ISO/TR TECHNICAL REPORT 12389 First edition 2009-05-01 Methods of testing cement Report of a test programme Chemical analysis by x-ray fluorescence Methodes d'essai des ciments - Rapport d'un programme d'essais Analyse chimique par fluorescence X Reference number ISO/TR 12389:2009(E) @ ISO 2009 by IHS under lic Not for Resale ISO/TR 12389:2009(E) PDFdisclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by Iso member bodies. In COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ISO2009 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, IsO's memberbody in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56. CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ Iso 2009 - Allrights reserved I without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO/TR 12389:2009(E) Contents Page Foreword iv Introductior 1 Scope 2 Test methods ... 2.1 General arrangements 2.2 Test method and constituents to be determined 3 Samples 3.1 Test samples.... 3.2 Calibration standards 3.3 Validation materials.. 3.4 Participating laboratories 4 Method for analysis of results.. 4.1 Statistics..... 4.2 Definition of Q-laboratories 5 Resultsandconsiderations 5.1 Laboratory number... 5.2 Validation results for all laboratories 5.3 TestresultsofQ-laboratories 12 6 Conclusions.. 26 6.1 Result of test sample analyses . 26 6.2 Factors affecting conformity with the validation criteria 27 6.3 Application to other international inter-laboratory testing . 27 Annex A (informative) List of participating laboratories. 28 AnnexB(informative)Individualresultsofalllaboratories Annex C (informative) Questionnaire results.... Annex D (informative) Other international inter-laboratory round-robin analyses of cement.... AnnexE(informative)Acknowledgements 51 Bibliography.. 52 Copyright International Organization for Standardizalon ghts reserved ii nse from IHS Not for Resale