National Measurement Institute (NMI)

Site

Acoustics, Ultrasonics and Vibration Project, Lindfield

Accreditation No.

1

Site No.

14535

Date of Accreditation

12 Dec 2002

Address

36 Bradfield Road
Lindfield West, NSW 2070
Australia

measurement.gov.au

Contact

Ms Charmaine Kwan P: +61 (02) 84673836

Availability

Services conditionally available to external clients

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Scope of Accreditation

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Acoustics, Ultrasonics and Vibration Project, Lindfield

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Calibration

  • The uncertainty of measurement is reported as an expanded uncertainty having a level of confidence of 95% unless stated otherwise
Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Acoustical metrology - Acoustic equipment Attenuators Attenuation Direct measurement by electrical input

Capability

with calibration and measurement capability of -
0.003 dB for attenuation equal to and less than 40 dB
0.006 dB for attenuation from 40 dB to 60 dB
0.008 dB for attenuation from 60 dB to 70 dB
0.015 dB for attenuation from 70 dB to 80 dB
0.05 dB for attenuation from 80 dB to 90 dB
0.15 dB for attenuation from 90 dB to 100 dB
0.45 dB for attenuation from 100 dB to 110 dB
Acoustical metrology - Acoustic equipment Band pass filters Attenuation Direct measurement by electrical input

By methods of -

AS/NZS 4476, IEC 61260

Capability

with calibration and measurement capability of -
0.1 dB for attenuation equal to and less than 40 dB
0.2 dB for attenuation from above 40 dB to 60 dB
0.3 dB for attenuation from above 60 dB to 80 dB
Acoustical metrology - Acoustic equipment Sound level meters Electrical response; Sound pressure level Direct measurement against a reference instrument By methods of -
AS 1259.1:1990; AS 1259.2:1990
IEC 61672-3
IEC 60651:2001

Capability

with calibration and measurement capability of -
Electrical tests,
0.08 dB for frequency range 31.5 Hz to 20 kHz
Pressure field and free field acoustic tests,
0.2 dB from 31.5 Hz to below 10 kHz
0.3 dB from 10 kHz to below 12.5 kHz
0.4 dB from 12.5 kHz to 20 kHz
Acoustical metrology - Acoustic standards and reference equipment Acoustic calibrators - Multi frequency; Acoustic calibrators - Single frequency; Pistonphones; Reference sound sources Distortion; Frequency; Sound pressure level Comparison with a reference standard By methods of -
AS/IEC 60942
IEC 60942

Capability

with calibration and measurement capability of -
0.11 dB from 20 Hz to below 31.5 Hz
0.09 dB from 31.5 Hz to below 63 Hz
0.08 dB from 63 Hz to 100 Hz
0.06 dB from above 100 Hz to 3.15 kHz
0.07 dB from above 3.15 kHz to 6.3 kHz
0.08 dB from above 6.3 kHz to 8 kHz
0.09 dB from above 8 kHz to 10 kHz
0.10 dB from above 10 kHz to 12.5 kHz
0.13 dB from above 12.5 kHz to 16 kHz
0.18 dB from above 16 kHz to 20 kHz
0.29 dB from above 20 kHz to 25 kHz
0.2 % Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (THD+N) from 20 Hz to 25 kHz
0.01 Hz from 20 Hz to 25 kHz
Acoustical metrology - Acoustic standards and reference equipment Reference microphones Free field response Substitution comparison

Capability

Free field response by substitution comparison

with calibration and measurement capability of -

0.2 dB from 31.5 Hz to below 10 kHz
0.3 dB from 10 kHz to below 12.5 kHz
0.4 dB from 12.5 kHz to 20 kHz
Acoustical metrology - Acoustic standards and reference equipment Reference microphones Pressure sensitivity Pressure field comparison measurement; Reciprocity method

Capability

Pressure sensitivity by reciprocity method according to IEC 61094-2
For frequencies between 2 Hz and 10 kHz for LS1 microphones
with calibration and measurement capability of -
0.20 dB from 2 Hz to below 2.5 Hz
0.15 dB from 2.5 Hz to below 3.16 Hz
0.13 dB from 3.16 Hz to below 4 Hz
0.12 dB from 4 Hz to below 5 Hz
0.11 dB from 5 Hz to below 6.3 Hz
0.10 dB from 6.3 Hz to below 7.9 Hz
0.09 dB from 7.9 Hz to below 10 Hz
0.08 dB from 10 Hz to below 12.5 Hz
0.07 dB from 12.5 Hz to below 15 Hz
0.06 dB from 15 Hz to 24 Hz
0.05 dB from above 24 Hz to 38 Hz
0.04 dB from above 38 Hz to 100 Hz
0.03 dB from above 100 Hz to below 5.31 kHz
0.04 dB from 5.31 kHz to 6 kHz
0.05 dB from above 6 kHz to below 7 kHz
0.06 dB from 7 kHz to below 8.5 kHz
0.07 dB from 8.5 kHz to 9.5 kHz
0.09 dB from above 9.5 kHz to 10 kHz
and frequencies between 2 Hz and 31.5 kHz for LS2 microphones

with calibration and measurement capability of-

0.40 dB from 2 Hz to below 3 Hz
0.35 dB from 3 Hz to below 3.5 Hz
0.30 dB from 3.5 Hz to below 7 Hz
0.25 dB from 7 Hz to 10 Hz
0.20 dB from above 10 Hz to 16 Hz
0.10 dB from above 16 Hz to 26 Hz
0.08 dB from above 26 Hz to 51 Hz
0.06 dB from above 51 Hz to 100 Hz
0.04 dB from above 100 Hz to below 10 kHz
0.05 dB from 10 kHz to below 12 kHz
0.06 dB from 12 kHz to below 14 kHz
0.08 dB from 14 kHz to below 18 kHz
0.10 dB from 18 kHz to 20 kHz
0.15 dB from above 20 kHz to 26 kHz
0.25 dB from 26 kHz to 31.5 kHz

Pressure sensitivity by modified reciprocity method at 250 Hz, 500 Hz or 1 kHz
with calibration and measurement capability of-
0.05 dB for microphone classes: LS1
0.06 dB for microphone classes: WS1

Pressure sensitivity of LS2 and WS2 type microphones by comparison
using an active coupler for nominal frequencies in the range 0.1 Hz to below 20 Hz
with calibration and measurement capability of -
0.36 dB from 0.1 Hz to below 1 Hz
0.30 dB from 1 Hz to below 2 Hz
0.25 dB at 2 Hz
0.20 dB from above 2 Hz to 4 Hz
0.17 dB from above 4 Hz to below 16 Hz
0.15 dB from 16 Hz to below 20 Hz

Pressure sensitivity of LS2 type microphones by comparison
using an active coupler for nominal frequencies in the range 20 Hz to 20 kHz
with calibration and measurement capability of -
0.11 dB from 20 Hz to below 31.5 Hz
0.09 dB from 31.5 Hz to below 63 Hz
0.08 dB from 63 Hz to 100 Hz
0.06 dB from above 100 Hz to 8 kHz
0.07 dB from above 8 kHz to 10 kHz
0.08 dB from above 10 kHz to 12.5 kHz
0.10 dB from above 12.5 kHz to 16 kHz
0.13 dB from above 16 kHz to 20 kHz

Pressure sensitivity of WS2 type microphones by comparison
using an active coupler for nominal frequencies in the range 20 Hz to 20 kHz
with calibration and measurement capability of -
0.11 dB from 20 Hz to below 31.5 Hz
0.09 dB from 31.5 Hz to below 63 Hz
0.08 dB from 63 Hz to 100 Hz
0.06 dB from above 100 Hz to 3.15 kHz
0.07 dB from above 3.15 kHz to 6.3 kHz
0.08 dB from above 6.3 kHz to 8 kHz
0.09 dB from above 8 kHz to 10 kHz
0.10 dB from above 10 kHz to 12.5 kHz
0.13 dB from above 12.5 kHz to 16 kHz
0.18 dB from above 16 kHz to 20 kHz

And for all other microphone sizes and types in the range 0.1 Hz to 1 kHz
with Calibration and Measurement Capability of -
0.36 dB from 0.1 Hz to below 1 Hz
0.30 dB from 1 Hz to below 2 Hz
0.25 dB at 2 Hz
0.20 dB from above 2 Hz to 4 Hz
0.17 dB from above 4 Hz to below 16 Hz
0.15 dB from 16 Hz to below 20 Hz
0.13 dB from 20 Hz to 31.5 Hz
0.09 dB from above 31.5 Hz to 50 Hz
0.07 dB from above 50 Hz to 1 kHz
Acoustical metrology - Acoustic standards and reference equipment Reference microphones Frequency response Direct measurement by electrostatic actuator

Capability

Frequency response by electrostatic actuator method over the frequency range 20 Hz to 20 kHz

with calibration and measurement capability of -

0.1 dB for frequency response by actuator up to 10 kHz for type LS1/WS1 microphones and to 20 kHz for type LS2/WS2 microphones
Ultrasonics - Ultrasonic measuring equipment Ultrasonic power meters Power Direct measurement of radiation force By the methods of -
IEC 61161

Capability

Calibration of ultrasonic force (power) balances by transfer from calibrated ultrasonic transducer according to IEC 61161 across the frequency range from 0.5 MHz to 25 MHz
with calibration and measurement capability of -
8% of reading from 10 mW to below100 mW
5% of reading from 100 mW to 1 W
7% of reading from above 1 W to 20 W
Ultrasonics - Ultrasonic measuring equipment Ultrasonic transducers Power Direct measurement of radiation force By the methods of -
IEC 61161

Capability

Calibration of power output of ultrasonic transducers in liquids- radiation force method according to IEC 61161 across the frequency range from 0.5 MHz to 25 MHz
with calibration and measurement capability of -
6% of reading from 10 mW to below 100 mW
3% of reading from 100 mW to 1 W
5% of reading from above 1 W to 20 W
Vibration metrology - Vibration equipment Accelerometers; Machine condition monitoring equipment; Velocity transducers; Vibration analysers; Vibration measuring systems Acceleration sensitivity; Displacement sensitivity; Velocity sensitivity Comparison against reference standard; Comparison measurement against reference transducer; Direct measurement by interferometer

By the methods of
ISO 16063-11
ISO 16063-13
ISO 16063-21
ISO 16063-22
ISO 16063-41

Capability

For simple harmonic motion in the acceleration range (or equivalent) 0.01 m/s² up to 10 m/s² below 10 Hz, up to 50 m/s² from 10 Hz, up to 100 m/s² from 40 Hz, up to 1000 m/s² from 160 Hz, and up to 5000 m/s² at approximately 650 Hz
Extended lower velocity range down to 1 mm/s from 0.1 Hz to below 2 Hz
Vibration transducers of mass up to 20 kg for frequencies of 4 kHz and below, and up to 100 grams for frequencies of 20 kHz and below

Absolute calibration of complex vibration amplitude sensitivity by interferometry from 0.1 Hz to 20 kHz by the methods of ISO 16063-11
Transducer response in voltage sensitivity, current sensitivity, charge sensitivity or displayed units
with calibration and measurement capability of -
Magnitude:
0.5 % of reading at 0.1 Hz to below 0.2 Hz
0.3 % of reading at 0.2 Hz to 8 kHz
0.5 % of reading above 8 kHz to 10 kHz
0.6 % of reading above 10 kHz to 14 kHz
1.0 % of reading above 14 kHz to 17 kHz
1.5 % of reading above 17 kHz to 20 kHz
Phase:
0.5º from 0.1 Hz to 4 kHz
1.0º from above 4 kHz to 10 kHz
1.2º from above 10 kHz to 12.5 kHz
1.5º from above 12.5 kHz to 15 kHz
2.0º from above 15 kHz to 20 kHz

Calibration of complex vibration sensitivity by comparison to the methods of ISO 16063-21
with calibration and measurement capability of -
Magnitude:
0.6 % of reading at 0.1 Hz to below 0.2 Hz
0.4 % of reading at 0.2 Hz to 4 kHz
0.5 % of reading above 4 kHz to 8 kHz
0.6 % of reading above 8 kHz to 10 kHz
0.8 % of reading above 10 kHz to 14 kHz
1.2 % of reading above 14 kHz to 16 kHz
1.8 % of reading above 16 kHz to 20 kHz
Phase:

0.7° at 0.1 Hz to 500 Hz
0.8° above 500 Hz to 2 kHz
0.9° above 2 kHz to 4 kHz
1.2° above 4 kHz to 10 kHz
1.5° above 10 kHz to 12.5 kHz
2.0° above 12.5 kHz to 15 kHz
2.5° above 15 kHz to 20 kHz

Calibration of laser vibrometers, including laser Doppler vibrometers (LDV), for complex vibration sensitivity by the methods of ISO 16063-41
with calibration and measurement capability of -
Magnitude:
0.5 % of reading at 0.1 Hz to below 0.2 Hz
0.3 % of reading at 0.2 Hz to 8 kHz
0.5 % of reading above 8 kHz to 10 kHz
0.6 % of reading above 10 kHz to 14 kHz
1.0 % of reading above 14 kHz to 17 kHz
1.5 % of reading above 17 kHz to 20 kHz
Phase:
0.5º from 0.1 Hz to 4 kHz
1.0º from above 4 kHz to 10 kHz
1.2º from above 10 kHz to 12.5 kHz
1.5º from above 12.5 kHz to 15 kHz
2.0º from above 15 kHz to 20 kHz

Calibration and verification of shock measuring systems which include accelerometers, for compliance to requirements of SAE j211b, SAE j211/1 and ISO 6487 channel frequency class 60 Hz, 180 Hz, 600 Hz or 1000 Hz
For shock impulse widths of 0.1 ms to 5 ms and amplitude range of 200 m/s/s to 5,000 m/s/s in accordance with ISO 16063-13 and ISO 16063-22
Absolute Calibration and verification of shock measuring systems which include accelerometers by interferometry
with calibration and measurement capability of -
Magnitude:
0.5 % of reading from 200 m/s/s to 5,000 m/s/s

Calibration and verification of shock measuring systems which include accelerometers by comparison with reference transducer
with calibration and measurement capability of -
Magnitude:
0.7 % of reading from 200 m/s/s to 5,000 m/s/s

Very low frequency calibration with an acceleration of 9.8 m/s²
with calibration and measurement capability of -
0.2% of reading at zero Hertz (DC)
0.2% of reading from 0.01 Hz to below 5 Hz
0.3% of reading from 5 Hz to below 10 Hz
0.4% of reading at 10 Hz
Vibration metrology - Vibration equipment Artificial mastoids Force sensitivity; Phase sensitivity; Velocity sensitivity Comparison with a reference standard; Direct measurement by electrical input By the methods of -
IEC 60318-6

Capability

with calibration and measurement capability of -

For mechanical impedance level, and force sensitivity level
Impedance magnitude:
0.4 dB with respect to 1 N/(m∙s-1) from 125 Hz to 4 kHz
0.5 dB with respect to 1 N/(m∙s-1) from above 4 kHz to 8 kHz
Impedance phase sensitivity:
0.7º for phase angle at 250 Hz
Force sensitivity:
0.4 dB with respect to 1 V/N from 125 Hz to 1.5 kHz
0.5 dB with respect to 1 V/N from above 1.5 kHz to 8 kHz
Vibration metrology - Vibration equipment Artificial mastoids; Mechanical impedance transducers Acceleration sensitivity; Force sensitivity; Phase sensitivity Comparison with a reference standard; Direct measurement by electrical input

Capability

Calibration by interferometry of mechanical impedance transducers, including impedance heads for artificial mastoids, within the acceleration range 10 m/s2 and 100 m/s2 and forces up to 3 N
with calibration and measurement capability of -
Acceleration sensitivity:
0.3% of reading from 80 Hz to below 5 kHz
0.4% of reading from 5 kHz to below 6.3 kHz
0.5% of reading from 6.3 kHz to 8 kHz
Dynamic force sensitivity:
0.5% of reading from 80 Hz to below 5 kHz
0.7% of reading from 5 kHz to 8 kHz
Phase:
0.5º from 80 Hz to below 5 kHz
1º from 5 kHz to 8 kHz
Vibration metrology - Vibration equipment Charge amplifiers; Machine condition monitoring equipment; Signal conditioners; Vibration analysers; Vibration filters; Vibration measuring systems Electrical response Direct measurement by electrical input Including methods described in Calibration of conditioning amplifiers for dynamic application : Guideline DKD-R 3-2
Charge amplifiers and IEPE supplies: 0.1 Hz to 20 kHz
Other voltage-based devices: DC to 50 kHz
Voltage measurement range: 100 μVpk to 70 Vpk

Capability

Calibration by electrical signal input for charge amplifiers in the frequency range of 0.1 Hz to 20 kHz
with calibration and measurement capability of -
Magnitude:
0.1% from 0.1 Hz to below 8 kHz,
0.2% from 8 kHz to below 14 kHz
0.3% from 14 kHz to 19 kHz
0.4 % from above 19 kHz to 20 kHz
Phase:
0.5° from 0.1 Hz to below 5 kHz
1.0° from 5 kHz to 20 kHz

For IEPE supplies in the frequency range of 0.1 Hz to 20 kHz and all other voltage-based devices from DC to 50 kHz,
Magnitude (DC to 50 kHz):
with calibration and measurement capability of -
0.1% of applied voltage or (0.05% + 10 μV), whichever is greater in the frequency range DC to 50 kHz and 100 μVpk to 70 Vpk
Phase:
0.5° from 0.1 Hz to below 5 kHz
1.0° from 5 kHz to 20 kHz
Vibration metrology - Vibration equipment Geophones Acceleration sensitivity; Displacement sensitivity; Phase sensitivity; Velocity sensitivity Comparison measurement against reference transducer; Comparison with a reference standard

Capability

Geophones, seismometers and similar low-frequency transducers without external reference surfaces
with least calibration and measurement capability of -
Magnitude:
1% of reading for voltage sensitivity, current sensitivity, charge sensitivity or displayed units from 0.1 Hz to 250 Hz
Phase:
0.7° from 0.1 Hz to 250 Hz
Vibration metrology - Vibration standards and reference equipment Reference accelerometers Acceleration; Acceleration to voltage or charge sensitivity; Frequency Comparison measurement against reference transducer; Direct measurement by interferometer By the methods of -
ISO 16061-11
ISO 16063-21

Capability

For simple harmonic motion in the acceleration range (or equivalent) 0.01 m/s² up to 10 m/s² below 10 Hz, up to 50 m/s² from 10 Hz, up to 100 m/s² from 40 Hz, up to 1000 m/s² from 160 Hz, and up to 5000 m/s² at approximately 650 Hz
Extended lower velocity range down to 1 mm/s from 0.1 Hz to below 2 Hz
Vibration transducers of mass up to 20 kg for frequencies of 4 kHz and below, and up to 100 grams for frequencies of 20 kHz and below

Absolute calibration of complex vibration amplitude sensitivity by interferometry from 0.1 Hz to 20 kHz by the methods of ISO 16063-11
Transducer response in voltage sensitivity, current sensitivity, charge sensitivity or displayed units
with calibration and measurement capability of -
Magnitude:
0.5 % of reading at 0.1 Hz to below 0.2 Hz
0.3 % of reading at 0.2 Hz to 8 kHz
0.5 % of reading above 8 kHz to 10 kHz
0.6 % of reading above 10 kHz to 14 kHz
1.0 % of reading above 14 kHz to 17 kHz
1.5 % of reading above 17 kHz to 20 kHz
Phase:
0.5° from 0.1 Hz to 4 kHz
1.0° from above 4 kHz to 10 kHz
1.2° from above 10 kHz to 12.5 kHz
1.5° from above 12.5 kHz to 15 kHz
2.0° from above 15 kHz to 20 kHz

Calibration of complex vibration sensitivity by comparison to the methods of ISO 16063-21
with calibration and measurement capability of -
Magnitude:
0.6 % of reading at 0.1 Hz to below 0.2 Hz
0.4 % of reading at 0.2 Hz to 4 kHz
0.5 % of reading above 4 kHz to 8 kHz
0.6 % of reading above 8 kHz to 10 kHz
0.8 % of reading above 10 kHz to 14 kHz
1.2 % of reading above 14 kHz to 16 kHz
1.8 % of reading above 16 kHz to 20 kHz
Phase:
0.7° at 0.1 Hz to 500 Hz
0.8° above 500 Hz to 2 kHz
0.9° above 2 kHz to 4 kHz
1.2° above 4 kHz to 10 kHz
1.5° above 10 kHz to 12.5 kHz
2.0° above 12.5 kHz to 15 kHz
2.5° above 15 kHz to 20 kHz

Very low frequency calibration with an acceleration of up to 9.8 m/s2
with calibration and measurement capability of -
0.2% of reading at zero Hertz (DC)
0.2% of reading from 0.01 Hz to below 5 Hz
0.3% of reading from 5 Hz to below 10 Hz
0.4% of reading at 10 Hz
Vibration metrology - Vibration standards and reference equipment Vibration calibrators Acceleration; Displacement; Frequency; Velocity Comparison measurement against reference transducer

Capability

Calibration of vibration calibrators, shakers and exciters for vibration amplitude and frequencies
within the range from 0.1 Hz to 20 kHz, and for accelerations (or equivalent) within the range from 0.01 m/s² to 1000 m/s²
with Calibration and Measurement capability of -
0.4 % at 0.1 Hz to 4 kHz
0.5 % above 4 kHz to 8 kHz
0.6 % above 8 kHz to 10 kHz
0.8 % above 10 kHz to 14 kHz
1.2 % above 14 kHz to 16 kHz
1.8 % above 16 kHz to 20 kHz
0.2 % Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) from 0.1 Hz to 20 kHz
0.001 Hz from 0.1 Hz to 20 kHz

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