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Glass - Physical and Chemical Properties

EPTIS factsheet 1641987 | Last revision 2026-10-27 | URL: https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1641987 https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1641987

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 proficiency testing scheme in accordance with ISO/IEC 17043. Statistical evaluation of results follows ISO 13528. The scheme is intended for laboratories that determine physical and chemical properties of glass and glass raw materials, including laboratories working under ISO/IEC 17025. Since its launch in 2009, the scheme has been organised annually without interruption. Over this period, more than 40 laboratories from 30 countries have participated, making each ILC exercise part of a long-standing series of comparable international results.
Keywords
Product groups Glass and ceramics
Testing fields Analytical chemistry
Materials evaluation
Technical details
Test item Tested property Testing method
Glass (glass grains, glass specimens and glass sand) Chemical analysis of glass sand ASTM C146 (SQ-3544)
Density of glass by buoyancy ASTM C693 (SQ-3519)
Glass transition temperature by modulated DSC ASTM E2602 (SQ-3535)
Resistance to attack by a boiling aqueous solution of mixed alkali ISO 695 (SQ-3548)
Hydrolytic resistance of glass grains at 98 °C ISO 719 (SQ-3558)
Hydrolytic resistance of glass grains at 121 °C ISO 720 (SQ-3509)
Coefficient of mean linear thermal expansion ISO 7991 (SQ-3559)
Knoop hardness ISO 9385 (SQ-3501)
Aims of the PT scheme
Target group of participants
Linked to specific legislation / standards ASTM C146-94a (2019) ASTM C693-93 (2019) ASTM E2602-09 (2021) ISO 695:1991 ISO 719:2020 ISO 720:2020 ISO 7991:1987 ISO 9385:1990
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 2009
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/
Ms. Esther Casas
Phone: +54 9 11 2614 6800
Fax:
Email: ecasas@ptsouthquality.com ecasas@ptsouthquality.com
If you find any mistakes please contact the responsible EPTIS coordinator in Argentina, Ms Eliana Ditta. Ms Eliana Ditta.
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