Introduction |
| BRAMMER STANDARD COMPANY, INC. produces and distributes over 10,000 chemical and spectrochemical analytical reference materials from producers around the world. Brammer started operation in 1968 with the offering of 7 carbon and low alloy steel discs. Brammer now produces over 250 Reference Materials using 6 to 15 cooperating laboratories in an interlaboratory testing program. Starting in 1985, all certificates of analysis include the mean average chemical analysis from each participating laboratory. Beginning in 1990, all certificates include information on the CRMs used to validate the analysis. |
| NIST CRMs are used for traceability information when they are available for the particular CRM testing. Classical "wet" methods of chemical analysis are used in addition to plasma and atomic absorption instruments during interlaboratory testing. The CRMs are also checked by optical emission and XRF spectrometers for compatibility with other RMs and CRMs. All "BS" CRMs and RMs are tested for homogeneity using the latest version of ASTM E826, "Standard Practice for Testing Homogeneity of a metal lot or batch in solid form by arc=spark atomic emission spectroscopy." |
| THIS WEBSITE is organized by grouping similar materials together. The listed analysis of our materials is in percent concentration by weight unless otherwise noted. Many of the groups of materials are shown with the term "typical analysis". That phrase means that the analysis shown is the "target" analysis of the producer. The actual analysis of the material will be similar to the "typical analysis" but will not duplicate the catalog data. If the term "typical analysis" is not listed, then the analysis of the material will be the same as listed in this catalog. Also remember to use the Index along with the Online Catalog to navigate within this site. You may see a few samples with a line drawn through them. This indicates the material is suspended, there are no known date for return to availability for any suspended items. |
| Paperwork accompanies all material to show chemical content. In all cases, you should refer to the analysis on the paperwork - not the analysis listed in this catalog. Every effort was made to place the correct analytical data in this catalog; however, we do not accept responsibility for any inaccuracies in material not produced by Brammer Standard. We reserve the right to discontinue any standard, to limit availability, and to modify prices at any time. The analytical reference materials listed in this catalog are identified as Certified Reference Materials (CRM), Reference Materials (RM), and Setting-Up Samples (SUS). The definitions for CRM and RM as listed in the International Organization for Standardization's most recent ISO Guide 30 are listed below. |
Definitions |
| CERTIFIED REFERENCE MATERIAL (CRM): Reference material, accompanied by a certificate, one or more of whose property values are certified by a procedure which establishes its traceability to an accurate realization of the unit in which the property values are expressed, and for which each certified value is accompanied by an uncertainty at a stated level of confidence. The CRMs are certified by a recognized certifying organization using approved certification procedures as instructed in the most recent ISO Guide 35. The organization is usually a function of a federal government or recognized by a federal government or an accreditation organization. A CRM is the highest level to which an analytical reference material can be elevated because it is directly traceable to SI units and because of the attributed confidence in the company or organization which produced the material. Materials produced by national metrological laboratories (NML) such as NIST and ECRM are automatically CRM by default authority, it should be noted that often these NML certificates do not comply with modern expectations, but they remain CRM by default authority. |
| REFERENCE MATERIAL (RM): A material substance one or more of whose property values are sufficiently homogeneous and well established to be used for the calibration of an apparatus, the assessment of a measurement method, or for assigning values to materials. The RMs have been through interlaboratory testing using many analysts. |
| SETTING-UP SAMPLES (SUS): Materials which have an uncertified analysis to be used as a guide. These materials are assigned values for each element during calibration of the instrument with CRMs and RMs. These assigned values are used for day-to-day or shift-to-shift adjustment of the instrument. This process is often called "drift correction", "standardization of the calibration", or "re-standardization". Users are advised to obtain a reasonably long term supply of each SUS to avoid having to recalibrate the instrument when the current SUS supply is exhausted. |
Terms and Conditions |
| REGULAR TERMS: for new international customers we will require completed forms and prepayment. For new domestic customers we will require completed forms and trade references. All of our dispatches are EXW, meaning the customer is responsible for freight and any taxes or duties. We do have our own insurance policy that covers all incoming and outgoing shipments. There is no insurance cost added to any of our shipments. |
| PAYMENT METHOD: we accept credit cards, checks drawn on a USA bank or wire transfers with all fees covered by the sender. |
| RETURNS AND EXCHANGES WITHIN THE CRITICAL PERIOD: return intentions must be communicated clearly and without delay. For direct sales the critical period is 30 days after we dispatch, for distributors 45 days. Depending on the nature of the return we may or may not pay the return freight. All returned material must firstly be inspected before any value is assigned. Value of 100% will be assigned if the sample and certificate are received in original condition, unless the purchase was charged - then a 5% surcharge applies when crediting the return. Restocking fees will apply if the certificate is missing, sample or certificate is damaged or otherwise altered. |
| RETURNS AND EXCHANGES OUTSIDE THE CRITICAL PERIOD: We reserve the right to handle all returns outside of the critical period without any limitations. |
| CANCELLATIONS: most of our suppliers will not allow cancellations or bulk returns, so its best to be 100% sure of your requirements before ordering. Cancellations, while sometimes possible, should generally not be expected to be possible. |
Supplier Source Codes | |
| Code | Producer |
| 11X to 514X | MBH ANALYTICAL LTD., ENGLAND |
| 58A | WELL GROUP, CHINA |
| AA | ARCONIC (formerly Alcoa) USA |
| ACIRS | AUSTRALIAN COAL PREPARATION SOCIETY, AUSTRALIA |
| AE | INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY, AUSTRIA |
| AJ | NIKKEI, JAPAN |
| AL | SUISSE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, SWITZERLAND |
| ALC | ALCAN, CANADA |
| AN | ANALYTICA LTD., CZECH REPUBLIC |
| AMIS | AFRICAN MINERAL STANDARDS, SOUTH AFRICA |
| AR | ALPHA RESOURCES, USA |
| ASCRM, ASRM | STANDARDS AUSTRALIA |
| ASI | ASI STANDARDS, USA |
| ASMW | AMT FUR STANDARDISIERUNG, MESSWESEN UND WARENPRUFUNG, GERMANY |
| ASO | ASO DESIGN, CANADA |
| BAM, ERM | BUNDESANSTALT FUR MATERIALFORSCHUNG UND-PRUFUNG, THE FEDERAL AGENCY FOR MATERIAL TESTING, GERMANY |
| BAS, CURM | BUREAU OF ANALYSED SAMPLES LTD., ENGLAND |
| BCR, IRMM | COMMUNITY BUREAU OF REFERENCE, BELGIUM |
| BCS | BUREAU OF ANALYSED SAMPLES LTD., ENGLAND |
| BGIRA | THE BRITISH GLASS INDUSTRY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION, ENGLAND |
| BL | ASNSTAND, CZECH REPUBLIC |
| BM, RH | JOINT-STOCK COMPANY, "METAL AND QUALITY," UKRAINE |
| BR | BREITLANDER GMBH, GERMANY |
| BS | BRAMMER STANDARD COMPANY, INC., USA |
| C (solids) | BNF-FULMER, ENGLAND supplied by BAS |
| C (chips) | MBH ANALYTICAL LTD., ENGLAND |
| C (setups), R | SUS, GERMANY |
| CAN | CANADA CENTRE FOR MINERAL AND ENERGY TECHNOLOGY ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, CANADA |
| CCRL | CEMENT AND CONCRETE REFERENCE LABORATORY, USA |
| CERAM | LUCIDION, ENGLAND |
| CDN | CDN RESOURCE LABORATORIES LTD., CANADA |
| CETEM | CENTRO DE TECNOLOGIA MINERAL, BRASIL |
| CGL, USZ | CENTRAL GEOLOGICAL LABORATORY, MONGOLIA |
| CIBA | CIBA-GEIGY, SWITZERLAND |
| CKD | CKD PRAHA, CZECH REPUBLIC |
| CMSI | CHINA METALLURGICAL STANDARDIZATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE |
| COCO | COAL CONCEPTS, SOUTH AFRICA |
| CRM | SUS, GERMANY |
| CT | CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY, USA |
| CTIF | CENTRE TECHNIQUE DES INDUSTRIES DE LA FONDERIE FOUNDRY INDUSTRY TECHNICAL CENTER, FRANCE |
| CZ | CZECH METROLOGY INSTITUTE, CZECHOSLOVAKIA |
| DH | DILLINGER LABORATORY, GERMANY |
| DK | KALKSEINMEHLSTANDARDS, GERMANY |
| DOMTAR | DOMTAR INC., CANADA |
| DSZU, MHCX | INSTITUTE OF TITANIUM, UKRAINE |
| ECRM | EURO-CERTIFIED REFERENCE MATERIALS Prepared by BAM, BAS, CTIF, IRSID, and SWERIM |
| FLX | FLUXANA, GERMANY |
| FQZ | HRT, GERMANY |
| G | GEOSTATS PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA |
| GBW | STATE BUREAU OF TECHNICAL SUPERVISION, CHINA |
| GSO, OSO | STANDARD SAMPLES OFFICE, UKRAINE |
| GUW | GUW (ZGI), GERMANY |
| HH, HT | INCO ALLOYS INTERNATIONAL, USA |
| HRT | HRT LABORTECHNIK GMBH, GERMANY |
| IARM | ANALYTICAL REFERENCE MATERIALS, UNITED STATES |
| IGS | INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES, ENGLAND |
| IMI | WOLVERHAMPTON METAL, ENGLAND |
| IMN | INSTITUTE OF NON-FERROUS METALS, POLAND |
| IMS | INDEPENDENT MINERAL STANDARDS, AUSTRALIA |
| IMZ | INSTITUTE OF FERROUS METALLURGY, POLAND |
| IPT | INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS TECHNOLOGICAS DO ESTADO DE SAO PAULO, BRASIL |
| IRNT | INSTITUTE OF RADIOECOLOGY & APPLIED NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, CZECH REPUBLIC |
| IRSID | INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES DE LA SIDERURGIE FRANCAISE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF IRON AND STEEL WORKS INDUSTRY, FRANCE |
| J | GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN |
| JCA | JAPAN CEMENT ASSOCIATION |
| JCRM | CERAMIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN |
| JK | SWERIM AB, SWEDEN |
| JRRM | TECHNICAL ASSOCIATION OF REFRACTORIES, JAPAN |
| JSM | JFE TECHNO-RESEARCH CORPORATION, JAPAN |
| JSS | IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE OF JAPAN |
| KMS | KMS CORPORATION LTD, JAPAN |
| KUT | VASKUT, HUNGARY |
| KZ | CENTROGEOANALIT LABORATORY, KAZAKHSTAN |
| L | BNF-FULMER, ENGLAND, supplied by BAS |
| LNE | LABORATOIRE NATIONAL DE METROLOGIE ET D'ESSAIS |
| NCS, L (length) | CENTRAL IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE, CHINA |
| NF | ALPHA ASSEMBLY SOLUTIONS, USA |
| NH | NEW METALLURGICAL WORKS, CZECH REPUBLIC |
| NIES | NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, JAPAN |
| NILAB | NORDISK INDUSTRILABORATORIUM, SWEDEN |
| NM | NATIONAL METALLURGICAL LABORATORY, INDIA |
| NMIJ | NATIONAL METROLOGY INSTITUTE OF JAPAN, JAPAN |
| NRC | NATIONAL RESOURCES COUNCIL CANADA |
| NS | NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN TECHNOLOGY, JAPAN |
| NX | INCO ALLOYS INTERNATIONAL, USA |
| OREAS | ORE RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA |
| PB | VUK PANENSKE BREZANY, CZECH REPUBLIC |
| PV, TL | TECHLAB, FRANCE |
| PY | SUISSE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, SWITZERLAND |
| RAN | RAND REFINERY, SOUTH AFRICA |
| S | THERMO SCIENTIFIC, SWITZERLAND |
| SAG | SAARSTAHL, GERMANY |
| SABS | SABS COAL EXPLORATION AND TECHNOLOGY SECTION, SOUTH AFRICA |
| SARM | SOUTH AFRICAN BUREAU OF STANDARDS |
| SCAS | SUMIKA CHEMEICAL ANALYSIS SERVICES, LTD., JAPAN |
| SCRM | BUREAU OF ANALYSED SAMPLES LTD., ENGLAND |
| SGT | SOCIETY FOR GLASS TECHNOLOGY, ENGLAND |
| SMO | SUMITOMO METAL, JAPAN |
| SS | SEISHIN TRADING, JAPAN |
| SRM | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, UNITED STATES |
| SS (discs) | BUREAU OF ANALYSED SAMPLES LTD., ENGLAND |
| ST | SHIMADZU, JAPAN |
| SUS | BUREAU OF ANALYSED SAMPLES LTD., ENGLAND |
| SV | SVUS, CZECH REPUBLIC |
| TH | THYSSENKRUPP STAHL, GERMANY |
| TL | TECHLAB, FRANCE |
| UL | LABORATOIRES ASSOCIES DE GEOLOGIE, BELGIUM |
| UNS | INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RAW MATERIALS, CZECH REPUBLIC |
| US | UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SERVICE, USA |
| USZ, CGL | CENTRAL GEOLOGICAL LABORATORY, MONGOLIA |
| V | SPEIRA, formerly HYDRO, formerly VAW, GERMANY |
| VB | VUSH, CZECH REPUBLIC |
| VC | VAC, GERMANY |
| VS | ASSOCIATION OF REFERENCE MATERIALS PRODUCERS, USSR |
| VS# | VANGUARD SOLUTIONS, USA |
| Y | GSB, YSBS, & SHIJIAZHUANG TRUMP SCIENTIFIC LTD, CHINA |
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