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Assessment Test/Sample Amount list

The amount of samples necessary for each test is described.

Assessment Test/Sample Amount list

test method test item sample amount (minimum required quantity)
Gas explosion 1) explosion range (upper and lower explosion limits) 100mL（60mL）
2) limiting oxygen concentration 200mL（150mL）
3) minimum ignition energy 100mL（60mL）
Dust explosion 1) lower explosion limit of concentration (tube type) 20g（10g）
2) limiting oxygen concentration 100g（50g）
3) explosion pressure and rate of pressure rise (20L sphere) 200g（100g）
4) minimum ignition energy (tube type) 150g（100g）
5) minimum ignition energy (MIKE3) 250g（80g）
Thermal decomposition and thermal stability 1) thermogravimetry/differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA) 2g（100mg）
2) sealed cell differential scanning calorimetry (SC-DSC) 2g（100mg）
3) high pressure differential scanning calorimetry (HP-DSC) 2g（100mg）
4) spontaneous ignition test (SIT) 10g（2mL）
5) spontaneous ignition test (RADEX) 20g（10g）
6) accelerating rate calorimetry (ARC) 20g（7g）
7) pressure vessel with pressure measurement 20g（6g）
8) BAM heat accumulation storage test 500mL（410mL
Mechanical sensitivity 1) drop hammer sensitivity test 2g（1g）
2) friction sensitivity test 2g（1g）
Ignitability and combustibility 1) flash point see the Japanese Fire Sevice Act
2) autoignition point (lowest ignition temperature) see the Japanese Fire Sevice Act
3) BAM ignitibility test (four test items) 　
cerium-iron spark method each test 20mL（5mL）
fuse method (Contact us for this method.) each test 20mL（5mL）
small gas flame method each 20mL（5mL）
red-hot iron bar method each 20mL（5mL）
4) burning velocity test 200mL
5) TNO deflagration test (Contact us for this method.) 800g
Electrostatic characteristics volume resistivity (liquid, powder, sheet) liquid：300mL（100mL)
powder：500mL（200mL）
sheet：three sheets of 2 to 8mm thick and 100 by 100mm
surface resistivity (powder, sheet) liquid：300mL（100mL)
powder：500mL（200mL）
sheet：three sheets of 2 to 8mm thick and 100 by 100mm
electrostatic charge (powder: gutter method) 100g（10g）
electrostatic charge (powder: air transportation method) 20g（5g）
 The Japanse Fire Service Act: Category I oxidizing solids (powder and granular substances) 1) drop ball impact sensitivity test 2g（1g）
2) burnig test 400g（250g）
 The Japanese Fire Service Act: Category I oxidizing solids (other than powder and granular substances) 3) large-scale burnig test 3,000g
4) iron tube detonation test 5,000mL
 The Japanese Fire Service Act: Category II combustible solids 5) flash point 30g（15g）
6) small gas flame ignition test 50mL（35mL）
 The Japanese Fire Service Act: Category III spontaneously combustible substnces and water-reactive substances 7) spontaneous ignition test 20g（10g）
8) water reactivity test 20g（12g）
The Japanese Fire Services Act: Category IV inflammable fluid 9) flash point 　
tag closed-cup method 300mL（160mL）
Cleveland open-cup method 400mL（250mL）
Setaflash closed-cup method 30mL（15mL）
10) fire point 400mL（320mL）
11) autoignition temperature 30mL（10mL）
12) liquid state verification test 200mL（120mL）
13) test to measure amount of inflammable liquid 100mL（60mL）
14) kinematic viscosity 100mL（50mL）
15) boiling point 200mL（130mL）
The Japanese Fire Services Act: Category V self-reactive substances 16) thermal analysis 2g（1g）
17) pressure vessel test 100g（40g）
The Japanese Fire Services Act: Category VI oxidizing liquids 18) burnig test 400g（250g）
The Japanese Fire Services Act: Designated combustibles 19) oxygen index 20g（10g）
20) heat of combustion 5g（2g）
Tests on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (The United Nations Recommendations) / Assessment tests of physicochemical hazards in GHS Classification Class 3 inflammable liquids 　
1) flash point 300mL（160mL）
2) initial boiling point 400mL（210mL）
3) combustion endurance test 30mL（20mL）
4) solid-liquid identification test 2,000mL
Class 4.1 inflammable solids 　
5) combustion rate test 300mL
Class 4.2 Substances liable to spontaneous combustion and self-hesting substances 　
6) spontaneous ignition test (liquid) 50mL（40mL）
7) spontaneous ignition test and self-heating test (solids) 3.5L
Class 4.3 Substances which in contact with water emit flammable gases 　
8) water reactivity test 200g（100g）
Class 5.1 oxidizing substances 　
9) solid oxidizing substance test (combustion test) 400g（210g）
For other hazardous substance tests, contact us for consultation. 　
Thermal property reaction heat (reaction calorimeter method): Gas-liquid / liquid-liquid 1L
heat of reaction (C-80 method): Liquid-liquid / solid-liquid 20mL（5mL）
Specific heat (C-80 method): Liquid (room temperature to 250 degC) 30mL（15mL）
heat of vaporization (C-80 method): liquid (room temperature to 250 degC) 5g（2g）
  1. Even if the amount of sample that you can supply is not enough, some tests allow assessment to a certain extent with a modified test method. Contact us in this case.
  2. In principle, remaining sample is returned to the customer. Additional charge may be necessary for us to dispose it.
  3. Contact us for other tests such as impact sensitivity test, incompatibility test, and test of immersion in flammable liquid (degradation test).

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