumetric Appa-ratusE920 Specification for Commercially Packaged LaboratoryApparatusE921 Specification for Export Packaged Laboratory Appa-ratusE1133 Practice for Performance Testing of Packaged Labo-ratory Apparatus for United States Government Procure-mentsE1157 Specification for Sampling and Testing of ReusableLaboratory Glassware2.2 Other Document:NIST Handbook 44,Section 4.44 Graduates33.Classification3.1 Graduates shall be in the following types and sizes:3.1.1 Type 1Graduated in metric scale only.3.1.1.1 Sizes5,10,25,50,100,250,500,and 1000 mL.3.1.2 Type 2Graduated in both metric and inch-poundscales.3.1.2.1 Sizes5 mLand 60 minims,10 mLand 120 minims,15 mL and 4 fluid drams,25 mL and 8 fluid drams,50 mL and2 fluid oz,100 mL and 4 fluid oz,250 mL and 8 fluid oz,500mL and 16 fluid oz,and 1000 mL and 32 fluid oz.NOTE1The term millilitre(mL)is commonly used as a special namefor the cubic centimetre(cm3)in accordance with the International Systemof Units(SI).(The inch-pound fluid ounce is equivalent to 29.5735 mL,hence,the fluid dram is equivalent to 3.6967 mL and the minim isequivalent to 0.0616 mL).4.Material and Annealing4.1 Graduates shall be made of borosilicate glass conform-ing to the requirements of Type 1,Class A of SpecificationE438.4.2 Maximum residual thermal stress shall be such as toconform to Specification E671.5.Design5.1 StyleGraduates having a capacity of more than 15 mL(4 fluid drams)may be either conical or cylindrical.Thosehaving a capacity of 15 mL or less shall be cylindrical.5.2 DimensionsThe inside measurement from the bottomof the graduate to the top capacity graduation shall be not lessthan five times the inside diameter on a cylindrical graduateand two times on a conical graduate.The inside measurementfrom the bottom of the graduate to the point representing onefourth of the capacity shall not be less than the inside diameterat that point.5.3 Pour-Out SpoutAll graduates shall have a pour-outspout that ensures delivery of an unbroken stream of liquidwithout wetting the outside wall of the graduate.5.4 BaseThe base shall be perpendicular to the verticalaxis of the graduate.The base shall be large enough so that theempty graduate will stand on a surface 15 from the horizontal.6.Graduations6.1 Each graduate shall have clear graduation markingsperpendicular to the vertical axis of the graduate and parallel toeach other.They shall conform to the requirements of Speci-fication E694.6.1.1 No graduation line shall extend less than one fourththe circumference of the graduate.Graduates shall have aninitial interval that is not subdivided,equal to not less than onefifth and not more than one fourth of the capacity of thegraduate.Except for this interval,the values of all graduated1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E41 onLaboratory Apparatus and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E41.01 onLaboratory Ware and Supplies.Current edition approved June 1,2015.Published July 2015.Originally approvedin 1991.Last previous edition approved in 2009 as E1094 04(2009).DOI:10.1520/E1094-04R15.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandardsvolume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from National Institute of Standards and Technology(NIST),Gaithersburg,MD 20899.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 intervals shall be the same.Each main graduation line shall bemarked to indicate its value;intermediate lines shall not bemarked.Numerals shall be uniformly positioned,either di-rectly upon or immediately above the graduation line to whichthey refer.Numerals shall be set in from the ends of the linesa sufficient distance to permit the line ends to be used inmaking a meniscus setting.6.1.2 Type 1 graduates shall have main graduation lines thatencircle the graduate at least 90%.Intermediate lines shallextend at least 50%of the circumference of the graduate.6.1.3 Type 2 graduates(double scale)shall have a clearspace between the ends of the