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Descri ptors : g l assware, l aboratory g l assware, m easu ri n g i n stru m en ts, h ydrom eters, al coh ol s, speci fi cati on s, g rad u ati on s, d i m en si on s.

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Foreword

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I nternational Standard I S0 4805 was developed by Technical Committee I SO/TC 443,

Laboratory glassware and related apparatu s, and was circulated to the mem ber bodies

in September 1 979.

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Laboratory g l assware - Th erm o-al coh ol om eters an d

al coh ol --th erm oh yd rom eters

0 i n trodu cti on Th e al coh ol con ten t by m ass is expressed as th e n u m ber of

parts of al coh ol per h u n d red parts of th e m i xtu re. Th e rel evan t

I S0 480 1 speci fi es al coh ol om eters an d al coh ol -h ydrom eters sym bol is “% m ass”.

wi th ou t an i n corporated th erm om eter. In m an y cou n tri es,

however, i n stru m en ts wi th an i n corporated th erm om eter are in N OTE - In I S0 78/2 an d I S0 480 1 , th e sym bol “% (m /m ) ” is

u se. Th e presen t i n tern ati on al Stan dard speci fi es requ i rem en ts u sed . In th e i n terest of al i g n m en t wi th th e rel evan t OI M L-

for su ch i n stru m en ts. Recom m en d ati on , however, preferen ce sh ou l d be g i ven to th e u se of

“% m ass”.

1 Scope an d fi el d of appl i cati on 3. 1 . 3 al coh ol con cen trati on by vol u m e of a m i xtu re of

water an d al coh ol : Th e rati o of th e vol u m e of pu re al coh ol

Th i s I n tern ati on al Stan dard speci fi es al coh ol om eters i n cor- presen t in th e m i xtu re at 20 OC to th e total vol u m e of th e m i x-

porati n g a th erm om eter (th erm o-al coh ol om eters) an d al coh ol - tu re at th e sam e tem peratu re.

th erm oh yd rom eters, su i tabl e for g en eral al coh ol om etri c

pu rposes. Th e al coh ol con cen trati on by vol u m e is expressed as th e

n u m ber of vol u m es of al coh ol per h u n d red vol u m es of th e m i x-

Th e detai l s speci fi ed are, as far. as al coh ol om eter an d h ydro- tu re. Th e rel evan t sym bol is “% vol ”.

m eter speci fi cati on s are con cern ed, in con form i ty wi th

I S0 3 87. N OTE - In I S0 78/2 an d I S0 48 0 1 , th e sym bol “% (Vl v)” is

u sed (see n ote in 3 . 1 . 2) .

N OTE - Th e scal e of al coh ol om eters is ad j u sted to allow di rect

readi n g s of al coh ol con ten ts of al coh ol -water m i xtu res. Th e scal e of

3. 2 Den si ty

al coh ol -h ydrom eters i s g radu ated i n den si ty u n i ts (for exam pl e kg /m ? ,

an d th ei r n om i n al ran g e is parti cu l arl y adapted to th e requ i rem en ts of

Th e den si ty of an al coh ol -water m i xtu re, where appl i cabl e,
al coh ol om etry.
sh al l be expressed in ki l og ram s per cu bi c m etre.

3. 3 Referen ce tem peratu re

2 Referen ces

Th e reference tem peratu re sh al l be 20 OC.

I S0 3 8 6, Li qu i d -i n -g l ass l aboratory th erm om eters - Pri n ci pl es

of d esi g n , con stru cti on an d u se.

3. 4 Con stru cti on

I S0 3 3 7, H ydrom eters - Pri n ci pl es of con stru cti on an d ad j u st-

m en t.

3 . 4. 1 G en eral reqi ri rem en ts

Al coh ol om eters an d al coh ol -h ydrom eters sh al l m eet th e re-

3 G en eral req u i rem en ts
q u i rem en ts of I S0 3 87.

3. 1 Defi n i ti on s
3 . 4. 1 . 1 Al coh ol om eters an d al coh ol -h ydrom eters sh al l be

con stru cted of g l ass of su i tabl e ch em i cal an d th erm al proper-

3. 1 .I Al coh ol ti es, sh al l be as free as possi bl e from vi si bl e defects an d sh al l be

reason abl y free from i n tern al stress.

Th e term “al coh ol ” sh al l , in th i s I n tern ati on al Stan dard, be

u n d erstood as eth yl al coh ol (eth an ol , C2H s0H ) . Th e coeffi ci en t of cu bi cal th erm al expan si on of th e g l ass sh al l

be (25 Z! I 2) x 1 0-s OC-1 .

3. 1 . 2 al coh ol con ten t by m ass of a m i xtu re of water an d

al coh ol : Th e rati o of th e m ass of al coh ol presen t in th e m i x- 3 . 4. 1 . 2 Th e l oadi n g m ateri al sh al l be su ch th at after th e

tu re to th e total m ass of th e m i xtu re. fi n i sh ed i n stru m en t h as been kept in a h ori zon tal posi ti on for

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1 h at 80 OC and subsequently cooled to room temperature 3.53 Relation between alcohol mass content, density
in that position, the instrument shall meet the requirements of and surface tension of alcohol-water mixtures
3.4.1 .3.
See table 2.
3.4.1 .3 The instrument shall float with its axis vertical to 3.5.4 Relation between alcohol volume concentration,
within 1 degree 30 minutes. density and surface tension of alcohol-water mixtures
3.4.1 .4 The thermometer shall be provided with an expansion See table 3.
volume, which allows heating up to a temperature slightly
above 80 OC. 3.5.5 Wetting
3.4.2 Scales For correct reading, the stem shall not be wetted more than a
few miliimetres above the liquid surface.
3.4.2.1 Scales and inscriptions shall be marked on a smooth
matt surface. Graduations within the nominal scale limits and 3.6 inscriptions
inscriptions shall be marked in black. Graduations outside the
nomimal scale limits (see 3.4.2.2 and 3.4.2.3) may be marked in The following shall be legibly and indelibly marked on each
a colour other than black. instrument :
3.4.2.2 Alcoholometer and hydrometer scales shall carry two - appropriate inscriptions according to IS0 387;
to ten additional graduation lines beyond the nominal limits at - the basis of scale, for example % mas, % vol or
both ends. kglm3;
3.4.2.3 Thermometer scales shall carry two to four additional - the word ethanol or ethyl alcohol or the symbol
graduation lines beyond the nominal limits at both ends. C,H,OH;
- any other inscription, for example as required by
3.4.2.4 Indelible datum lines of thickness comparable with national legal metrology;
that of the scale lines shall be provided - reference to the appropriate International or national
- at the highest figured graduation line of alcoholometer Standard.
(hydrometer) scales;
- at the lowest figured graduation line of thermometer 4 Requirements for thermo-alcoholometers
scales. for mass content
NOTE - Alternatively, the latter may be confined to the graduation
line at 20 OC. 4.1 Scales
3.5 Basis of adjustment 4.1 .1 Length of graduation lines

3.5.1 Reading a) every tenth graduation line shall be a long line;

The instrument shall be graduated for reading at the level of the b) there shall be a medium line between two consecutive
free surface of the liquid. long lines;
c) there shall be four short lines between consecutive
3.5.2 Scale subdivision and limits of error medium and long lines.
See table 1 . (See figure 1 .)
Table 1 - Scale subdivision and limit of error
Alcoholometer Thermometer
Scale subdivision Limit of error Nominal range Scale subdivision Limit of error
OC T
0,l % VOI f 0,l % VOI
0.1 % mas f 0.1 % mas 5to 25
Alcohol-hydrometer 0.2 f 0.2
0,2 kg/m3 -t 0,2 kg/m3 oto 30

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Table 2 - Alcohol mass content by mass, density and surface tension at 20 OC

Alcohol Surface Alcohol Surface Alcohol Surface
mass Density tension mass Density tension mass Density tension
content content content
% mas kg/m3 mN/m % mas kg/my mN/m % mas kg/m3 mN/m
0 998.20 72,6 40 935,1 5 29,9 80 8433 24.8
1 996.31 67,l 41 933.1 0 29.7 81 840,91 24,7
2 994,48 WJ 42 931 .03 29,5 82 -.m 24,6
3 992,73 60.1 43 928,84 29,3 63 635.93 24,5
4 991 .02 57,8 44 926,82 29,l 64 633,41 24,4.
5 =wa 55,7 45 924,69 28.9 85 630.66 24,3
6 987.78 53.8 46 922,53 28,8 86 828,32 24.2
7 986,24 52,l 47 920,37 28,6 87 825,75 24‘1
8 98473 50,5 48 91 8.1 8 28,5 68 823,1 5 24.0
9 983.27 431 49 91 5.89 28,3 69 620,53 23.8
10 981 ,85 47,8 50 91 3,77 28,2 90 81 7.88 23,7
11 980,46 46,6 51 91 1 ,55 28,1 91 81 5,21 23.6
12 979.1 0 45,5 52 909,31 28,0 92 81 2,49 23,5
13 977,76 44,4 53 907,07 27,8 93 809.75 23,4
14 976.44 43,4 54 90481 27,7 94 806,97 23,2
15 975.1 3 42,5 55 902,55 27,6 95 804,1 4 23.1
16 973.63 41 ,6 56 900,28 27,5 86 801 ,27 23,0
17 972,54 40,7 57 897,99 27,3 97 798,36 22.8
18 971 ,24 a9 58 895,70 27,2 98 795,38 22,7
19 9699 =,1 58 893,40 27,1 99 792,35 Z6
20 968,61 383 60 891 .1 0 27.0 1 00 789,24 22.4
21 967,27 37,7 61 888,78 26.9 1 01 1 786,1 3 22,3
22 965,so 37,0 62 8f3w.6 26,8 1 02* 783.02 a2
23 964.51 36,4 63 884,1 3 26.7 1 03” 779.91 Z1
24 963.09 35,8 64 881 ,79 26,6 1 &l* 776,80 ZO
25 961 ,63 35.2 65 879,45 26,5 1 05* 773,69 21 ,9
26 960,1 4 34.7 66 877,09 26.4 1 06* 770,68 21 .8
27 958,61 34.2 67 874,73 26,3
28 957,05 33,7 66 872,37 26,2
28 955.44 33.3 69 =m 26,1
30 953,78 32.8 70 867,61 26,0
31 952,09 32,5 71 865,22 25,8
32 950.36 32,l 72 862,83 25,7
33 948s 31 ,8 73 66aa 25.6
34 94&n 31 ,4 74 858.02 25,5
36 844.92 31 .1 75 855,60 25.4
36 94za 30.9 76 853.1 7 25,3
37 941 ,ll 30.6 77 850,74 25,2
38 939,1 5 30,3 78 64%~ 25.1
39 937,1 6 L 30,l 79 845,85 25.0
Tables 2 and 3 include imaginary alcohol contents of more than 1 00 %. Those figures are necessary for the adjustment of alcoi bmeters ant
represent the case of highly concentrated alcohol-water mixtures at temperatures between 20 and 40 OC, the density of which, formally, corresponds
to alcohol contents above 1 00 %.

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Tabl e 3 - Al coh ol vol u m e con cen trati on by den si ty an d su rface ten si on at 20 OC

% vol kg /m 3 m N /m % VOI kg /m 3 m N /m % vol kg l m3 m N /m % vol kg /m 3 m N /m

0 9 9 8. 2 0 72. 6 30 9 6 2, 2 1 3 5, 4 60 9 09 , l l 27. 9 85 844. 8 5 24, 9

1 9 9 6, 70 68, 1 31 9 60 , 9 5 3 5. 0 61 9 0 6. 8 7 27, 8 86 841 , 8 4 24, 8

2 9 9 5, 2 3 64. 5 32 ! 9 59 , 66 3 4, 5 62 9 0 4. 6 0 27, 7 87 8 3 8. 77 24, 6

3 993, 81 61 , 7 33 9 583 4 3 4, 1 63 9 0 2. 3 1 27. 6 88 8 3 56 4 24, 5

4 9 9 2, 41 59 , 6 34 9 56, 9 8 33, 7 64 899. 99 274 89 8 3 2, 45 24, 4

5 991 , 06 57. 8 35 9 55, 59 33. 3 65 8 9 7. 65 27, 3 so 8 29 , 1 8 24, 2

6 9 89 . 73 56 , 1 36 1 9 54, 1 5 32, 9 66 8 9 5, 28 27. 2 91 8 25. 83 24, l

7 9J wQ 54. 5 37 9 52. 69 32, 6 67 8 9 2. 89 27. 1 92 8 22, 3 9 23 , 9

8 9 87, 1 6 55 1 38 9 51 , 1 8 32. 3 68 8 9 0 . 48 27. 0 93 8 1 8. 85 23 , 8

9 9 85, 9 2 51 , 8 39 9 49 . 63 31 . 9 69 I L? 66 , 0 3 26 , 9 94 8 1 5. 1 8 23 , 6

1 0 9 84, 71 50 , 5 40 9 48, 0 5 31 . 7 70 865. 56 2 6. 7 95 81 1 3 8 23 , 4

1 1 9 83 . 52 49 . 4 41 9 46, 42 31 . 4 71 883 . 0 6 2 6. 6 96 80 7, 42 23 , 3

1 2 9 82, 3 5 48 , 3 42 j 9 44, 75 31 , l 72 =cw 2 6. 5 97 80 3 , 27 23 , l

1 3 9 81 , 21 47. 2 43 9 43 . 0 6 30. 9 73 ' 877, 9 9 2 6. 4 98 79 8. 9 0 2 23

1 4 9 80 , 0 8 46 . 3 44 9 41 , 3 2 30. 6 74 ' 875 40 2 6. 3 99 79 4. 25 =, 6

1 5 9 78. 9 7 45. 4 45 9 3 9 . 54 30, 4 75 872, 79 2 6, 2 1 00 789 , 24 2 2, 4

1 6 9 77. 87 44. 5 46 9 3 7, 73 30. 2 76 870 , 1 5 2 6. 1 1 01 " 783 . 75 a2

1 7 9 76, 79 43 . 7 47 9 3 5 , 88 30 , o 77 86748 2 5. 9 1 0 2" 778 . 26 ZO

1 8 9 75, 71 42, 9 48 9 3 4. 0 0 29, 8 78 864, 78 2 5, 8 1 0 3' 772 . 77 21 , 8

1 9 9 74. 63 42. 1 49 932, 09 29, 6 79 862 64 2 5. 7 1 0 4" 767, 28 21 , 6

20 9 73 , 66 41 . 4 50 930, 1 4 29 , 4 80 859 , 27 25, 6

21 9 72 , 48 40 , 7 51 9 28 , 1 6 29 , 3 81 1
; 856 , 46 25, 4

22 9 71 , 40 40 . 0 52 9 26 , 1 6 29 , 1 82 85 3 , 62 25, 3

23 9 70 . 3 1 39, 3 53 9 24. 1 2 28, 9 83 85 0 , 74 25. 2

24 9 69 , 21 3 8, 7 54 i 9 2 2, 0 6 28, 8 84 1 847, 82 25. 0

25 9 68 . 1 0 3 8, 1 55 91 9. 96 28. 6

26 ! x6, 9 7 3 7, 5 56 9 1 764 28, 5

27 9 6 5, 81 3 7, 0 57 9 1 5. 70 28, 3

28 =wJ 3 6. 4 58 91 3. 53 28, 2

29 =tM 3 5, 9 59 91 1 33 28, 1

Tabl es 2 an d 3 i n cl u d e i m ag i n ary al coh ol con ten ts of m ore th an 1 00 %. Th ose fi g u res are n ecessary for th e ad j u stm en t of al coh ol om eters an t

represen t th e case of highly con cen trated al coh ol -water m i xtu res at tem peratu res between 20 an d 40 OC, th e den si ty of wh i ch , form al l y, correspon ds

to al coh ol con ten ts above 1 06 %.

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4. 1 . 2 Th i ckn ess of g rad u ati on l i n es 5. 2 N om i n al ran g es

G radu ati on l i n es sh al l be of u n i form th i ckn ess n ot exceedi n g Th e n om i n al ran g e of each i n stru m en t sh al l be 5. % vol .

on e-fi fth of th e d i stan ce between th e cen tres of ad j acen t scal e

l i n es or 0, 2 mm, wh i chever is l ess. Each i n stru m en t sh al l carry two to ten addi ti on al g radu ati on s

beyon d th e n om i n al l i m i ts at both en d s of i ts scal e.

4. 1 . 3 N u m beri n g of g radu ati on l i n es

Th u s, th e seri es of n om i n al ran g es is 0 to 5 % vol . . . 95 to

1 00 % vol . An addi ti on al al coh ol om eter m ay be i n cl u d ed ,

Each g radu ati on line correspon d i n g to a whol e unit percen t of

coveri n g a n om i n al ran g e of 95 to 1 03 % vol (see n ote to

al coh ol sh al l be n u m bered in fu l l .

tabl es 2 an d 3) .

4. 2 N om i n al ran g es

5. 3 Di m en si on s

Th e n om i n al ran g e of each i n stru m en t sh al l be 5 % m as. Each

i n stru m en t sh al l carry two to ten addi ti on al g radu ati on s beyon d Th e i n stru m en ts sh al l m eet th e di m en si on al req u i rem en ts g i ven

th e n om i n al l i m i ts at both en d s of i ts scal e. in fi g u re 2.

Th u s, th e seri es of n om i n al ran g es is 0 to 5 % m as . 95 to Th e body of th e i n stru m en ts sh al l be so con stru cted as to resu l t

1 00 % m as. An ad di ti on al al coh ol om eter m ay be i n cl u d ed , in a vol u m e of 60 to 80 ml.

coveri n g a n om i n al ran ge of 98 to 1 03 % m as (see n ote to

tabl es 2 an d 3) .

6 Req u i rem en ts for

al coh ol -th erm oh yd rom eters

4. 3 Di m en si on s

Th e i n stru m en ts sh al l m eet th e d i m en si on al req u i rem en ts gi ven

6. 1 Scal es

in fi g u re 2.

6. 1 . 1 Len g th of g radu ati on l i n es

Th e body of th e i n stru m en ts sh al l be so con stru cted as to resu l t

in a vol u m e of 60 to 80 ml.

a) Every fi fth g radu ati on line sh al l be a l on g l i n e;

b) th ere sh al l be fou r sh ort l i n es between two con secu ti ve

5 Requ i rem en ts for th erm o-al coh ol om eters
l on g l i n es.
for vol u m e con cen trati on

(See fi g u re 3. 1

5. 1 Scal es

6. 1 . 2 Th i ckn ess of g radu ati on l i n es

5. 1 . 1 Len g th of g radu ati on l i n es

G radu ati on l i n es sh a! l be of u n i form th i ckn ess n ot exceedi n g

a) every ten th g radu ati on line sh al l be a l on g l i n e;

on e-fi fth of th e di stan ce between th e cen tres of adj acen t scal e

6) th ere sh al l be a m ed i u m line between two con secu ti ve l i n es or 0, 2 mm, whi ch ever is l ess.

l on g l i n es;

6. 1 . 3 N u m beri n g of g radu ati on l i n es

c) th ere sh al l be fou r sh ort l i n es between con secu ti ve

m edi u m an d l on g l i n es.

Every ten th line sh al l be n u m bered , an d (wi th th e excepti on of

(See fi g u re I.1 th e n om i n al scal e l i m i ts) m ay be parti al l y n u m bered if requ i red.

5. 1 . 2 Th i ckn ess of g rad u ati on l i n es

6. 2 N om i n al ran g e

G radu ati on l i n es sh al l be of u n i form th i ckn ess n ot exceedi n g

Th e n om i n al ran g e of th e al coh ol -th erm oh yd rom eter is 785 to
on e-fi fth of th e d i stan ce between th e cen tres of ad j acen t scal e
80 5 kg /m s .
l i n es or 0, 2 mm, wh i chever is l ess.

5. 1 . 3 N u m beri n g of g radu ati on l i n es 6. 3 Di m en si on s

Each gradu ati on line correspon di n g to a whol e unit per cen t of Th e i n stru m en ts sh al l m eet th e di m en si on al req u i rem en ts g i ven

al coh ol sh al l be n u m bered in fu l l . in fi gu re 4.

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I-
Dimensions in millimetres

93 min.

Alcoholometer nominal range

a = 0.2 U
b = 0.33 U
c = 0.5 u
CJ = Stem circumference

Figure
&L-4
1 - Thermo-alcoholometers
a
b

-
:
vl

Thermometer nominal range

Lengths of graduation lines

Figure 2 - Thermo-alcoholometers - Dimensions

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Dimensions i n m il ti metres

Hydrometer nominal range

a = 0. 2 U

c = 0, 5 u

U = stem circumference

L-l C

Thermometer nominal range

Figu re 3 - Alcohol-thermohydrometers -

Len gth s of gradu ation lines

Figu re 4 - Alcohol-thermohydrometers Dimensions