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Temperature Calibration of Thermomechanical Analyzers: Part II—An Interlaboratory Test of the Calibration Procedure

Seyler, RJ
Research associate,Eastman Kodak Company,NY,

Earnest, CM
Professor,Berry College,GA,

(Received 7 November 1991; accepted 8 January 1992)

Abstract

An interlaboratory “round robin” test study was conducted for the calibration method developed by ASTM Task Group E37.01.12, which was described in Part I of this paper. The interlaboratory test protocol was consistent with the requirements outlined in ASTM E 691, Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Test Program to Determine the Precision of Test Methods. The results obtained by 10 participating laboratories were used to prepare a precision and bias statement for ASTM E 1363, Test Method for Temperature Calibration of Thermomechanical Analysers. Statistical treatment of the data yielded at the 95% confidence level a repeatability limit r = 1.43904°C, a reproducibility limit R = 4.11475°C, and a bias of 0.0137°C.

Keywords:
interlaboratory tests, thermomechanical analyzers, thermomechanical analysis (TMA), temperature calibration

Paper ID: JTE11936J
DOI: 10.1520/JTE11936J
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