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INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD

Verniercallipersreadingto 0,1 and0,0b mm

1 SCOPEAND FIELD OF APPLICATION

3,1.4 Jaws

This lnternationalStandardspecifiesthe most important

dimensional,functional and quality characteristics
of
vernier callipersreading to 0,i and 0,05 mm, with a
maximum range of 1 000 mm. Methodsfor testingthe
accuracy of the instrumentsare given in an annex. for
generalinformationonly.

For the minimumprojectionof the jaws,J-n, seetable1.

The maximumprojection,
J-"", shallbe equalto one-third
of the measuring
rangebut with a maximumof 200 mm.
The slidingjaw shallbe a goodslidingfit alongthe beamin
order to permit fine adjustmentto be made.

NOTE - These vernier callipers are also commonly known as l/10

and l/20 vernier callpers respectively-

The slidershallbe providedwith a suitableclampso that it

may be effectivelyclamped to the beam without altering
the setting.

2 N O M E N C L A T U RA
EN D D E F l N I T I O N S

For the minimum length of the faces f or internal

(/-n), seetable 1.
measurement

2.1 For the nomenclature

for verniercallipers.seefigures
1and2.

The jaws may be provided with knife edgesas shown in

figure2.

2.2 eot of measurement:. The algebraic difference

betweenthe measuredsizeand the true size.

The nominal combinedwidth of the jaws for internal

measurement
shall be 0*. 5, 10 or 20mm. The facesfor
internalmeasurement(exceptthe knife-edgefaces)shallbe
of cylindricalform with a radiusnot exceeding
one-halfof
their combinedwidth (seef igure1).

2.3 measuring uncertainty:

The
error
margin
corresponding
to the nherenterrorsof measurement
of a
verniercalliper.lt s definedas beingequalto f 2 s; i.e.for
a normal distributionof the readingson the instrument,
about 95 % of readings
Will not deviatefrom the meansize
(true value)by more than twice the standarddeviations.

The vernier calliper may be provided with a

depth-measuring
bladewhich s connected
to the sliderand
allowsthe measurement
of depthswith referenceto the end
face of the beam{seefigure 2}.

3 SPECIFICATION
3-l

3.1.5 Depth-measuringdevice

Designfeatures
3.1,6 Sca/es

3.1.1 Measuringranges

The beamshallbe graduatedin millimetresand the length

of the scaleshallbe at leastequalto the measurng
rangeof
the calliperplusthe lengthof the vernier.

For recommended
measuring
ranges,
seetable 1.
3.1.2 Material
The main partsof the callipershallbe of goodqualitysteel
(plaincarbonsteelor stainless
steel).
3.1.3 Beam
The beamshallbe longenoughfor the slidingjaw assembly
not to overhang when measuring at the end of the
measurng
range.

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The lengthof the vernierscalemay be 9, 19 or 39 mm (see

figures4, 5 and 6).
The scalelinesof both the beam and the verniershallbe
sharp,clearand perpendicular
to the edgeof the beamand
their thickness
shallbe not lessthan0,08 mm and not more
than 0,2 mm.
The numberingon the beamand the verniershallbe such
that the scaleis easyto read.

For jawswth knife edges.

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The distancebetweenthe graduatedface of the beam and

faceof the verniershall
bevelled
the edgeof the graduated,
not exceed0,3 mm (seef igure3).

5 TABLES
of verniercallipers
5.1 Dimensions
TABLE 1
Dimensions in millmetres

4 ACCURACY
External
measllringEngs

4.1 Measuringuncertanty
The permissiblemeasuringuncertantyin micrometresat
t 2 s. as given in table2, is calculatedfrom the following
formula:

Jmin

t ( 5 0+ 0 , 1 )
within the
length,n millimetres,
whereL is any measured
range.
measuring

Mnmumlongrth
of facssfo interna
measuromenl
/mn

Oro

135

35

0 to

160

40

O to

200

50

O to

250

50

10.

Oto

300

60

10

0 ro

500
750

80

15

80
100

20

0 ro

4.2 Measuringfaces
With the sliderclampedto the beamat any postionwithn
the measuringrangeof the calliper,the facesfor external
shall be flat to wthin 10rm per 100 mm
measurement
over their length.They shallbe parallelto within 20l]m per
100 mm overtheir length.

Minimum
proection
of jaws

Oto 1 O0O

15

5.2 Measuringuncertainty

shall be parallelto
The faces for internal measurement
wthin 10 gm over their length, and the permissible
tolerance for their combined width {see 3.1.4) shall
be:*30lm
0
facesshallhavea diamondpyramidhardness
The measuring
numberof not lessthan

TABLE2
Measuredlsngth
L

Measurnguncorlanty
ari2s(95%)

mm

,/m

0
100

r 5 O

200

i 7 0

300

8 0

t 6 O

700 HV for plaincarbonsteel;

400

+ 9 O

steel.
550 HV for stainless

500
600

i 100
i 110

700
800

! 120
! 130

900

i 140

1 000

150

4,3 Scalelines
of all scalelineson the
the thckness
In any one nstrument,
main scale and vernier shall not differ by more than
0.03 mm.

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Fine adjustmentclamp

9 l 0 f l 1 2 1 3 l 1 5 1 6 1 t t l

,1,,,,1,,,,1ur,1,,,,1,,,1,,,,1,,,,1,,,,1,,,,1,,,,1,,,,1',

Fne adjustment screw

Vernier scale

Fine adiustmentnut

Combined width for nternal measurement

S l d n gj a w

Knife-edge faces for nternal measulement

9 t 0 i l t 2 1 3

,1,,,'1,,,,1,,,,1,,,,1,,,,1,,,,1,,,,1',,'1,,,,1,,,,1,,,,1,,,,1,,

F I G U R E2

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Scale
3,
, , r l , ' , ' , , , , 1r, ,rI , | | ' r '
1 " " | " ' f - \ \Vernierscale
O I O I lO

FIGURE 4 - 0,1 vernier of length 9 mm

F I G U R E3

0
FIGURE 6 -0,05 vernier of longrth39 mm

FIGURE 5 -0,1 vernie of langrth 19 mm

NOTE - The illustrations are dagrammatc only and are not ntended to show details of desgn.

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ANNEX
METHODSOF TEST

4.1 MEASURINGUNCERTAINTY
The inherenterrorsof measurement
of a verniercallipermay be checkedwith gaugeblock combinations
of known size.
chosento covera numberof points both over rangeof the instrumentand that of the vernier.
facesof the gaugeblocksshallbe placedbetweenthe jaws,and the outsidemeasuring
The measuring
facesof the callipershall
be checkedat threepoints.
4.2 MEASURINGFACES
4.2.1 Flatness
The flatnessof the facesfor external measurementmay be checkedby applyinga "knife edge" straightedge,
or by another
appropriatemethod.
4.2.2 Parallelism
The parallelismof the facesfor external measurementmay be checkedby insertinggaugeblocksbetweenthem at dfferent
points of the iaws and at different measuredlengthsby varyingthe sizesof the gaugeblocks.
The parallelismof the facesfor externalmeasurementshall not be affectedby clampingthe slider.This may be checkedby
leavinga narrowgapbetweenthe measuring
facesand observing
this gapwhenclampingthe slider.
The parallelismof the facesfor internalmeasurement
may be checkedby meansof a micrometer.To ensurethat the radiusis
not too large,the combinedjawsmay be checkedwith a plainringgaugeof 5, 10 or 20 mm diameter.asapplicable.
4.2.3 Scalelines
The thicknessof the scalelines may be checkedby direct measurement
with a microscopefitted with a micrometricdevice.

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