
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
SGS Australia Pty Ltd
Site
Gladstone Laboratory
Accreditation No.
1397
Site No.
3791
Date of Accreditation
31 Jul 1992
Contact
Ms Helen Waldron P: +61 0448566128
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
Gladstone Laboratory
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Analysis of coal and coke for coking behaviour | Coal | Plasticity | Sapozhnikov test | In-house Method ME-AU-MINEM-AN-018 | |
Coal; Coke | Plasticity | Gieseler plastometer | AS 1038.12.4.1 (1996) BS/ISO 10329 ASTM D2639 | ||
Caking power | Gray King coke test | AS 1038.12.2 BS/ISO 502 | |||
Caking index | Gravimetric | BS/ISO 15585 | |||
Dilatation | Dilatometer | AS 1038.12.3 (2002) BS/ISO 349 ISO 8264 ISO 23873 ASTM D5515 | |||
General analysis of coal, coke and related products | Coal; Coke | Moisture holding capacity | Gravimetric | AS 1038.17 ASTM D1412 ISO 1018 | |
Sulfur - Total; Ultimate analysis | Infrared (IR) | AS 1038.6.3.3 (2013) ASTM D5016 BS/ISO 19579 | |||
Volatile matter | Gravimetric | AS 1038.3 (2000) BS/ISO 562 ISO 562 ASTM D3175 | |||
Moisture - Total | Gravimetric | AS 1038.1 (B and C) (2001) ASTM D3302 BS/ISO 1016.1 ISO 589 | |||
Gross calorific value | Bomb calorimeter | AS 1038.5 (1998) ASTM D5865 BS/ISO 1928 | |||
Relative density (specific gravity) | Helium pycnometer | AS 1038.21.1.1 | |||
Ash | Gravimetric | AS 1038.3 (2000) ASTM D3174 BS/ISO 1171 | |||
Crucible swelling number; Free swelling index | Visual examination | AS 1038.12.1 (2002) ASTM D720 BS/ISO 501 | |||
Moisture | Gravimetric | AS 1038.3 (2000) ASTM D3173 BS/ISO 11722 | |||
Carbon; Hydrogen; Nitrogen; Ultimate analysis | Carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen (CHN) analyser | AS 1038.6.4 (2005) ASTM D5373 BS/ISO 29541 | |||
Proximate analysis | Gravimetric | AS 1038.3 (2000) BS/ISO 562 BS/ISO 1171 BSISO 11722 | |||
Preparation of coal, coke and related product samples for analysis | Coal; Coke | Float and sink analysis | Gravimetric | AS 4156.1 | |
Size analysis | Sieve analysis | AS 3881 (2002) BS/ISO 1953 ASTM D4749 | |||
Hardgrove grindability index | Gravimetric | AS1038.20 (2013) ASTM D409 BS/ISO 5074 | |||
Sample collection | Coals, coke, charcoal and related products | Precision of sampling, sample preparation and testing | Sampling from stationary lots | AS 4264.1 ASTM D2013 ASTM D2234 BS/ISO13909.1 BS/ISO13909.2BS/ISO13909.3 BS/ISO13909.4BS/ISO 18283 | |
Specialised analysis of coal, coke and related products | Coal | Chlorine; Fluorine | Ion chromatography (IC) | In-house Method ME-AU-MINEM-AN-054 | |
Phosphorus | UV-vis spectrophotometry | AS 1038.9.2 In-house Method ME-AU-MINEM-AN-038 | |||
Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Boron; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Lead; Lithium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Strontium; Thallium; Thorium; Tin; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS | In-house Method ME-AU-MINEM-AN-094 | |||
Chlorine | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) | in-house method ME-AU-MINEM-AN-073 | |||
Coal ash; Coke ash | Aluminium; Barium; Calcium; Iron; Magnesium; Manganese; Phosphorus; Potassium; Silicon; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Titanium; Zinc | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) | AS 1038.14.3 (2013) ASTM D4326 BS/ISO 13605 | ||
Coal; Coke | Ash fusibility | Visual examination | AS 1038.15 (1995) ASTM D1857 BS/ISO 540 |
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Accreditation No.
1397
Site No.
3791
Print date
28 May 2025
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