1.1 This specification covers volumetric flasks and four types of centrifuge tubes, widely used in microchemistry. NOTE 1—Specifications for several items listed below were developed by the Committee on Microchemical Apparatus, Division of Analytical Chemistry, American Chemical Society.2
1.2 Product with a stated capacity not listed in this standard may be specified Class A tolerance when product conforms to the tolerance range of the next smaller volumetric standard product listed in Table 1.
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.
ASTM E237-02(2019) Referenced Document
ASTM E1133 Standard Practice for Performance Testing of Packaged Laboratory Apparatus for United States Government Procurements*, 2022-01-01 Update
ASTM E1157 Standard Specification for Sampling and Testing of Reusable Laboratory Glassware
ASTM E438 Standard Specification for Glasses in Laboratory Apparatus*, 2024-02-01 Update
ASTM E542 Standard Practice for Gravimetric Calibration of Laboratory Volumetric Instruments*, 2022-01-01 Update
ASTM E671 Standard Specification for Maximum Permissible Thermal Residual Stress in Annealed Glass Laboratory Apparatus*, 2022-01-01 Update
ASTM E694 Standard Specification for Laboratory Glass Volumetric Apparatus
ASTM E920 Standard Specification for Commercially Packaged Laboratory Apparatus*, 2019-07-01 Update
ASTM E921 Standard Specification for Export Packaged Laboratory Apparatus*, 2022-01-01 Update
ASTM E237-02(2019) history
2024ASTM E237-02(2024) Standard Specification for Laboratory Glass Microvolumetric Vessels (Volumetric Flasks and Centrifuge Tubes)
2019ASTM E237-02(2019) Standard Specification for Laboratory Glass Microvolumetric Vessels (Volumetric Flasks and Centrifuge Tubes)
2002ASTM E237-02(2012) Standard Specification for Laboratory Glass Microvolumetric Vessels (Volumetric Flasks and Centrifuge Tubes)
2002ASTM E237-02(2007) Standard Specification for Laboratory Glass Microvolumetric Vessels (Volumetric Flasks and Centrifuge Tubes)
2002ASTM E237-02 Standard Specification for Laboratory Glass Microvolumetric Vessels (Volumetric Flasks and Centrifuge Tubes)
1998ASTM E237-94a(1998) Standard Specification for Laboratory Glass Microvolumetric Vessels (Volumetric Flasks and Centrifuge Tubes)