ASTM C225-85(2022)
(Test Method)Standard Test Methods for Resistance of Glass Containers to Chemical Attack
Standard Test Methods for Resistance of Glass Containers to Chemical Attack
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
3.1 The solubility of glass in contact with food, beverages, or pharmaceutical products is an important consideration for the safe packaging and storage of such materials. Autoclave conditions are specified since sterilization is often employed for the packaging of the product. It also represents one of the most extreme conditions, particularly of temperature, that containers will ordinarily experience. Any of the three test methods described may be used to establish specifications for conformity to standard values, either as specified by a customer, an agency, or “The United States Pharmacopeia:”
3.1.1 Test Method B-A is intended particularly for testing glass containers primarily destined for containment of products with a pH under 5.
3.1.2 Test Method B-W is intended particularly for testing glass containers to be used for products with a pH of 5.0 or over.
3.1.3 Test Method P-W is a hydrolytic autoclave test primarily intended for evaluating samples from untreated glass containers. It is often useful for testing the resistance of containers of too small capacity to permit measurements of solubility on the unbroken article by the B-W test method. Yielding the water resistance of the bulk glass, it can also be used in conjunction with the B-W test method to distinguish whether the internal surface of a container has been treated to improve its durability.
3.2 All three test methods are suitable for specification acceptance.
SCOPE
1.1 These test methods cover the evaluation of the resistance of glass containers to chemical attack. Three test methods are presented, as follows:
1.1.1 Test Method B-A covers autoclave tests at 121 °C on bottles partially filled with dilute acid as the attacking medium.
1.1.2 Test Method B-W covers autoclave tests at 121 °C on bottles partially filled with distilled water as the attacking medium.
1.1.3 Test Method P-W covers autoclave tests at 121 °C on powdered samples with pure water as the attacking medium.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values in parentheses are for information only.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.4 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
General Information
Standards Content (Sample)
This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: C225 − 85 (Reapproved 2022)
Standard Test Methods for
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Resistance of Glass Containers to Chemical Attack
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C225; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense.
1. Scope D1125 Test Methods for Electrical Conductivity and Resis-
tivity of Water
1.1 These test methods cover the evaluation of the resis-
D1193 Specification for Reagent Water
tanceofglasscontainerstochemicalattack.Threetestmethods
E11 Specification for Woven Wire Test Sieve Cloth and Test
are presented, as follows:
Sieves
1.1.1 Test Method B-A covers autoclave tests at 121 °C on
E691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to
bottles partially filled with dilute acid as the attacking medium.
Determine the Precision of a Test Method
1.1.2 Test Method B-W covers autoclave tests at 121 °C on
bottles partially filled with distilled water as the attacking
3. Significance and Use
medium.
1.1.3 Test Method P-W covers autoclave tests at 121 °C on 3.1 The solubility of glass in contact with food, beverages,
powdered samples with pure water as the attacking medium. or pharmaceutical products is an important consideration for
the safe packaging and storage of such materials. Autoclave
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
conditions are specified since sterilization is often employed
standard. The values in parentheses are for information only.
for the packaging of the product. It also represents one of the
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
most extreme conditions, particularly of temperature, that
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
containers will ordinarily experience. Any of the three test
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
methods described may be used to establish specifications for
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
conformity to standard values, either as specified by a
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
customer, an agency, or “The United States Pharmacopeia:”
1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-
3.1.1 Test Method B-A is intended particularly for testing
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
glasscontainersprimarilydestinedforcontainmentofproducts
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
with a pH under 5.
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
3.1.2 Test Method B-W is intended particularly for testing
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
glass containers to be used for products with a pH of 5.0 or
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
over.
3.1.3 Test Method P-W is a hydrolytic autoclave test primar-
2. Referenced Documents
ily intended for evaluating samples from untreated glass
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
containers. It is often useful for testing the resistance of
A569/A569M Specification for Steel, Carbon (0.15
containers of too small capacity to permit measurements of
Maximum,Percent),Hot-RolledSheetandStripCommer-
solubility on the unbroken article by the B-W test method.
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cial
Yielding the water resistance of the bulk glass, it can also be
used in conjunction with the B-W test method to distinguish
whether the internal surface of a container has been treated to
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improve its durability.
These test methods are under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C14 on
Glass and Glass Products and are the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C14.02
3.2 All three test methods are suitable for specification
on Chemical Properties and Analysis.
acceptance.
Current edition approved July 1, 2022. Published July 2022. Originally approved
in 1949. Last previous edition approved 2014 as C225 – 85 (2014). DOI: 10.1520/
C0225-85R22.
4. Purity of Reagents
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
4.1 Reagent grade chemicals shall be used in all tests.
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Unless otherwise indicated, it is intended that all reagents shall
the ASTM website.
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conform to the specifications of the Committee on Analytical
Withdrawn. The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced
on www.astm.org. Reagents of the American Chemical Soci
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