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2019 Proficiency Test (PT) on Grease started

 

The letter of instructions can be downloaded here as a pdf document. To download a document, please click the right mouse button and choose the "save as" option.

 

Please download the instructions for the PT iis19L08 here: the letter of instructions and the report form here.

 

Summary of this proficiency test:

 

On 28 August 2019 the proficiency test on Grease started with 15 participants from 12 different countries. On that date, the samples were dispatched to the laboratories. Enclosed to the sample is the material safety data sheet (MSDS).

Please confirm sample receipt as soon as you have received and checked the contents of the sample package via www.kpmd.co.uk/sgs-iis/. Please enter the date of receipt and press the "save date" button.

 

The samples can be analyzed on: Cone Penetration, Copper Corrossion, Dropping Point, Extreme-Pressure Properties (Four-ball method), Oil separation, Roll Stability ¼ scale penetrometer and ½ scale penetrometer, Water, Wear Preventative Characteristics, Elemental Analysis Al, Sb, Ba, Ca, Fe, Li, Mg, Mo, P, Si, Na, S and Zn. 

 

The deadline for reporting results is set on 4 October 2019. A laboratory that reports test results after the deadline will definitely not get direct feedback in case any of its results are suspect! So be in good time to get the most out of this proficiency test.

The test results should be reported via our internet based results reporting platform www.kpmd.co.uk/sgs-iis/. A login and a password can be requested via email to iisnl@sgs.com