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E 960 - 93 R03 - Rtk2ma
E 960 - 93 R03 - Rtk2ma
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5. Design 7. Markings
5.1 Types I and II beakers shall be constructed to have 7.1 Each beaker shall be permanently marked with the name
straight sides (the 1 000 through 4 000 cm3sizes may have or known trademark of the manufacturer and the nominal
slightly tapered sides). Types III and IV beakers shall have capacity, as well as approximate graduation mark-ings that
slightly tapered sides (the 100 and 200 cm3may be straight have a limit of error of 65 % of full capacity. The graduation
sided). Type V beakers may have slightly tapered or straight intervals shall comply with the tables.
sides.
5.2 All styles may have a slightly concave bottom. The 7.2 There shall be an area on one side of the beaker,
junction of the sides with the bottom shall be well rounded. roughened by sand blasting or suitably decorated to provide for
5.3 The beakers shall be symmetrically made and smoothly marking with pencil.
finished, the upper edge with a fire polished bead and may be
flared outward. Type II beakers may have a tooled flare. 8. Keywords
5.4 Types I, II and III beakers shall have well defined spouts 8.1 beakers; glass; laboratory
such that the stream of water poured from the lip of the beaker
shall pour evenly, and shall not cling to the outside of the
beaker and flow off the bottom when tilting the nearly full
beaker at a 45° angle.
6. Capacity and Dimensions
6.1 Beakers shall conform to the requirements of Table 1,
Table 2, Table 3, and Table 4.
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TABLE 2 Capacity and Dimensions of Type II Beakers
Min Graduated Range, Max Graduated
Size Capacity, cm3 Body OD, mm Max Height, mm
cm3 Subdivision, cm3
1 150 57 6 2 90 20 to 140 20
2 250 67 6 2 100 25 to 200 25
3 400 77 6 2 120 50 to 325 25
4 600 88 6 3 135 100 to 500 50
5 1 000 108 6 3 160 100 to 900 50
6 1 200 130 6 3 200 200 to 1 800 200
7 4 000 161 6 4 260 500 to 3 500 500
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