Proficiency Test on Base Oil
started
The letter of instructions can be downloaded here as Word document. To download a document, please click the right mouse button and choose the "save as" option. Download for the main sample of iis16L02 here: the letter of instructions and the
report form.
Summary of this proficiency test: On 27 April 2016 the proficiency test on
Base Oil started with 51 participants from 33
different countries. On that date, the samples were dispatched
to the laboratories. Enclosed to the samples were the instructions to the participants for this
proficiency test and the
material safety data sheet (MSDS).
The samples can be analyzed on: Total Acid Number, Density @ 15°C, Flash Point PMcc,
Kinematic viscosity @ 40°C, Kinematic viscosity @ 100°C, Viscosity Index, Pour Point Manual/ Automated, Sulphur,
Water Separability, Rust Preventing,Air-Release Time at 50°C, Color ASTM, Conradson Carbon Residue, Ramsbottom Carbon Residue, Evaporation loss by Noack test, Viscosity Stabinger at 40°C and 100°C and Water content by KF.
The deadline for reporting results is set on
3 June 2016. A laboratory that sends in results after 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. |