Detecting Detrimental Intermetallic Phases in Duplex (Austenitic / Ferritic) Stainless Steel
EPTIS factsheet 1599874 | Last revision 2026-09-04 | URL: https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1599874 https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1599874
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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 duplex stainless steels for detrimental intermetallic phases according to ASTM A923, including laboratories working under ISO/IEC 17025. Since its first operation in 2007 the scheme has been organised every year, without interruption. In that time more than 40 laboratories from 23 countries have taken part, making each ILC exercise part of a long-standing series of comparable international results. | ||||||||||||
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Metals
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| Testing fields |
Materials evaluation
Metallography |
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| Linked to specific legislation / standards | ASTM A923-25 | ||||||||||||
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| Number of participants | Bilateral ILC: Participant laboratory compared to Reference laboratory or Reference material | ||||||||||||
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| Participation fee | Consult us | ||||||||||||
| Regularly operated | Yes (At request) | ||||||||||||
| Year of first operation | 2007 | ||||||||||||
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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. Alfredo Schmidt
Phone: +54 9 11 2614 6800 Fax: Email: aschmidt@ptsouthquality.com aschmidt@ptsouthquality.com |
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If you find any mistakes please contact the responsible EPTIS coordinator in Argentina,
Ms Eliana Ditta.
Ms Eliana Ditta.