Designation:C225−85(Reapproved2014)StandardTestMethodsforResistanceofGlassContainerstoChemicalAttack1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC225;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thesetestmethodscovertheevaluationoftheresis-tanceofglasscontainerstochemicalattack.Threetestmethodsarepresented,asfollows:1.1.1TestMethodB-Acoversautoclavetestsat121°Conbottlespartiallyfilledwithdiluteacidastheattackingmedium.1.1.2TestMethodB-Wcoversautoclavetestsat121°Conbottlespartiallyfilledwithdistilledwaterastheattackingmedium.1.1.3TestMethodP-Wcoversautoclavetestsat121°Conpowderedsampleswithpurewaterastheattackingmedium.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesinparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A569/A569MSpecificationforSteel,Carbon(0.15Maximum,Percent),Hot-RolledSheetandStripCommer-cial3D1125TestMethodsforElectricalConductivityandResis-tivityofWaterD1193SpecificationforReagentWaterE11SpecificationforWovenWireTestSieveClothandTestSievesE691PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryStudytoDeterminethePrecisionofaTestMethod3.SignificanceandUse3.1Thesolubilityofglassincontactwithfood,beverages,orpharmaceuticalproductsisanimportantconsiderationforthesafepackagingandstorageofsuchmaterials.Autoclaveconditionsarespecifiedsincesterilizationisoftenemployedforthepackagingoftheproduct.Italsorepresentsoneofthemostextremeconditions,particularlyoftemperature,thatcontainerswillordinarilyexper...
