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    EUROPEAN COMMISSION

    JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE

    Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements

    CERTIFIED REFERENCE MATERIAL


    BCR® – 066
    CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS

    QUARTZ

    Stokes diameter Cumulative particle size distribution based on mass fraction


    xst Certified value of particles undersize 1) Uncertainty 2) Number of
    [µm] [g/g] [g/g] data points
    0.35 0.024 0.013 18
    0.50 0.063 0.019 29
    0.60 0.11 0.04 27
    0.75 0.20 0.06 30
    0.90 0.33 0.06 29
    1.05 0.45 0.06 29
    1.20 0.54 0.07 29
    1.50 0.72 0.06 30
    1.85 0.85 0.04 43
    2.50 0.955 0.023 37
    3.50 0.996 0.005 40
    1) The certified value is the mean value of mass fraction of particles undersize a given Stokes diameter
    obtained in five laboratories by means of sedimentation analysis in the gravity field. The certified value is
    traceable to the sedimentation analysis in the gravity field (Pipette method).
    2) The uncertainty is the standard uncertainty (confidence level of about 68 %) derived from the inter-laboratory
    variance of the average mass fraction of particles undersize determined in five laboratories.

    This certificate is valid for three years after purchase.


    Sales date:
    The minimum amount of sample to be used is 1 g.
    NOTE
    This material has been certified by BCR (Community Bureau of Reference, the former reference
    materials programme of the European Commission). The certificate has been revised under the
    responsibility of IRMM.
    Brussels, November 1979
    Revised: May 2007
    Signed:

    Prof. Dr. Hendrik Emons


    Unit for Reference Materials
    EC-JRC-IRMM
    Retieseweg 111
    2440 Geel, Belgium

    All following pages are an integral part of the certificate.


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    Indicative Value
    Indicative value 1) Uncertainty 2)
    [kg/m3] [kg/m3]
    Density
    2619 7
    ρs
    1) The indicative value is the unweighted mean of the results obtained in five different laboratories, each using a
    pycnometry method.
    2) The uncertainty is the standard uncertainty (confidence level of about 68 %) derived from the inter-laboratory
    variance of the average density determined in five laboratories.

    DESCRIPTION OF THE SAMPLE


    Each sample consists of a glass bottle filled with approximately 10 g of quartz powder obtained by
    subdividing a bulk quantity of the material with the aid of a rotating riffle.

    ANALYTICAL METHOD USED FOR CERTIFICATION


    The material is certified with respect to the cumulative distribution by mass of the Stokes diameters
    of the particles as measured by sedimentation analysis in the gravity field (Pipette Method). The
    Stokes diameter, xst, is defined by the equation
    18 η h
    (ρ s − ρ f ) g t
    xst =

    where η is the viscosity of the liquid in which the particles are suspended, h is the vertical distance
    through which the particles fall in time t, ρs and ρf are respectively the densities of the particles and
    the sedimentation fluid and g the gravity.

    PARTICIPANTS
    - University of Bradford, Bradford (GB)
    - Technische Universität Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld (DE)
    - Universität Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe (DE)
    - University of Technology, Loughborough (GB)
    - National Physical Laboratory, Teddington (GB)

    SAFETY INFORMATION
    Particles 10 µm or less in diameter can enter deeply into the respiratory system when inhaled.
    Precautions must then be taken accordingly when manipulating this CRM.

    INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE


    BCR-066 is intended to be used by laboratories either to test the accuracy and the effectiveness of
    their particle sizing procedures or alternatively to calibrate particle sizing instruments. If compatible
    with the measurement technique, the total sample should be used. If further subdivision is
    necessary, a rotating riffle is recommended for the abstraction of sub-samples down to ca 1 g from
    the supplied 10 g samples.
    Reproduction of the certified results is most likely if the detailed methodology used for certification
    and detailed in the standard DIN 66115 is closely adhered to; deviations from these results are
    possible if other methods are used. However BCR-066 may be used to check and/or calibrate
    apparatuses that measure Stokes diameter in the range covered by this reference material.

    STORAGE
    Specimens should be kept at ambient temperature in their original packing until used. However, the
    European Commission cannot be held responsible for changes that happen during storage of the
    material at the customer's premises, especially of opened samples.

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    LEGAL NOTICE
    Neither IRMM, its subsidiaries, its contractors nor any person acting on their behalf,
    (a) make any warranty or representation, express or implied that the use of any information, material,
    apparatus, method or process disclosed in this document does not infringe any privately owned
    intellectual property rights; or
    (b) assume any liability with respect to, or for damages resulting from, the use of any information,
    material, apparatus, method or process disclosed in this document save for loss or damage arising
    solely and directly from the negligence of IRMM or any of its subsidiaries.

    NOTE
    A technical report on the production of BCR-066 is available on the internet (http://www.irmm.jrc.be).
    A paper copy can be obtained from IRMM on request.

    European Commission – Joint Research Centre


    Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM)
    Retieseweg 111, B - 2440 Geel (Belgium)
    Telephone: +32-(0)14-571.722 - Telefax: +32-(0)14-590.406

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