Designation:E2427−13StandardTestMethodforAcceptancebyPerformanceTestingforSieves1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2427;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodisaperformancetestforacceptanceofsieves.1.2Thistestmethodcomparestheperformanceofasieveagainstaninspectionorcalibrationsieveusingaknownquantityofreferencematerialsuchthatthelong-termstabilityofsievescanbemeasured.1.3Thisisatestmethodforcheckingtheaccuracyandlong-termreliabilityoftestsieves.Sinceitisnotpossibletoadjustthemeasuringcapabilityofatestsieve,thetestmethodisdesignedtoofferaverificationprocedurebasedonsievingperformancebycomparisontoastandardreference.ThistestmethodisnotproposedasanalternativetotheinspectionmethodsinaccordancewithSpecificationE11ortheproce-duresinMNL32.1.4Units—ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Allothervaluesgivenareforinformationonly.1.5Thistestmethoddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E11SpecificationforWovenWireTestSieveClothandTestSievesE177PracticeforUseoftheTermsPrecisionandBiasinASTMTestMethodsE691PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryStudytoDeterminethePrecisionofaTestMethodE1638TerminologyRelatingtoSieves,SievingMethods,andScreeningMediaMNL32ManualonTestSievingMethodsGuidelinesforEstablishingSieveAnalysisProcedures3.Terminology3.1DefinitionsoftermsrelatingtosieveanalysiscanbefoundinTerminologyE1638.3.2calibrationtestsieve,n—atestsievemanufacturedusingsieveclothwhichhasbeeninspectedafterbeingmountedinthesieveframe,andthatmeetstherequirementsofTable1ofSpecificationE11inpartbasedonthe...
