National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Intertek Testing Services (Australia) Pty Ltd
Site
Adelaide Petroleum Laboratory
Accreditation No.
13658
Site No.
13651
Date of Accreditation
27 Jul 1998
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis | AS 1141.11.1 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt extraction and grading | Asphalts | Bitumen content and aggregate grading | Pressure filter | AS/NZS 2891.3.3 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt performance | Asphalts | Fatigue life | Flexural bending | Austroads Method ATM 274; DPTI MAT-TP477 | |
| Deformation resistance; Resilient modulus | Indirect tensile; Wheel tracking machine | AS/NZS 2891.13.1, Austroads Method ATM 231 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt specimen manufacture | Asphalts | Specimen compaction; Specimen conditioning | Compaction of asphalt slabs; Gyratory compaction; Handling and conditioning | AS/NZS 2891.2.1, AS/NZS 2891.2.2,Austroads Method AGPT/T220, DPTI (SA)-TP428 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt volumetric properties | Asphalts | Bulk density; Maximum density; Voids and density relationship | Mensuration; Presaturation; Water displacement | AS/NZS 2891.7.1, AS/NZS 2891.8, AS/NZS 2891.9.2. AS/NZS 2891.9.3 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement surfacing characteristics | Road pavements | Layer thickness | Not applicable | ASTM D3549 | |
| Sample collection | Asphalts | Not applicable | Loose asphalt | AS/NZS 2891.1.1; DPTI-MAT TP425 | Preparation only |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis of biofuels, hydrocarbon fuels and related fuel products | Distillate fuels; Liquid fuels | Particulate matter | Gravimetric | ASTM D5452, ASTM D3237, ASTM D6217 | |
| Liquid fuels | Specific energy | Calculation | ASTM D3338 | ||
| Micro carbon residue | Micro method | ASTM D4530, IP 398 | |||
| American Petroleum Institute (API) gravity; Density; Specific gravity | Density meter | ASTM D4052, IP 365 | |||
| Mercaptan sulfur; Sulfur | Potentiometric; UV fluorescence | ASTM D5453, ASTM D3227 | |||
| Biodiesel (fatty acid methyl esters, FAME) | Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) | EN 14078 | |||
| Sulfur | Doctor test | IP 30 | |||
| Distillation | Distillation | ASTM D86, IP 123 | |||
| 2-Methylpropan-2-ol (tert-butanol, tert-butyl alcohol); Diisopropyl ether; Ethanol; Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) | Gas chromatography (GC) | ASTM D4815 | |||
| Cetane index | Calculation | ASTM D4737 (Procedure A) | |||
| Nitrogen | Chemiluminescence | ASTM D4629 | |||
| Lead | Titration | ASTM D3341 (2016) | |||
| Distillation | Distillation | ASTM D5236 | |||
| Filter blocking tendency | Filtration | IP 387 (Procedure A) | |||
| Water reaction | Volumetric | ASTM D1094 or IP 289 | |||
| Vapour pressure | Mini method | ASTM D5191 | |||
| Aromatic hydrocarbons | HPLC | IP 391 | |||
| Benzene | Gas chromatography (GC) | ASTM D5580 | |||
| Acid number; Total acid number | Colorimetric titration; Potentiometric | ASTM D974 or IP 139, ASTM D664 (Procedure A) | |||
| Aromatic/olefin/saturated hydrocarbon type classification | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | ASTM D1319, IP 156 | |||
| Gum content | Gravimetric | ASTM D381 | |||
| Conductivity | Electrometric | ASTM D2624, IP 274 | |||
| Colour | ASTM colour scale | ASTM D1500, IP 196 | |||
| Smoke point | Manual | ASTM D1322, IP 598 | |||
| Colour; Colour - Saybolt | Automatic tristimulus | ASTM D6045 | |||
| Water separation characteristics | Micro-Separometer (MSEP) | ASTM D3948 | |||
| Flash point | Abel closed cup | IP 170 | |||
| Water and sediment | Centrifugation | ASTM D2709 | |||
| Lubricity | High-frequency reciprocating rig (HFFR) | IP 450 | |||
| Flash point | Pensky-Martens closed cup | ASTM D93, IP 34 | |||
| Pour point | Automatic tilt; Visual examination | ASTM D5950, ASTM D97 | |||
| Naphthalene | UV-vis spectrophotometry | ASTM D1840 | |||
| Lead | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) | ASTM D3237 | |||
| Existent gum content | Jet evaporation method | IP 540 | |||
| Thermal oxidation stability | Jet fuel thermal oxidation test (JFTOT) | ASTM D3241, IP 323 | |||
| Ash | Pyrolysis | ASTM D482, IP 4 | |||
| Viscosity - Kinematic | Capillary viscometer | ASTM D445, IP 71 | |||
| Copper corrosion | Copper strip | ASTM D130, IP 154 | |||
| Distillation characteristics | Distillation | ASTM D1160 | |||
| Research octane number (RON) | Test engine | ASTM D2699, IP 237 | |||
| Cloud point | Optical detection; Visual examination | ASTM D5771, ASTM D2500 | |||
| Sulfur | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) | ASTM D4294, IP 336 | |||
| Phosphorus | UV-vis spectrophotometry | ASTM D3231 | |||
| Motor octane number (MON) | Comparison method | ASTM D2700, IP 236 | |||
| Appearance | Visual examination | ASTM D4176 | |||
| Distillation of crude petroleum - 15-Theoretical plate column | Distillation | ASTM D2892 | |||
| Stability | Induction period method | ASTM D525, ASTM D5304, IP 40 | |||
| Freezing point | Visual examination | ASTM D2386 | |||
| Analysis of bituminous materials - Composition | Bituminous materials | Toluene insoluble matter | Gravimetric | AS/NZS 2341.8 | |
| Analysis of bituminous materials - Properties | Bituminous materials | Penetration of bitumen | Penetration apparatus | AS 2341.12 | |
| Rolling thin film oven (RTFO) | Effect of heat and air on a moving film of bitumen | Austroads Method ATM 103 | |||
| Rolling thin film oven (RTFO) | Effect of heat and air on a moving film of bitumen | AS/NZS 2341.10 | |||
| Softening point | Ring and ball | AS 2341.18, Austroads Method AGPT/T131 | |||
| Durability | Long term exposure to heat and air | AS/NZS 2341.13 | |||
| Viscosity | Brookfield viscometer; Haake; Sliding plate viscometer | AS/NZS 2341.4, AS/NZS 2341.5, Austroads Method ATM 111; DPTI (SA)-TP652 | |||
| Viscosity | Dynamic - Capillary tube | AS/NZS 2341.2 | |||
| Sample handling and conditioning | Not applicable | Austroads Method ATM 102 | |||
| Durability | Long term exposure to heat and air | AS/NZS 2341.13 | |||
| Torsional recovery | Not applicable | Austroads Method ATM T122 | |||
| Ductility | Not applicable | AS 2341.11 (1994) | |||
| Consistency; Stiffness | Not applicable | Austroads Method AGPT/T121 | |||
| Density | Density bottle | AS 2341.7 | |||
| Segregation of bituminous materials | Not applicable | Austroads Method AGPT/T108 | |||
| Flash point; Flash point of cutback bitumen | Cleveland open cup | AS 2341.14, IP 36 |
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Accreditation No.
13658
Site No.
13651
Print date
06 Jul 2025