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SQ-0075 - Production and Evaluation of Field Metallographic Replicas

EPTIS factsheet 1600377 | Last revision 2026-10-27 | URL: https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1600377 https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1600377

PT provider
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 the production and evaluation of field metallographic replicas according to ASTM E1351, including laboratories working under ISO/IEC 17025. Since its first operation in 2006 the scheme has been organised every year, without interruption. In that time more than 20 laboratories from 14 countries have taken part, making each ILC exercise part of a long-standing series of comparable international results.
Keywords
Product groups Metals
Testing fields Materials evaluation
Metallography
Technical details
Test item Tested property Testing method
Field metallographic replica of high carbon steel / martensitic stainless steel component Replica quality (resolution and absence of artefacts) ASTM E1351
Microstructure identification (phases present) ASTM E1351
Grain size (ASTM E112 number) ASTM E1351
Phase / constituent fraction (%) ASTM E1351
Carbide spheroidization level ASTM E1351
Creep cavitation (damage class) ASTM E1351
Sensitization (grain-boundary carbide precipitation) - Detected / not detected ASTM E1351
Presence and type of cracks (fatigue, SCC, creep) ASTM E1351
Crack length / depth on replica (µm) ASTM E1351
Decarburization (presence / depth) ASTM E1351
Non-metallic inclusions (presence / rating) ASTM E1351
Aims of the PT scheme
Target group of participants
Linked to specific legislation / standards ASTM E1351-01 (2020)
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 2006
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. Alfredo Schmidt
Phone: +54 9 11 2614 6800
Fax:
Email: aschmidt@ptsouthquality.com aschmidt@ptsouthquality.com
If you find any mistakes please contact the responsible EPTIS coordinator in Argentina, Ms Eliana Ditta. Ms Eliana Ditta.
Any questions or problems? Please contact us at eptis@bam.de.
Application version: 1.23-SNAPSHOT.20230502124635-7925ae379a631fc1ececff45d2921c8db38877d5