On the Stability Testing of Reference Materials
https://doi.org/10.20915/2077-1177-2023-19-3-65-75
Abstract
The present article presents comparative characteristics of domestic and international approaches to estimating the instability of reference materials, and describes the proposed changes in R50.2.031-2003. A mathematical apparatus and an algorithm of actions for estimating the standard uncertainty due to instability, and the shelf life of a reference material are proposed. Approaches to estimating the uncertainty due to instability in the cases of absence and presence of a significant trend in the certified characteristic of a reference material over time are considered. It is shown that there is a rationale for the minimum number of measurements to study the stability of a reference material. It has been established that the smoothing of the measurement results when estimating the stability of a reference material leads to the appointment of an overestimated shelf life.
About the Authors
P. V. MigalRussian Federation
Pavel V. Migal – Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Deputy Director of the Branch for Science, Head of the Laboratory for Mathematical Modeling of Measuring Processes and Systems
4 Krasnoarmeyskaya str., Yekaterinburg, 620075
E. P. Sobina
Russian Federation
Egor P. Sobina – D r. Sci. (Eng.), Director; Head of the Laboratory for Metrological Assurance of Nano Industry, Spectral Methods of Analysis and Reference Materials
4 Krasnoarmeyskaya str., Yekaterinburg, 620075
P. M. Aronov
Russian Federation
Petr M. Aronov – Cand. Sci. (Phys.-Mat.), Leading Researcher of the Laboratory for Mathematical Modeling of Measuring Processes and Systems
4 Krasnoarmeyskaya str., Yekaterinburg, 620075
O. N. Kremleva
Russian Federation
Olga N. Kremleva – Head of the Department of the State Service of Reference Materials
4 Krasnoarmeyskaya str., Yekaterinburg, 620075
V. V. Studenok
Russian Federation
Valeriya V. Studenok – D eputy Head of the Department of the State Service of Reference Materials
4 Krasnoarmeyskaya str., Yekaterinburg, 620075
V. A. Firsanov
Russian Federation
Valeriy A. Firsanov – Leading Engineer of the Laboratory for Mathematical Modeling of Measuring Processes And Systems
4 Krasnoarmeyskaya str., Yekaterinburg, 620075
S. V. Medvedevskikh
Russian Federation
Sergey V. Medvedevskikh – Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Head of the Mechanical Metrology Department
19 Moskovsky ave., St. Petersburg, 190005
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Review
For citations:
Migal P.V., Sobina E.P., Aronov P.M., Kremleva O.N., Studenok V.V., Firsanov V.A., Medvedevskikh S.V. On the Stability Testing of Reference Materials. Measurement Standards. Reference Materials. 2023;19(3):65-75. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.20915/2077-1177-2023-19-3-65-75

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