DIN EN ISO 4796-1:2016-11

The draft standard prEN ISO 4796-1 specifies a series of screw-neck bottles suitable for the storage of fluid liquid and solid chemicals and reagents in general laboratory use. These bottles are also suitable for the preparation and storage of microbiological growth media. Nominal volumes, dimensions with limit dimensions, material, design requirements, designation and marking are specified. The European Standard was adopted by CEN/TC 332 "Laboratory equipment" of the International Organisation for Standardization ISO. It has been prepared by ISO Technical Committee TC 48 "Laboratory equipment". All of the specified committees are under German secretariat. The responsible German mirror committee is Working Committee "Glasgeräte und Apparate" ("Glassware and glass apparatus") (NA 055-01-03 AA) at DIN Standards Committee Laboratory Devices and Installations. It was in charge of the preparation of this International, European and German Standard. DIN EN ISO 4796 consists of the following three parts under the general title " Laboratory glassware - Bottles - Part 1: Screw-neck bottles Part 2: Conical neck bottles Part 3: Aspirator bottles". This standard differs from DIN EN ISO 4796-1:2001-07 as follows: screw-neck bottles with nominal volumes of 150 ml, 750 ml and 3 500 ml have been included in the standard.