National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Australian Munitions
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Industrial waters - Treated | Chlorine - Free | UV-vis spectrophotometry | APHA 4500 Cl F in-house method 1037 |
Appearance | Visual examination | in-house method 1054 | ||
pH | Electrometric | in-house method 1013 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations | ||||||
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Analysis of solvents | Diethyl ether | Peroxides | Visual examination | in-house method 1104 | |||||||
Appearance | Visual examination | in-house method 1054 | |||||||||
Acidity | Titration | in-house method 1058 | |||||||||
Relative density (specific gravity) | Density meter | IP 189/90 ASTM D4052 in-house method 1019 | |||||||||
Non-volatile matter | Gravimetric | ASTM D4052 in-house method 1117 | |||||||||
Chloride | Visual examination | in-house method 1045 | |||||||||
Ethanol | Strength | Pycnometer | BS 507 in-house method 1018 | ||||||||
Density | Pycnometer | IP 189/90m ASTM D4052 in-house method 1018 | |||||||||
Chemical analysis of explosives and related materials | 2,2-Methylenbis 4-methyl-6-tert-butyl phenol (lowinox); Composition D2 explosives; Dibutylphthalate; Dioctyladipate; Hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene; Lechithin; N,N-2-Hydroxyethyl dimethyl hydantoin (DHE); Nitrocellulose; Pentaerythritol dioleate (PEDO) | Moisture content; Water content | Karl-Fischer titration | in-house method 1021 | |||||||
Alphacellulose board | Purity | Classical | in-house method 1073 | ||||||||
Dimensions | Classical | in-house method 1024 | |||||||||
Alphacellulose board; Beeswax; Calcium carbonate; Graphite | Soluble matter | Classical | in-house method 1123 | ||||||||
Alphacellulose board; Beeswax; Dinitrotoluene; Diphenylamine; Ethylcentralite; Graphite; Nitrocellulose; Propellant | Ash content | Classical | in-house method 1048 | ||||||||
Alphacellulose board; Dioctyladipate | Viscosity | Classical | in-house method 1017 | ||||||||
Alphacellulose board; Lead carbonate; Potassium sulfate | Moisture content | Classical | in-house method 1052 | ||||||||
Beeswax | Congealing point | Classical | in-house method 1083 | ||||||||
Density | Classical | in-house method 1049 | |||||||||
Acid number | Classical | in-house method 1150 | |||||||||
Beeswax; Calcium carbonate; Desensitising wax; Dibutylphthalate; Dinitrotoluene; Diphenylamine; Ethylcentralite; Graphite; Lechithin; N,N-2-Hydroxyethyl dimethyl hydantoin (DHE); Pentaerythritol dioleate (PEDO); Sodium carbonate; n-Butylstearate | Acidity; Alkalinity | Classical | in-house method 1058 | ||||||||
Beeswax; Dibutylphthalate; Dioctyladipate; n-Butylstearate | Saponification value | Classical | in-house method 1046 | ||||||||
Boron | Magnesium content | Classical | in-house method 1063 | ||||||||
Calcium carbonate | Fineness | Classical | in-house method 1067 | ||||||||
Magnesium content; Potassium; Sodium | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Flame | in-house method 1002 | |||||||||
Carbonate content | Classical | in-house method 1146 | |||||||||
Aluminium; Iron | Classical | in-house method 1165 | |||||||||
Composition A3 explosives | Bulk density | Classical | in-house method 1102 | ||||||||
Composition A3 explosives; Composition TR1 explosives | Granulation | Classical | in-house method 1101 | ||||||||
Composition A3 explosives; Composition TR1 explosives; Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) containing explosives; Nitrocellulose; PE4-MC; Propellant; Trinitrotoluene | Compatibility | Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) | in-house method 1003 | ||||||||
Composition A3 explosives; Composition TR1 explosives; Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) containing explosives; PE4-MC; Propellant; RDX/TNT; Trinitrotoluene | Compatibility | Classical | in-house method 1090 | ||||||||
Composition A3 explosives; Composition TR1 explosives; Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) containing explosives; PE4-MC; Propellant; Trinitrotoluene | Sensitivity of energetic material | Friction | in-house method 1180 | ||||||||
Composition A3 explosives; Composition TR1 explosives; Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) containing explosives; PE4-MC; RDX/TNT; Trinitrotoluene | Vacuum stability | Classical | in-house method 1020 | ||||||||
Composition A3 explosives; Composition TR1 explosives; Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) containing explosives; Propellant; Trinitrotoluene | Sensitivity of energetic material | Impact | in-house method 1179 | ||||||||
Sensitivity of energetic material | Electrostatic discharge | in-house method 1178 | |||||||||
Composition D2 explosives | Nitrocellulose; Wax content | Classical | in-house method 1005 | ||||||||
Dispersion | Classical | in-house method 1080 | |||||||||
Composition TR1 explosives; Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) containing explosives; Trinitrotoluene | Gritty particles | Classical | in-house method 1050 | ||||||||
Compressed hexamine | Burning time | Classical | in-house method 1084 | ||||||||
Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) containing explosives | Particle size | Classical | in-house method 1026 | ||||||||
2,3-Dimethyl-2,3-dinitrobutane (DMNB) | HPLC | in-house method 1008 | |||||||||
RDX content | Classical | in-house method 1126 | |||||||||
Volatile matter | Classical | in-house method 1052 and 1061 | |||||||||
Alkalinity | Classical | in-house method 1135 | |||||||||
Pentaerythritol dioleate (PEDO) | Classical | in-house method 1046 | |||||||||
Solids - Total content of TR1 wax emulsion | Classical | in-house method 1129 | |||||||||
Description | Classical | in-house method 1054 | |||||||||
Acidity | Classical | in-house method 1059 in-house method 1159 | |||||||||
Lithium stearate | Classical | in-house method 1136 | |||||||||
Beeswax; Wax content | Classical | in-house method 1125 | |||||||||
Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (Royal Demolition eXplosive, RDX); Trinitrotoluene (TNT) | Classical; HPLC | in-house method 1008; 1124 | |||||||||
RDX content; Wax content | Classical | in-house method 1160 | |||||||||
Colour | Classical | in-house method 1028 | |||||||||
Decomposition time; RDX melting point; Trinitrotoluene (TNT) melting point | Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) | in-house method 1003 | |||||||||
Cyclohexanone content | GC-FID | in-house method 1009 | |||||||||
Moisture content | Karl-Fischer titration | in-house method 1021 | |||||||||
Melting test | Classical | in-house method 1047 | |||||||||
Desensitiser content of composition A3; Desensitiser content of composition A4; RDX content of composition A3; RDX content of composition A4 | Classical | in-house method 1127 | |||||||||
Inorganic insoluble matter; Inorganic matter; Insoluble matter | Classical | in-house method 1055 | |||||||||
Particle size | Laser diffraction | in-house method 1011 | |||||||||
Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) containing explosives; Hexamine | Identification | Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) | in-house method 1010 | ||||||||
Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) containing explosives; Propellant; Trinitrotoluene | Sensitivity of energetic material | Isothermal simulated bulk auto ignition (iso-SBAT); Simulated bulk auto ignition (SBAT) | in-house method 1181 | ||||||||
Desensitising wax | Exudation | Classical | in-house method 1087 | ||||||||
Dibutylphthalate; Dioctyladipate; Pentaerythritol dioleate (PEDO); n-Butylstearate | Density | Classical | in-house method 1018 | ||||||||
Dibutylphthalate; N,N-2-Hydroxyethyl dimethyl hydantoin (DHE); Pentaerythritol dioleate (PEDO) | Refractive index | Classical | in-house method 1032 | ||||||||
Dibutylphthalate; n-Butylstearate | Colour | Classical | in-house method 1041 | ||||||||
Dinitrotoluene | Purity | GC-FID | in-house method 1009 | ||||||||
Dinitrotoluene; Diphenylamine; Ethylcentralite; n-Butylstearate | Melting test; Set point | Classical | in-house method 1051 | ||||||||
Diphenylamine | Sulfuric acid content | Classical | in-house method 1106 | ||||||||
Organic bases | Classical | in-house method 1075 | |||||||||
Moisture content | Classical | in-house method 1074 | |||||||||
Diphenylamine; Ethylcentralite; Lechithin | Amines; Primary amines | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method 1015 | ||||||||
Graphite | Sulfur and total sulfur compounds | Classical | in-house method 1154 | ||||||||
Glazing quality | Classical | in-house method 1072 | |||||||||
Gritty particles | Classical | in-house method 1027 | |||||||||
Specific surface area | Classical | in-house method 1036 | |||||||||
Free sulfur content | Classical | in-house method 1133 | |||||||||
Hexamine | Angle of slip | Classical | in-house method 1081 | ||||||||
Ammonia content; Ammonium compounds content | Classical | in-house method 1110 | |||||||||
Formaldehyde (methanal) content | Classical | in-house method 1109 | |||||||||
Gritty particles | Classical | in-house method 1050 | |||||||||
Hexamine; Lithium hydroxide; Nitric acid; Sodium sulfite | Chlorine content; Hydrolysable chlorine content | Classical | in-house method 1045 | ||||||||
Hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene | Non-volatile matter | Classical | in-house method 1052 | ||||||||
Lead carbonate | Coarse particles | Classical | in-house method 1166 | ||||||||
Carbonate content | Classical | in-house method 1077 | |||||||||
Lead | Classical | in-house method 1063 | |||||||||
Lithium hydroxide | Sulfate | Classical | in-house method 1157 | ||||||||
Lithium carbonate content | Classical | in-house method 1153 | |||||||||
Purity | Classical | in-house method 1152 | |||||||||
Lithium stearate | Purity | Classical | in-house method 1192 | ||||||||
Worked penetration | Classical | in-house method 1195 | |||||||||
Liquid paraffin content | Classical | in-house method 1193 | |||||||||
Free stearic acid content | Classical | in-house method 1194 | |||||||||
Nitric acid | Iron | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Flame | in-house method 1002 | ||||||||
Purity | Classical | in-house method 1167 | |||||||||
Nitric acid; Sulfuric acid | Ash content | Classical | in-house method 1117 | ||||||||
Density | Classical | in-house method 1019 | |||||||||
Nitrous acid content | Classical | in-house method 1065 | |||||||||
Nitrous acid content; Sulfuric acid content | Classical | in-house method 1044 | |||||||||
Nitrocellulose | B & J stability | Classical | in-house method 1094 | ||||||||
Ethylacetate solubility | Classical | in-house method 1122 | |||||||||
Organic matter - Insoluble | Classical | in-house method 1096 | |||||||||
Volatile matter | Classical | in-house method 1052 | |||||||||
Moisture content; Nitrogen content | Classical | in-house method 1004 | |||||||||
Viscosity | Classical | in-house method 1043 | |||||||||
Fineness | Classical | in-house method 1067 | |||||||||
Ether/alcohol solubility | Classical |
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Sulfate | Classical | in-house method 1132 | |||||||||
Ethanol content | Classical | in-house method 1052 | |||||||||
Methyl violet paper (MVP) stability test | Classical | in-house method 1095 | |||||||||
Nitrocellulose; Propellant; Trinitrotoluene | Visual appearance/characteristics | Classical | in-house method 1054 | ||||||||
PE4-MC | Plasticity | Classical | in-house method 1029 | ||||||||
Pentaerythritol dioleate (PEDO) | Esters | Classical | in-house method 1147 | ||||||||
Lead | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Flame | in-house method 1002 | |||||||||
Soap content | Classical | in-house method 1148 | |||||||||
Potassium sulfate | Sulfate | Classical | in-house method 1155 | ||||||||
Chloride content | Classical | in-house method 1139 | |||||||||
Potassium | Classical | in-house method 1063 | |||||||||
Gritty particles | Classical | in-house method 1118 | |||||||||
Propellant | Closed vessel burning rate | Classical | in-house method 1023 | ||||||||
Graphite | Classical | in-house method 1162 | |||||||||
Moisture content | Karl-Fischer titration | in-house method 1021 | |||||||||
Density | Classical | in-house method 1018 | |||||||||
Bismuth; Calcium; Potassium | Classical | in-house method 1001 | |||||||||
Compressibility | Classical | in-house method 1164 | |||||||||
Methyl violet paper (MVP) stability test | Classical | in-house method 1095 | |||||||||
Propellant artificial ageing | Classical | in-house method 1008 | |||||||||
Explosion test | Classical | in-house method 1095 | |||||||||
Thermal stability | Classical | STANAG 4582 in-house method 1197 | |||||||||
Deterrents; Nitroglycerine; Other solvent soluble materials (OSSM); Plasticisers; Stabilisers | HPLC | in-house method 1008 | |||||||||
Bulk density | Classical | in-house method 1030 | |||||||||
Calcium; Lead; Potassium | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Flame | in-house method 1002 | |||||||||
Butylstearate; Deterrents; Dinitrotoluene; Ethylcentralite; Other solvent soluble materials (OSSM); Plasticisers; Stabilisers; Volatiles - Total; n-Phenylaniline (diphenylamine) | GC-FID | in-house method 1009 | |||||||||
Grain size | Vertex physical measurement | in-house method 1182 | |||||||||
Nitrocellulose | GC-FID | in-house method 1009 | |||||||||
Gun-proof testing | Classical | in-house method 1025; 1093; 1100 | |||||||||
Thermal stability | Classical | in-house method 1062 | |||||||||
RDX/TNT | RDX content; Trinitrotoluene (TNT) | HPLC | in-house method 1008 | ||||||||
Rifle propellant ether mix | Butylstearate; Dibutylphthalate (di-n-butyl phthalate, DBP); Ethylcentralite; Other solvent soluble materials (OSSM); n-Phenylaniline (diphenylamine) | GC-FID | in-house method 1009 | ||||||||
Sodium sulfite | Alkalinity | Classical | in-house method 1145 | ||||||||
Purity | Classical | in-house method 1089 | |||||||||
Sulfate | Classical | in-house method 1156 | |||||||||
Trinitrotoluene | Acidity; Alkalinity | Classical | in-house method 1059 | ||||||||
2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (2,4,6-TNT) content; Trinitrotoluene (TNT) isomer quantification | HPLC | in-house method 1008 | |||||||||
Moisture content | Classical | in-house method 1074 | |||||||||
Sodium | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Flame | in-house method 1002 | |||||||||
Melting test; Set point | Classical | ||||||||||
Insoluble matter | Classical | in-house method 1055 | |||||||||
Ash - Sulfated | Classical | in-house method 1048 | |||||||||
n-Butylstearate | Moisture content | Classical | in-house method 1107 | ||||||||
Iodine number | Classical | in-house method 1076 | |||||||||
n-Butanol content | GC-FID | in-house method 1009 | |||||||||
Chemical analysis of reagents, salts and related compounds | Calcium nitrate solution | Water insoluble matter | Gravimetric | in-house method 1123 | |||||||
pH | Electrometric | in-house method 1013 | |||||||||
Calcium; Magnesium; Manganese; Phosphorus | ICP-AES | in-house method 1001 | |||||||||
Calcium; Magnesium; Manganese | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) | in-house method 1002 | |||||||||
Density | Classical | in-house method 1019 | |||||||||
Ammonia content | Gravimetric | in-house method 1098 | |||||||||
Performance testing of explosives, ordnance and related products | Propellant | Electronic, pressure, velocity and action time (EPVAT) | Not applicable | in-house method 1171 |
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Accreditation No.
100
Site No.
93
Print date
30 Oct 2024