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EPTIS factsheet 1027267 | Last revision 2026-09-21 | URL: https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1027267 https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1027267

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PT provider PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS
Based in Argentina
Language(s) English
Remarks PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS (Buenos Aires, Argentina) operates this interlaboratory comparison scheme in accordance with ISO/IEC 17043. Statistical evaluation of results follows ISO 13528. The scheme is intended for laboratories that evaluate electric and optical fibre cables by mechanical and physical tests of the IEC 60811 series, including laboratories working under ISO/IEC 17025. Since its launch in 2005, the scheme has been organised annually without interruption. Over this period, more than 60 laboratories from 32 countries have participated, making each ILC exercise part of a long-standing series of comparable international results.
Keywords
Product groups Plastics
Testing fields Physics
Materials evaluation
Technical details
Test item Tested property Testing method
Electric / optical fibre cable A+B (Different types) Insulation thickness IEC 60811-201 (SQ-2575)
Thickness of non-metallic sheath IEC 60811-202 (SQ-2606)
Overall dimensions IEC 60811-203 (SQ-2592)
Permittivity IEC 60811-301 (SQ-2564)
d.c. resistivity IEC 60811-302 (SQ-2583)
Ageing in an air oven IEC 60811-401 (SQ-2648)
Water absorption IEC 60811-402 (SQ-2618)
Ozone resistance (cross-linked compounds) IEC 60811-403 (SQ-2514)
Mineral oil immersion (sheaths) IEC 60811-404 (SQ-2597)
Thermal stability (PVC) IEC 60811-405 (SQ-2532)
Stress cracking (PE/PP) IEC 60811-406 (SQ-2641)
Mass increase (PE/PP) IEC 60811-407 (SQ-2533)
Long-term stability (PE/PP) IEC 60811-408 (SQ-2521)
Loss of mass (thermoplastic insulations and sheaths) IEC 60811-409 (SQ-2558)
Copper-catalyzed oxidative degradation IEC 60811-410 (SQ-2508)
Low-temperature brittleness (filling compounds) IEC 60811-411 (SQ-2594)
Thermal ageing (air bomb) IEC 60811-412 (SQ-2612)
Mechanical properties IEC 60811-501 (SQ-2570)
Shrinkage (insulation) IEC 60811-502 (SQ-2607)
Shrinkage (sheaths) IEC 60811-503 (SQ-2610)
Bending at low temperature IEC 60811-504 (SQ-2529)
Elongation at low temperature IEC 60811-505 (SQ-2556)
Impact at low temperature IEC 60811-506 (SQ-2576)
Hot set (cross-linked materials) IEC 60811-507 (SQ-2565)
Pressure at high temperature IEC 60811-508 (SQ-2557)
Resistance to cracking (heat shock) IEC 60811-509 (SQ-2568)
Wrapping after thermal ageing IEC 60811-510 (SQ-2638)
Melt flow index IEC 60811-511 (SQ-2537)
Tensile strength and elongation after conditioning IEC 60811-512 (SQ-2525)
Wrapping after conditioning IEC 60811-513 (SQ-2590)
Drop point (filling compounds) IEC 60811-601 (SQ-2507)
Oil separation (filling compounds) IEC 60811-602 (SQ-2562)
Total acid number (filling compounds) IEC 60811-603 (SQ-2578)
Absence of corrosive components (filling compounds) IEC 60811-604 (SQ-2554)
Carbon black and/or mineral filler (PE compounds) IEC 60811-605 (SQ-2526)
Density IEC 60811-606 (SQ-2591)
Carbon black dispersion IEC 60811-607 (SQ-2587)
Aims of the PT scheme
Target group of participants
Linked to specific legislation / standards IEC 60811-201:2012+AMD1:2017+AMD2:2023 IEC 60811-202:2012+AMD1:2017+AMD2:2023 IEC 60811-203:2012 IEC 60811-301:2012 IEC 60811-302:2012 IEC 60811-401:2012+AMD1:2017 IEC 60811-402:2012 IEC 60811-403:2012 IEC 60811-404:2012 IEC 60811-405:2012 IEC 60811-406:2012 IEC 60811-407:2012 IEC 60811-408:2012 IEC 60811-409:2012 IEC 60811-410:2012+AMD1:2017 IEC 60811-411:2012 IEC 60811-412:2012 IEC 60811-501:2012+AMD1:2018+AMD2:2023 IEC 60811-502:2012 IEC 60811-503:2012+AMD1:2023 IEC 60811-504:2012 IEC 60811-505:2012 IEC 60811-506:2012 IEC 60811-507:2012 IEC 60811-508:2012+AMD1:2017+AMD2:2023 IEC 60811-509:2012+AMD1:2017 IEC 60811-510:2012 IEC 60811-511:2012+AMD1:2017 IEC 60811-512:2012 IEC 60811-513:2012 IEC 60811-601:2012 IEC 60811-602:2012 IEC 60811-603:2012 IEC 60811-604:2012 IEC 60811-605:2012 IEC 60811-606:2012 IEC 60811-607:2012
Additional, subsidiary aims validation of testing methods
Number of participants Bilateral ILC: Participant laboratory compared to Reference laboratory or Reference material
Accredited or otherwise reviewed by a 3rd party
Operation is commissioned / requested by
Fees and frequency
Participation fee Consult us
Regularly operated Yes (At request)
Year of first operation 2005
Contact details of the PT provider
Provider Contact person
PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS
Pareja 3981 - Villa Devoto
Buenos Aires
Argentina

Phone: +54 9 11 2614 6800
Fax:
Web: https://www.ptsouthquality.com/ https://www.ptsouthquality.com/
Mr. Esteban Di Marco
Phone: +54 9 11 2614 6800
Fax:
Email: edimarco@ptsouthquality.com edimarco@ptsouthquality.com
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