MEASURAND : Mass fraction of Al in silicon nitride powder
NOMINAL VALUE : 824 mg/kg

Degrees of equivalence: Di = (xi - xR) and expanded uncertainty (k = 2), both expressed in (mg/kg)

MEASURAND : Mass fraction of Fe in silicon nitride powder
NOMINAL VALUE : 351 mg/kg

Degrees of equivalence: Di = (xi - xR) and expanded uncertainty (k = 2), both expressed in (mg/kg)

MEASURAND : Mass fraction of Ca in silicon nitride powder
NOMINAL VALUE : 105 mg/kg

Degrees of equivalence: Di = (xi - xR) and expanded uncertainty (k = 2), both expressed in (mg/kg)

MEASURAND : Mass fraction of Ti in silicon nitride powder
NOMINAL VALUE : 13.8 mg/kg

Degrees of equivalence: Di = (xi - xR) and expanded uncertainty (k = 2), both expressed in (mg/kg)

MEASURAND : Mass fraction of N in silicon nitride powder
NOMINAL VALUE : 38.5 %

Degrees of equivalence: Di = (xi - xR) and expanded uncertainty (k = 2), both expressed in %

MEASURAND : Mass fraction of Al in silicon nitride powder
NOMINAL VALUE : 824 mg/kg

The table below gives the degrees of equivalence relative to the key comparison reference value:

Results are presented under A4 printable format in Summary Results (.PDF file).

MEASURAND : Mass fraction of Fe in silicon nitride powder
NOMINAL VALUE : 351 mg/kg

The table below gives the degrees of equivalence relative to the key comparison reference value:

Results are presented under A4 printable format in Summary Results (.PDF file).

MEASURAND : Mass fraction of Ca in silicon nitride powder
NOMINAL VALUE : 105 mg/kg

The table below gives the degrees of equivalence relative to the key comparison reference value:

Results are presented under A4 printable format in Summary Results (.PDF file).

MEASURAND : Mass fraction of Ti in silicon nitride powder
NOMINAL VALUE : 13.8 mg/kg

The table below gives the degrees of equivalence relative to the key comparison reference value:

Results are presented under A4 printable format in Summary Results (.PDF file).

MEASURAND : Mass fraction of N in silicon nitride powder
NOMINAL VALUE : 38.5 %

The table below gives the degrees of equivalence relative to the key comparison reference value:

Results are presented under A4 printable format in Summary Results (.PDF file).

Comparison
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CC comparison
Linked comparison
CCQM-K58
Metrology area, Sub-field Chemistry and Biology, Inorganics
Description Nitrogen and trace elements in silicon nitride power
Time of measurements 2007
Status Approved for equivalence
Final Reports of the comparisons
Measurand Mass fractions of Al (824 mg/kg), Fe (351 mg/kg), Ca (105 mg/kg), Ti (13.8 mg/kg), and N (38.5 %) in silicon nitride powder
Transfer device Dedicated bottles containing about 25 g of silicon nitride powder
Comparison type Key Comparison
Consultative Committee CCQM (Consultative Committee for Amount of Substance)
Conducted by CCQM (Consultative Committee for Amount of Substance)
Comments

Results published on 20 January 2009

Determination of Nitrogen and trace elements in silicon nitride powder

Pilot institute NMIJ AIST
National Metrology Institute of Japan
Japan
Contact person A. Hioki

+81 29 861 9341
Additional
First Name Last Name
wwww@ww.www +356719836 Institute 1 Institute 1 Khmelnitskiy
Pilot laboratory
NMIJ AIST

National Metrology Institute of Japan, Japan, APMP

BAM

Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung, Germany, EURAMET

CENAM

Centro Nacional de Metrologia, Mexico, SIM

NIST

National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States, SIM

MEASURAND : Mass fraction of Al in silicon nitride powder
NOMINAL VALUE : 824 mg/kg

The key comparison reference value, xR, is computed as the arithmetic mean of the participant's results. Its expanded uncertainty (k = 2) is UR = 2uR, where uR is the standard deviation of the mean.

xR = 824.4 mg/kg, UR = 15.6 mg/kg

The degree of equivalence of laboratory i relative to the key comparison reference value is given by a pair of terms, both expressed in (mg/kg):
Di = (xi - xR) and its expanded uncertainty (k = 2) Ui = (ULab i2 + UR2)1/2.

The degrees of equivalence between pair of laboratories have not been computed for this key comparison.

MEASURAND : Mass fraction of Fe in silicon nitride powder
NOMINAL VALUE : 351 mg/kg

The key comparison reference value, xR, is computed as the arithmetic mean of the participant's results. Its expanded uncertainty (k = 2) is UR = 2uR, where uR is the standard deviation of the mean.

xR = 351.1 mg/kg, UR = 4.0 mg/kg

The degree of equivalence of laboratory i relative to the key comparison reference value is given by a pair of terms, both expressed in (mg/kg):
Di = (xi - xR) and its expanded uncertainty (k = 2) Ui = (ULab i2 + UR2)1/2.

The degrees of equivalence between pair of laboratories have not been computed for this key comparison.

MEASURAND : Mass fraction of Ca in silicon nitride powder
NOMINAL VALUE : 105 mg/kg

The key comparison reference value, xR, is computed as the arithmetic mean of the participant's results. Its expanded uncertainty (k = 2) is UR = 2uR, where uR is the standard deviation of the mean.

xR = 105.25 mg/kg, UR = 2.11 mg/kg

The degree of equivalence of laboratory i relative to the key comparison reference value is given by a pair of terms, both expressed in (mg/kg):
Di = (xi - xR) and its expanded uncertainty (k = 2) Ui = (ULab i2 + UR2)1/2.

The degrees of equivalence between pair of laboratories have not been computed for this key comparison.

MEASURAND : Mass fraction of Ti in silicon nitride powder
NOMINAL VALUE : 13.8 mg/kg

The key comparison reference value, xR, is computed as the arithmetic mean of the participant's results. Its expanded uncertainty (k = 2) is UR = 2uR, where uR is the standard deviation of the mean.

xR = 13.830 mg/kg, UR = 0.060 mg/kg

The degree of equivalence of laboratory i relative to the key comparison reference value is given by a pair of terms, both expressed in (mg/kg):
Di = (xi - xR) and its expanded uncertainty (k = 2) Ui = (ULab i2 + UR2)1/2.

The degrees of equivalence between pair of laboratories have not been computed for this key comparison.

MEASURAND : Mass fraction of N in silicon nitride powder
NOMINAL VALUE : 38.5 %

The key comparison reference value, xR, is computed as the arithmetic mean of the participant's results. Its expanded uncertainty (k = 2) is UR = 2uR, where uR is the standard deviation of the mean.

xR = 38.533 %, UR = 0.730 %

The degree of equivalence of laboratory i relative to the key comparison reference value is given by a pair of terms, both expressed in (mg/kg):
Di = (xi - xR) and its expanded uncertainty (k = 2) Ui = (ULab i2 + UR2)1/2.

The degrees of equivalence between pair of laboratories have not been computed for this key comparison.

MEASURAND : Mass fraction of Al in silicon nitride powder
NOMINAL VALUE : 824 mg/kg

xi : result of measurement carried out by laboratory i
ULab i : expanded uncertainty (k = 2) of xi

 Lab i

xi
/ (mg/kg)
ULab i
/ (mg/kg)
 BAM 838 27
 CENAM 806.7 33.6
 NIST 816 19.4
 NMIJ 837 11

MEASURAND : Mass fraction of Fe in silicon nitride powder
NOMINAL VALUE : 351 mg/kg

xi : result of measurement carried out by laboratory i
ULab i : expanded uncertainty (k = 2) of xi

 Lab i

xi
/ (mg/kg)
ULab i
/ (mg/kg)
 BAM 348 2.9
 NIST 354.9 3.2
 NMIJ 350.5 3.5

MEASURAND : Mass fraction of Ca in silicon nitride powder
NOMINAL VALUE : 105 mg/kg

xi : result of measurement carried out by laboratory i
ULab i : expanded uncertainty (k = 2) of xi

 Lab i

xi
/ (mg/kg)
ULab i
/ (mg/kg)
 BAM 104.3 0.9
 CENAM 103.3 6.5
 NIST 108.2 3.5
 NMIJ 105.2 1.4

MEASURAND : Mass fraction of Ti in silicon nitride powder
NOMINAL VALUE : 13.8 mg/kg

xi : result of measurement carried out by laboratory i
ULab i : expanded uncertainty (k = 2) of xi

 Lab i

xi
/ (mg/kg)
ULab i
/ (mg/kg)
 BAM 13.86 0.05
 NMIJ 13.80 0.24

MEASURAND : Mass fraction of N in silicon nitride powder
NOMINAL VALUE : 38.5 %

xi : result of measurement carried out by laboratory i
ULab i : expanded uncertainty (k = 2) of xi

 Lab i

xi
/ %
ULab i
/ %
 BAM 38.99 0.65
 NIST 38.80 0.80
 NMIJ 37.808 0.062