ASTM E982-94(1998)

Standard Specification for Laboratory Glass Test Tubes

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers glass test tubes suitable for laboratory use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Oct-1998
• ICS: 71.040.20 - Laboratory ware and related apparatus
• Technical Committee: E41 - Laboratory Apparatus
• Drafting Committee: E41.01 - Laboratory Ware and Supplies

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM E982-94(2004) - Standard Specification for Laboratory Glass Test Tubes
• Effective Date: 01-May-2004

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: E 982 – 94 (Reapproved 1998)
Standard Specification for
Laboratory Glass Test Tubes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 982; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
Size Nominal OD 3 Length, mm
16 3 50
1.1 This specification covers glass test tubes suitable for
210 3 70
laboratory use.
310 3 75
412 3 75
2. Referenced Documents
512 3 100
613 3 100
2.1 ASTM Standards:
714 3 100
C 162 Definitions of Terms Relating to Glass and Glass
814 3 150
915 3 125
Products
10 16 3 100
D 700 Specification for Phenolic Molding Compounds
11 16 3 125
D 2146 Specification for Propylene Plastic Molding and 12 16 3 150
4 13 18 3 150
Extrusion Materials
14 19 3 150
E 438 Specification for Glasses in Laboratory Apparatus
15 20 3 125
E 542 Practice for Calibration of Volumetric Ware 16 20 3 150
17 21 3 150
E 671 Specification for Maximum Permissible Thermal Re-
18 22 3 175
sidual Stress in Annealed Glass Laboratory Apparatus
19 25 3 150
20 25 3 200
E 675 Specification for Interchangeable Taper-Ground
21 25 3 250
Stopcocks and Stoppers
22 38 3 200
E 920 Specifications for Commercially Packaged Labora-
3.1.1 Type I—General-Purpose, Beaded Rim:
tory Apparatus
Size Nominal OD 3 Length, mm
E 921 Specifications for Export Packaged Laboratory Ap-
310 3 75
paratus
412 3 75
E 1133 Practice for Performance Testing of Packaged Labo-
613 3 100
ratory Apparatus United States Government Procurement
915 3 125
11 16 3 125
E 1157 Specification for Sampling and Testing Reusable
12 16 3 150
Laboratory Glassware
13 18 3 150
2.2 Glass Packaging Institute Standard:
14 19 3 150
16 20 3 150
GPI Tall Continuous Thread Concealed Bead Finish, Glass
19 25 3 150
Finish Drawing Nos. 410, 415, and 430
20 25 3 200
3. Classification 3.1.2 Type II—Beaded Rim, Graduated:
Size Nominal OD 3 Length, mm
3.1 Test tubes shall be of the following sizes:
512 3 100
814 3 150
11 16 3 125
1 12 16 3 150
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E-41 on
16 20 3 150
Laboratory Apparatus and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E41.01 on
17 21 3 150
Glass Apparatus.
20 25 3 200
Current edition approved Feb. 15, 1994. Published April 1994. Originally
published as E 982–84. Last previous edition E 982–84 (1989).
3.1.3 Type III—Standard Taper, Glass-Stoppered:
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.02.
3 Size Nominal OD 3 Length, mm
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.01.
613 3 100
Discontinued, see 1984 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.02.
12 16 3 150
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.04.
6 14 19 3 150
Available from Glass Packaging Institute, 6845 Elm Street, Suite 209, McLean,
18 22 3 175
VA 22101.
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E 982
to Specification D 2146. Screw caps shall not deform, crack,
20 25 3 200
turn color, or become tacky; and liners shall not detach or
3.1.4 Type IV—Culture Tubes, Rimless:
become tacky when autoclaved the first time.
Size Nominal OD 3 Length, mm
4.3 Liners—Liners for Class A screw caps shall be fabri-
16 3 50
cated of resilient white rubber. Class B caps shall have a
310 3 75
412 3 75
polytetrafluoroethylene liner interface firmly bonded to the
613 3 100
glued-in white rubber liner as described for Class A caps.
915 3 125
10 16 3 100 4.4 Annealing—Maximum thermal residual stress shall be
11 16 3 125
such as to conform to Specification E 671.
12 16 3 150
13 18 3 150
14 19 3 150 5. Design
16 20 3 150
5.1 Shape—Test tubes covered by this specification shall be
18 22 3 125
19 25 3 150
tubular, with one end having a rounded closure.
20 25 3 200
5.2 Capacity—Capacities on ungraduated tubes are only
21 25 3 250
approximate, but any graduation on Type II tubes shall indicate
3.1.5 Type V—Culture Tubes, Filtered for Wave Lengths in
the contained capacity within 65 % of nominal tube capacity.
the 3 000 to 5 000-Å Range:
5.3 Types I and II—The open end of Types I and II test tubes
Size Nominal OD 3 Length, mm
shall have a beaded rim; dimensions shall be as specified in
13 18 3 150
Table 1.
19 25 3 150
5.4 Type III—The open end of Type III test tubes shall have
3.1.6 Type VI—Culture Tubes, Screw Caps:
a standard taper stopper. The joint and stopper shall conform to
Size Nominal OD 3 Length, mm
Specification E 675 and Table 1.
613 3 100
5.5 Types IV, V, and VIII—The open end of Types IV, V and
10 16 3 100
VIII test tubes shall be rimless and fire polished, dimensions
11 16 3 125
12 16 3 150
shall be as specified in Table 1.
15 20 3 125
5.6 Type VI—The open end of Type VI test tubes shall have
16 20 3 150
18 22 3 175
a standard GPI thread finish made to accommodate a plastic
19 25 3 150
screw-on type cap. The inner edge of the cap shall be
20 25 3 200
sufficiently threaded with a continuous thread formed as an
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