1、Designation:E10017Standard Specification forASTM Hydrometers1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E100;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the yea
2、r of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S.Department of Defense.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers glass hydrometers of variousscale graduation systems,as required by
3、 the ASTM TestMethods in which they are used.1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulator
4、y limitations prior to use.1.3 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organiz
5、ation TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D287 Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum andPetroleum Products(Hydrometer Method)D3290 Specification for Bond and Ledger Papers for Perma-nent Records(Withdrawn 2010)3E1 Specification for ASTM Liquid-
6、in-Glass ThermometersE77 Test Method for Inspection and Verification of Ther-mometersE126 Test Method for Inspection,Calibration,and Verifica-tion of ASTM HydrometersE344 Terminology Relating to Thermometry and Hydrom-etryE2251 Specification for Liquid-in-Glass ASTM Thermom-eters with Low-Hazard Pre
7、cision LiquidsE2877 Guide for Digital Contact Thermometers2.2 Other Standards:ISO 1768:1975 Glass HydrometersConventional Valuefor the Thermal Cubic Expansion Coefficient(for Use inthe Preparation of Measurement Tables for Liquids)3.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsThe definitions given in Terminology E344
8、apply.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 ledger paper,na paper characterized by strength,high tearing resistance,eraseability,water resistance,inkreceptivity,uniformity of surface,and smoothness.3.2.1.1 DiscussionOriginally,ledger paper was used espe-cially for pen and ink reco
9、rds.Most ledger papers are surfacesized,frequently subjected to appreciable wear,and shall havea high degree of permanence and durability.3.2.2 length of the scale,nlength of the nominal range inthe stem,not including graduations extending above and belowthe nominal limits.3.2.3 relative density(for
10、merly specific gravity),nratio ofthe mass of a given volume of material at a stated temperatureto the mass of an equal volume of gas-free distilled water at thesame or different temperature.Both reference temperaturesshall be explicitly stated.3.2.3.1 DiscussionCommon reference temperatures in-clude
11、 60F/60F,20C/20C,20C/4C.The historic termspecific gravity may still be found.3.2.3.2 DiscussionThe reference temperatures for ASTMhydrometers and thermohydrometers are found in Table 1under the heading“standard temperature”.3.2.4 specific gravity,nan historic term,replaced byrelative density.3.2.4.1
12、 Discussionhydrometers manufactured to this stan-dard may be marked sp.gr.,rel.density,or with bothdesignations.The two terms are both equally acceptable in thisstandard and are used interchangeably.3.2.5 thermohydrometer,nglass hydrometer having anintegral thermometer.3.2.6 top of the hydrometer,nt
13、op of the finished instru-ment.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E20 onTemperature Measurement and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E20.05on Liquid-in-Glass Thermometers and Hydrometers.Current edition approved May 1,2017.Published May 2017.Originallyapprove
14、d in 1953.Last previous edition approved in 2015 as E100 15a.DOI:10.1520/E0100-17.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page ont
15、he ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized prin
16、ciples on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 3.2.7 total length,noverall length of the finished instru-ment.4.Specifications4.1 Individual hydrometers shall conform to the detailedspecifications in Table 1 and to the general requirementsspecified in Sections 5 15.4.2 Hydrometers shall be subjected to the initial calibra
