National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
ACIRL Quality Testing Services Pty Ltd - trading as ACTest
Site
ACTest Gladstone Coal Testing Laboratory
Accreditation No.
15784
Site No.
13129
Date of Accreditation
18 Mar 1998
Contact
Availability
Services conditionally available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample collection | Atmospheric dust fall | Not applicable | Filter paper |
AS 3580 10.1 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis of coal and coke for coking behaviour | Coal | Plasticity | Gieseler plastometer |
AS 1038.12.4.1 (1996) ASTM D2639 ISO 10329 |
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| Caking power | Gray King coke test |
AS 1038.12.2 BS 1016.107.2 ISO 502 |
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| Dilatation | Audibert-Arnu dilatometer | ISO 349 (1975) | |||
| Dilatation | Dilatometer |
AS 1038.12.3 (2002) BS 1016.107.3 ISO 23873 |
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| General analysis of coal, coke and related products | Coal | Volatile matter | Gravimetric |
AS 1038.3 (2000) ASTM D3175 ISO 562 BS ISO 562 |
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| Carbon; Hydrogen; Nitrogen | Infrared (IR) |
AS 1038.6.4 (2005) ASTM D5373 ISO 29541 BS ISO 29541 |
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| Moisture - Total | Gravimetric |
AS 1038.1 (2001) ASTM 3302 BS 1016.1 ISO 589 |
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| Moisture | Gravimetric |
AS 1038.3 (2000) ASTM D3173 ISO 11722 BS ISO 11722 |
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| Relative density (specific gravity) | Density bottle | AS 1038.21.1.1 | |||
| Gross calorific value | Bomb calorimeter |
AS 1038.5 (1998) ASTM D5865 ISO 1928 BS ISO 1928 |
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| Ash | Gravimetric |
AS 1038.3 (2000) ASTM D3174 ISO 1171 BS ISO 1171 |
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| Crucible swelling number; Free swelling index | Visual examination |
AS 1038.12.1 (2002) ASTM D720 ISO 501 BS ISO 501 |
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| Coal; Coke | Sulfur - Total | Infrared (IR) |
AS 1038.6.3.3 (1997) ISO 19579 BS ISO 19579 ASTM D4239 |
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| Fixed carbon | Calculation; Gravimetric |
ASTM D3172 AS 1038.3 (2000) ISO 17246 BS ISO 17246 |
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| Preparation of coal, coke and related product samples for analysis | Coal | Hardgrove grindability index | Gravimetric |
AS 1038.20 ASTM D409 BS 1016.112 (1995) ISO 5074 |
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| Froth flotation - Basic; Froth flotation - Sequential | Gravimetric |
AS 4156.2.1 AS 4156.2.2 |
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| Float and sink analysis | Gravimetric |
AS 4156.1 (1994) ISO 7936 |
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| Total magnetic content | Gravimetric | AS 4156.3 part 7 | |||
| Size analysis | Sieve analysis |
AS 3881 (2002) ASTM D4749 BS 1016.109 ISO 1953 |
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| Sample collection | Coals, coke, charcoal and related products | Precision of sampling, sample preparation and testing | Mechanical sampling; Sampling from moving streams; Sampling from stationary lots |
AS 4264.1 (2009) AS 4264.4 (1996) AS 4264.5 (1999) ASTM D2013 ASTM D2234 ISO / BS ISO 13909.1 ISO 13909.7 ISO 13909.8 ISO 21398 |
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| Specialised analysis of coal, coke and related products | Coal | Chlorine; Phosphorus | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) | in house method CBM-L020C | Pressed powder |
| Ash fusibility | Visual examination |
AS 1038.15 (1995) ASTM D1857 ISO 540 BS ISO 540 |
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| Relative degree of oxidation | UV-vis spectrophotometry | ASTM D5263 | |||
| Coal; Coke | Aluminium; Barium; Calcium; Iron; Magnesium; Manganese; Phosphorus; Potassium; Silicon; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Titanium; Zinc | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) |
AS 1038.14.3 ASTM D4326 ISO 13605 |
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Accreditation No.
15784
Site No.
13129
Print date
19 Apr 2024
