National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
SGS Australia Pty Ltd
Site
SGS Paget
Accreditation No.
1397
Site No.
991
Date of Accreditation
11 May 1972
Contact
Ms Natasha Hansford
P: +61 0429618170
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
SGS Paget
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 | |
| Caking index | Gravimetric | ISO / BSISO 15585 | |||
| Caking power | Gray King coke test | AS 1038.12.2; BS 1016.107.2; ISO 502 | |||
| Analysis of coals, coke, charcoal and related products | Coal; Coke | Ash | Gravimetric |
ASTM D3174; AS 1038.3 (2000); ISO / BSISO 1171 |
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| General analysis of coal, coke and related products | Coal | Moisture holding capacity | Gravimetric | AS 1038.17 (2000) | |
| Proximate analysis | Gravimetric | AS 1038.3 (2000) | |||
| Moisture - Total | Gravimetric | AS 1038.1 (2001) (B and C); ASTM D3302; BS 1016.1; ISO 589 | |||
| Swelling index | Audibert-Arnu dilatometer | ISO 349 | |||
| Crucible swelling number; Free swelling index | Visual examination |
AS 1038.12.1 (2002); ISO / BSISO 501 ASTM D720 |
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| Coal; Coke | Sulfur; Sulfur - Total | Infrared (IR) | AS 1038.6.3.3; ISO / BSISO 19579 | ||
| Chlorine | Eschka method | ISO 587 | |||
| Sulfur | Infrared (IR) | ASTM D4239 | |||
| Proximate analysis | Gravimetric | ASTM D3172 | |||
| Carbon dioxide (CO2); Carbonate carbon | Gravimetric | AS 1038.23 (2002); ASTM D1756; ISO 925 | |||
| Moisture | Gravimetric | ASTM D3173; AS 1038.3 (2000); ISO / BSISO 11722 | |||
| Volatile matter | Gravimetric | AS 1038.3 (2000); ISO / BSISO 562 | |||
| Gross calorific value | Direct combustion | AS 1038.5 (1998); ASTM D5865; ISO / BSISO 1928 | |||
| Ash | Gravimetric | ASTM D3174; AS 1038.3 (2000); BSISO 1171; ISO 1171 | |||
| Carbon; Hydrogen; Nitrogen | Carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen (CHN) analyser | AS 1038.6.4 (2005); ASTM D5373; ISO / BSISO 29541 | |||
| Coke | Moisture - Total | Gravimetric | AS 1038.2; BS 1016.1; BS 1016.102 (2000) | ||
| Proximate analysis | Gravimetric | AS 1038.4 ((2006) | |||
| Preparation of coal, coke and related product samples for analysis | Coal | Sample preparation of coals and coke | Not applicable | AS 2856.1 | |
| Size analysis | Sieve analysis | AS 3881 (2002); ASTM D4749; BS 1016.110,1 (1996); BS1016.110.2; ISO / BSISO 1953 | |||
| Float and sink analysis | Gravimetric | AS 4156.1 | |||
| Hardgrove grindability index | Gravimetric | AS 1038.20; ASTM D409; ISO / BSISO 5074 | |||
| Coal; Coke | Apparent relative density | Gravimetric | AS 1038.26 | ||
| Sample collection | Coals, coke, charcoal and related products | Not applicable | Not applicable | AS 4264.1 (2009); AS 4264.2; AS 4264.4; ASTM D2013; ASTM D2234; ISO / BSISO 13909.1; ISO / BSISO 13909.2; ISO / BSISO 13909.3; ISO / BSISO 13909.4; ISO / BSISO 13909.6; ISO / BSISO 13909.7; ISO / BSISO 13909.8; ISO / BSISO 18283 | |
| Specialised analysis of coal, coke and related products | Coal | Permeability | Colourimetry | GB/T 2566 | |
| Maceral analysis | Microscopic examination | AS 2856.2 and ISO 7404.3 | |||
| Fluorine | Ion chromatography (IC) | in-house method ME-AU-MINEM-AN-054 | |||
| Arsenic; Beryllium; Boron; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Lead; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Thallium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS | in-house method ME-AU-MINEM-AN-094 | |||
| Reflectance | Microscopic examination | AS 2856.3 and ISO/BSISO 7404.5 | |||
| Coal; Coke | Aluminium; Barium; Calcium; Iron; Magnesium; Manganese; Phosphorus; Potassium; Silicon; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Titanium; Zinc | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) | in-house method ME-AU-MINEM-AN-086 | ||
| Ash fusibility | Visual examination | AS 1038.15 (1995); ASTM D1857; ISO / BSISO 540 |
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Accreditation No.
1397
Site No.
991
Print date
26 Jul 2026
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