BS 733-2:1987
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Pyknometers Methods for calibration and use of pyknometers
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English
07-31-1987
Foreword
Committees responsible
Methods
Section one. General
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Symbols
4 Principle of use
5 Apparatus and materials
6 Cleanliness of the glass surface of the pyknometer
Section two. Calibration of pyknometer
7 Calibration of type 3 and type 5 pyknometers (not
using a water-bath)
8 Calibration of type 1 pyknometer
9 Calibration of type 2 pyknometer
10 Calibration of type 3 and type 5 pyknometers
11 Calibration of type 4 pyknometer
12 Recalibration
Section three. Procedure for use of pyknometer
13 Procedure for type 3 and type 5 pyknometers (not
using a water-bath)
14 Procedure for type 1 pyknometer
15 Procedure for type 2 pyknometer
16 Procedure for type 3 and type 5 pyknometers
17 Procedure for type 4 pyknometer
18 Procedure for type 5 pyknometer for solid and semi-
solid samples
Section four. Calculation of sample density
19 Correction for the thermal expansion of the
pyknometer
20 Calculation of the density of a sample liquid
21 Calculation of the density of a solid or semi-solid
sample
Section five. Measurement of the apparent mass in air of
liquid in bulk
22 Procedure
Tables
1 Buoyancy corrections for density determinations
2 Correction for buoyancy and change in volume of
pyknometers made of borosilicate glass
3 Correction for buoyancy and change in volume of
pyknometers made of soda glass
4 Correction for change in volume between tc deg C and
tt deg C for pyknometers made of borosilicate glass
5 Correction for change in volume between tc deg C and
tt deg C for pyknometers made of soda-lime glass
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