ASTM E1403-97

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Designation: E 1403 – 97
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Standard Specification for
Laboratory Glass Boiling Flasks
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 1403; 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 following sizes: 50 mL, 125 mL, 250 mL, 300 mL, 500 mL,
and 1000 mL.
1.1 This specification provides standard dimensional re-
3.1.1.5 Class 5—Standard Taper ( $ ) neck, long neck in the
quirements for flat-bottom and round-bottom glass boiling
following sizes: 250 mL, 500 mL, and 1000 mL.
flasks.
3.1.2 Type II—Round Bottomed
NOTE 1—For packaging standards, choose among the following stan-
3.1.2.1 Class 1—Tooled top, long neck in the following
dards, E 920, E 921, E 1133, and E 1157.
sizes: 25 mL, 50 mL, 100 mL, 250 mL, 500 mL, 1000 mL,
2000 mL, 5000 mL, and 6000 mL.
2. Referenced Documents
3.1.2.2 Class 2—Ring neck, short neck in the following
2.1 ASTM Standards:
sizes: 250 mL, 500 mL, 1 000 mL, 2 000 mL, 3 000 mL, 5 000
E 438 Specification for Glasses in Laboratory Apparatus
mL, 12 000 mL, and 22 000 mL.
E 671 Specification for Maximum Permissible Thermal Re-
3.1.2.3 Class 3—Standard Taper ( $ ) neck, short neck in the
sidual Stress in Annealed Glass Laboratory Apparatus
following sizes: 5 mL, 10 mL, 25 mL, 50 mL, 100 mL, 250
E 676 Specification for Interchangeable Taper-Ground
mL, 500 mL, 1 000 mL, 2 000 mL, 3 000 mL, 5 000 mL, and
Joints
12 000 mL.
E 677 Specification for Interchangeable Spherical Ground
2 3.1.2.4 Class 4—Standard Taper ( $ ) neck, long neck in the
Joints
following sizes: 100 mL, 250 mL, 500 mL, and 1000 mL.
E 920 Specification for Commercially Packaged Laboratory
2 3.1.2.5 Class 5—Standard Taper ( $ ) neck, short neck with
Apparatus Specification for Export Packaged Laboratory
side arm in the following sizes: 250 mL and 300 mL.
Apparatus
3.1.2.6 Class 6—Standard Taper ( $ ) neck, short neck with
E 921 Specification for Export Packaged Laboratory Appa-
thermometer well in the following sizes: 500 mL, 1000 mL,
ratus
and 2000 mL.
E 1133 Practice for Performance Testing of Packaged Labo-
3.1.2.7 Class 7—Ball and socket ( $ ) neck, short neck in the
ratory Apparatus for United States Government Procure-
following sizes 250 mL, 500 mL, 1000 mL, and 2000 mL.
ments
3.1.3 Type III—Heart-shape bottomed
E 1157 Specification for Sampling and Testing of Reusable
3.1.3.1 Class 1—Standard Taper ( $ ) neck, short neck in the
Laboratory Glassware
following sizes: 5 mL, 10 mL, 25 mL, 50 mL, and 100 mL.
3. Classification
NOTE 2—The term millilitre (mL) is commonly used as a special name
3.1 Boiling flasks shall be in the following types and sizes.
for the cubic centimetre (cm ) and similarly the litre (L) for 1000 cubic
3.1.1 Type I—Flat bottomed centimetres, in accordance with the International System of Units (SI).
3.1.1.1 Class 1—Tooled top; long neck in the following
4. Material and Annealing
sizes: 50 mL, 125 mL, 250 mL, 500 mL, 1 000 mL, 2 000 mL,
3 000 mL, 6 000 mL, and 12 000 mL. 4.1 Flasks shall be made of borosilicate glass conforming to
the requirement of Type I, Class A of Specification E 438.
3.1.1.2 Class 2—Ring neck, long neck in the following
4.2 Maximum residual thermal stress shall be such as to
sizes: 500 mL, 1 000 mL, 2 000 mL, 6 000 mL, and 12 000 mL.
conform to Specification E 671.
3.1.1.3 Class 3—Ring neck, long neck, wicker protector in
the following size: 500 mL and 1000 mL.
5. Appearance
3.1.1.4 Class 4—Standard Taper ( $ ) neck, short neck in the
5.1 The general appearance of the flasks shall be as illus-
trated in Fig. 1.
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E-41 on
Laboratory Apparatus and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E41.01 on
6. Design
Glass Apparatus.
Current edition approved May 10, 1997. Published October 1997. Originally 6.1 Necks on all single-neck flasks shall be c
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