ASTM D4753-02

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Designation:D4753–02
Standard Guide for
Evaluating, Selecting, and Specifying Balances and
Standard Masses for Use in Soil, Rock, and Construction
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Materials Testing
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4753; 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.
referring to a piece of material of known specified mass used to compare
1. Scope *
or measure the mass of other masses.
1.1 This guide provides minimum requirements for general-
1.8 This guide offers an organized collection of information
purpose scales, balances, and standard masses used in testing
or a series of options and does not recommend a specific
soil, rock, and related construction materials.
course of action. This document cannot replace education or
1.2 This guide provides guidance for evaluating, selecting,
experience and should be used in conjunction with professional
and specifying general purpose scales, balances, and standard
judgement. Not all aspects of this guide may be applicable in
masses used in testing soil, rock, and related construction
all circumstances. This ASTM standard is not intended to
materials.
represent or replace the standard of care by which the
1.3 The accuracy requirements for balances and scales are
adequacy of a given professional service must be judged nor
specified in terms of the combined effect of all sources of error
should this document be applied without consideration of a
contributing to overall balance performance. The measurement
project’s many unique aspects. The sword “Standard” in the
of specific sources of error and consideration of details
title of this document mans only that the document has been
pertaining to balance construction have been intentionally
approved through the ASTM consensus process.
avoided.
1.4 This guide does not include requirements for balances
2. Referenced Documents
and scales having accuracies greater than those generally
2.1 ASTM Standards:
required in testing soil, rock, and related construction materi-
E 617 Specification for Laboratory Weights and Precision
als.
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Mass Standards
1.5 This guide does not apply to nongraduated balances.
2.2 National Institute of Standards and Technology Docu-
1.6 This guide does not address the methods used to verify
ments:
or quantify specific parameters dealing with balances and
NIST Handbook 44 Specifications, Tolerances, and Other
scales. For a description of tests used in evaluating balance
Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring
performance, see NIST Handbook 44.
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Devices
1.7 This guide is not intended to be used as a specification
2.3 International Organization for Legal Metrology
for the purchase of balances and scales.
(OIML):
NOTE 1—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
International Recommendation No. 20 Weights of Accu-
formerly the National Bureau of Standards (NBS), and the International
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racy Classes E,E,F,F ,M from 50 kg to 1 mg
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Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) publish standards or practices
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International Recommendation No. 3
that specify construction requirements as well as performance guides for
balances. ASTM, OIML, and NIST publish construction standards and
3. Terminology
tolerances for standard masses.
NOTE 2—The terms “mass” and “determine the mass of” are used in
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
this standard instead of the more commonly used terms “weight” and
3.1.1 accurate—a balance is “accurate” when its perfor-
“weigh” to comply with standard metric practice. In addition, the term
mance (its indication as determined by tests made with suitable
“standardmass(es)”isusedinsteadofstandard“standardweight(s)”when
standards) conforms to the standard within the applicable
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This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D18 on Soil and Rock Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
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and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D18.91 on Standards Development Available from the International Standards, National Institute of Standards and
and Review. Technology, US Department of Commerce, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.
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Current edition approved Jan. 10, 2002. Published March 2002. Originally Available from the Superintendent of Documents, US Government Printing
published as D 4753 – 87. Last previous edition D 4753 – 95. Office, Washington, DC 20402.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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