ASTM E1154-23

Standard Specification for Piston or Plunger Operated Volumetric Apparatus and Operator Qualification

ABSTRACT
This specification covers piston or plunger operated volumetric apparatus (POVA), in particular, the requirements, operating conditions, and test methods. POVA covered by this specification are pipettes, dispensers (with and without valve), dilutors, and displacement burets (with and without valve). Single measurement, replicate delivery, durability, functional (such as tests for leakage, broken parts, existence of air bubbles, and contamination), volumetric, and gravimetric tests shall be performed and shall conform to the requirements specified.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers requirements, operating conditions, and test procedures for piston or plunger operated volumetric apparatus (POVA), as well as requirements for pipette operator training and qualification.  
1.2 This specification is applicable to all types of POVA. The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test procedure portion, Annex A1 and Annex A2, of this specification: 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.  
1.3 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

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 31-Dec-2022
• ICS: 71.040.20 - Laboratory ware and related apparatus
• Technical Committee: E41 - Laboratory Apparatus
• Drafting Committee: E41.06 - Laboratory Instruments and Equipment

Relations

• Refers: ASTM E898-20 - Standard Practice for Calibration of Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments
• Effective Date: 01-May-2020

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: E1154 − 23
Standard Specification for
Piston or Plunger Operated Volumetric Apparatus and
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Operator Qualification
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1154; 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.
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1. Scope 2.2 ISO Standard:
ISO 3696 Water For Analytical Laboratory Use – Specifica-
1.1 This specification covers requirements, operating
tion And Test Methods
conditions, and test procedures for piston or plunger operated
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2.3 Other Documents:
volumetric apparatus (POVA), as well as requirements for
OIML R 111-1 Weights of classes E , E , F , F , M , M ,
1 2 1 2 1 1–2
pipette operator training and qualification.
M , M and M : Part 1: Metrological and Technical
2 2–3 3
1.2 This specification is applicable to all types of POVA.
Requirements
The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test
3. Terminology
procedure portion, Annex A1 and Annex A2, of this specifi-
cation: This standard does not purport to address all of the
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
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safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.1.1 accuracy —the accuracy of a volumetric apparatus is
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
the closeness of agreement between the selected volume and
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
the mean volume, obtained by applying one of the test
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
procedures specified in Section 13 of this Specification. It is
1.3 This international standard was developed in accor-
quantified by the inaccuracy of the mean.
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
3.1.2 dead volume—the dead volume is that part of the total
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
liquid volume, held in the operational part of the device, which
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
is not delivered.
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
3.1.2.1 Discussion—The dead volume should not be con-
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
fused with the dead air space of an air displacement apparatus.
The dead air space is the air gap between the piston and sample
2. Referenced Documents
liquid in air-displacement devices and is sometimes referred to
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as air cushion.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
E288 Specification for Laboratory Glass Volumetric Flasks
3.1.3 disposable—those parts of a volumetric apparatus that
E456 Terminology Relating to Quality and Statistics
are intended to be used once only and then discarded. Dispos-
E542 Practice for Gravimetric Calibration of Laboratory
able parts are generally intended for use in applications where
Volumetric Instruments
sample carryover is intolerable.
E617 Specification for Laboratory Weights and Precision
3.1.4 maximum error—the maximum difference between
Mass Standards
the selected volume and any single individual volume obtained
E898 Practice for Calibration of Non-Automatic Weighing
by applying one of the test procedures specified in Section 13
Instruments
of this Specification.
E969 Specification for Glass Volumetric (Transfer) Pipets
3.1.5 maximum expectable error—with more than 95 %
probability, the maximum expectable error (MEE) is calculated
according to Eq 1:
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E41 on
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Laboratory Apparatus and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E41.06 on ? t? r
Laboratory Instruments and Equipment.
Current edition approved Jan. 1, 2023. Published February 2023. Originally
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approved in 1987. Last previous edition approved in 2014 as E1154 – 14. DOI: Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), ISO
10.1520/E1154-23. Central Secretariat, Chemin de Blandonnet 8, CP 401, 1214 Vernier, Geneva,
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or Switzerland, https://www.iso.org.
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contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Available from International Organization of Legal Metrology, 11 rue Turgot,
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on 75009 Paris, France. www.oilm.org/en/
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the ASTM website. These definitions apply only in the cases where the distributions are Gaussian.
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Designation: E1154 − 14 E1154 − 23
Standard Specification for
Piston or Plunger Operated Volumetric Apparatus and
1
Operator Qualification
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1154; 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.
1. Scope
1.1 This specification covers requirements, operating conditions, and test methodsprocedures for piston or plunger operated
volumetric apparatus (POVA).(POVA), as well as requirements for pipette operator training and qualification.
1.2 This specification includes specifications applicable foris applicable to all types of POVA or those given by the
manufacturer. POVA. The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test methodprocedure portion, SectionAnnex A1 and
13Annex A2, of this specification: 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 and healthsafety, health, and environmental
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.3 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.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
E288 Specification for Laboratory Glass Volumetric Flasks
E456 Terminology Relating to Quality and Statistics
E542 Practice for Gravimetric Calibration of Laboratory Volumetric Instruments
E617 Specification for Laboratory Weights and Precision Mass Standards
E898 Practice for Calibration of Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments
E969 Specification for Glass Volumetric (Transfer) Pipets
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2.2 ISO Documents:Standard:
ISO 3534 Statistics—Vocabulary and Symbols
ISO 653 Long Solid-Stem Thermometers for Precision Use
ISO 655 Long Enclosed-Scale Thermometers for Precision Use
ISO 4787ISO 3696 Laboratory Glassware—Volumetric Glassware—Methods for Testing and UseWater For Analytical
Laboratory Use – Specification And Test Methods
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E41 on Laboratory Apparatus and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E41.06 on Laboratory
Instruments and Equipment.
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2014Jan. 1, 2023. Published January 2015February 2023. Originally approved in 1987. Last previous edition approved in 20082014 as
E1154 – 89 (2008).E1154 – 14. DOI: 10.1520/E1154-14.10.1520/E1154-23.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.International Organization for
Standardization (ISO), ISO Central Secretariat, Chemin de Blandonnet 8, CP 401, 1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland, https://www.iso.org.
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2.3 Other DocumentsDocuments:
OIML R 111-1 Weights of classes E , E , F , F , M , M , M , M and and M : Part 1: Metrological and technical
1 2 1 2 1 1–2 2 2–3 3
requirementsTechnical Requirements
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
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3.1.1 accuracy —the accuracy of an instrument a volumetric apparatus is the closeness of agreement between the nominalselected
volume and the mean volume, obtained by applying one of the test procedureprocedures specified in Section 13 of this
specification.Specification. It is quantified by the inaccuracy of the mean.
3.1.2 dead volume—the dead volume is that part of the total liquid volume, held in the operational part of the device, which is
not delivered.
3.1.2.1 Discussion—
The dead volume should not be confused with the dead air space of an air displacement instrument.apparatus. The dead air space
is the air gap between the piston and sample liquid in air-displacement devices and is sometimes referred to as
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