Determination of the decarburation depth

Presentation for participants

Reference of the ILC

TDC-X-LS

References of test methods

ISO 3887  ASTM E1077

       

Frequency

For this ILC, there is a risk that the number of registrations is low. To ensure an enough number participants, a pre-registration procedure is put in place, as follows:

 

1 - Participants interested in participating pre-register using the registration form. No invoicing is made for this pre-registration;

2 - When at least 10 potential participants have pre-registered, CompaLab asks each of these pre-registrees to confirm their willingness to participate and what are the characteristics for which they commit to provide results;

3 - If at least 8 participants confirm their intention to participate, the CIL organisation concerned is engaged.

Main characteristics

d₁ (total decarburization), d₂ (functional decarburization), d₃ (partial decarburization), d₄ (global decarburization)

Other characteristics

Surface carbon content, heart carbon content, surface hardness, heart hardness

 

Caution The number of determinations may be low for the secundary characteristics, what may make inefficient the comparison between laboratories

       

Determination of the assigned values (“true values” for each characteristic)

By statistical computation of the totality of the results with possible selection on competence criteria (accreditation, validation by a reference body, quantity of tests performed in the year), test to detect possible collusion, merging of results not obtained in reproductibility conditions, suppression of technically unvalid results.

Type of statistical computation

For numerical results, the statistical computation will provide an assigned value with its attached uncertainty, values of standard deviations for repeatability and reproductibility, limits of alerts for bias and repeatability of the participant, indiviual values for uncertainty of results of participants.

Number of products submitted to tests

1

Number of samples per participation

6

Max number of operators per participation

10 (For this ILC, the type of test and sample size allow to provide results determined by several different operators and by several different methods)

Product submitted to tests

Low alloyed steel

Type of samples

Discs

Approximate dimensions of samples

Ø = [20-40] mm
L = 50 mm

Specific preparation to be performed by the participant

Preparation of surfaces of observation

                   

Special notice for this ILC

Determinations of d₁, d₂, d₃, d₄ can be performed with the 3 methods : metallographic, chemical and/or hardness

   

Price (€)

375

Price if online payment (€)

300

Approximate weight (kg)

2