BS 6898:1987

What is BS 6898- Glass centrifuge tubes for general laboratory about?

BS 6898 discusses glass centrifuge tubes. BS 6898 specifies requirements for a limited range of two types of glass centrifuge tubes for general laboratory use.

The glass centrifuge tubes specified in BS 6898 are suitable for use with solutions of apparent density up to 1.2 g/mL at 20 °C and are designed to withstand the forces due to an acceleration of 35 000 m/s2.

Who is BS 6898 - Glass centrifuge tubes for general laboratory for?

BS 6898 on glass centrifuge tubes for general laboratory use is useful for:

• Laboratory equipment manufacturers
• Laboratory owners/manufacturers
• Quality control personnel

Why should you use BS 6898- Glass centrifuge tubes for general laboratory?

BS 6898 provides you with the two types are specified and those are graduated or ungraduated glass centrifuge tubes with a rounded bottom and graduated or ungraduated glass centrifuge tubes with a conical bottom.

The requirements in BS 6898 are designed to provide tubes that:

• For swing-out head centrifuges, are strong enough to withstand the forces of acceleration of up to 35 000 m/s2, i.e., 3 500 times the acceleration due to the earth’s gravity
• For fixed angle head rotor centrifuges, will withstand up to 30 000 m/s2, in regular use

The tubes have been designed with sufficient ullage space to permit their use in centrifuges with swing-out heads. Centrifuge manufacturer’s recommendations should be followed when the tubes identified in BS 6898 are used in fixed angle headed centrifuges.