Astm D 4182 – 97 pdf free download

Standard Practice for
Evaluation of Laboratories Using ASTM Procedures in the
Sampling and Analysis of Coal and Coke1

This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4182; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of the last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.

1. Scope

1.1 This practice is limited to the evaluation of laboratories
using ASTM procedures that are under the jurisdiction of
Committee D-5 on Coal and Coke. They may be used to
evaluate a laboratory’s capability to perform the functions for
which it has been established. It is not the intention that this
practice is used to evaluate capabilities beyond those specifically claimed by the laboratory.

2. Referenced Documents

2.1 ASTM Standards:
D 346 Practice for Collection and Preparation of Coke
Samples for Laboratory Analysis2
D 409 Test Method for Grindability of Coal by the
Hardgrove-Machine Method2
D 1989 Test Method for Gross Calorific Value of Coal and
Coke by Microprocessor Controlled Isoperibol Calorimeters2
D 2013 Method of Preparing Coal Samples for Analysis2
D 2234 Practice for Collection of a Gross Sample of Coal2