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Certificate
BND 5001A
ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT FINENESS STANDARD
(Specific surface area (Blaine): 274 m/kg t 6.4 m/kg)

Certificate number: BND 5001A/LO20

This Bharatiya Nirdeshak Dravya (BND"5001A), an Indian Certified Reference Material

Materials
(CRM), has been developed by National Council for Cement and Building
(NCB), India for Blaine Air Permeability Apparatus, developing in-house
calibrating
secondary reference materials for routine control and evaluating proficiency of analysts,
to Indian Standard IS 4031 (Part 2):1999. One set of BND"5001A consists
of
according
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4 sealed glass vials and each vial contains approximately 10g of powdered Ordinary
Portland Cement.
Certified Value: The certified value and its expanded uncertainty, estimated with known
sources of bias, are given beloW:

MEASURAND ESTIMATION METHOD CERTIFIED VALUE AND

EXPANDED UNCERTAINTY
Specific surface area (Blaine) IS4031 (Part 2):1999 274m/kg t 6.4 m/kg
Thecertified valuehas beenstandardized with aspecific gravity of 3.16
The expanded uncertainty of the certified value for specific surface area is estimated
according to the Guide to the expression of Uncertainty in Measurement (GUM) at
95.45% confidence level. The uncertainty includes the measurement variability among
the laboratories, material inhomogeneity, latter controlled through statistical means (ISO
17034:2016). The specific surface (Blaine) is the best estimate of true value based on the
results of analytical programme carried out in NCB laboratories.

Traceability: The BND"s001A is metrologically traceable to SI units through Indian

national measurement standards at CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (National
Measurement Institute of India). All measurements have been carried out to establish
traceability through an unbroken chain of comparisons, having stated uncertainty.

Nature of Material: Non-hazardous

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Instructions for Storage, Use and Precautions for Handling:
1. BND*5001A CRM should be used in controlled conditions, using calibrated equipment,
by trained personnel.
2. The Blaine cell calibrated for bed volume, preferably by an accredited laboratory, must be
used.
3. Before use, shake the materialvigorously for 2 minutes in a suitable jar to break any
or agglomerate. Wait for 2 minutes and then stir with a clean rod in order to distribute the
lump
fines throughout the material.
4. The material should be stored under non-humid conditions to avoid any ingress of
moisture/CO2. One vial is sufficient for carrying out one-time calibration for apparatus
constant, taking measurements on three compacted beds, as required in IS 4031 (Part
2):1999. Leftover portion in a vial,ifany, should not be used at a later date.
5. For standardization, prepare the bed of this CRM (standard sample) using 0.50 porosity.
Alternatively, make a firm bed by trial method.
6. Porosity of the test sample will have to be determined by trial method using the following
equation given in IS 4031 (Part 2):1999, for calculating specific surface oftest sample:
W=pV(l-e)
7. Specific gravity of test sample and CRM being almost same (in Indian cements), the
application of above CRM simplifies calculation of apparatus constant for OPC and
provides greater degree of accuracy in results.
8. Record of usage of CRM and the results must be maintained.

Validity of Certificate: The certification of BND"5001A is valid, within the measurement

uncertainty specified, until 30 June 2024, provided the CRM is handled and stored in
accordance with instructions given in this certificate. The certificate will be treated as
nullified if the storage and handling instructions are not followed.

Maintenance of Certification: NCB will monitor this BND over the period of its
certification. If substantive technical changes occur that affect the certification before the
expiration of certification, NCB will notify the purchaser.

BND 5001A A9et released from NCB stock on: Accredited as per
Date of Certification: 1" July 2019 ISO 17034:2016 vide
Document Version: BND/NPLNCB/2019/1.0 Certificate No. RC-1016

Certificate issued by:

Dr. R. P. Pant P.N. Ojha

Head, BND Division Head of Centre-CQC
CSIR- National Physical Laboratory National Council for Cement and
Dr. K. S. Krishnan Marg Building Materials
New Delhi-110012 Ballabgarh-121004, Haryana
I n case of any query regarding this BND please contact Dr. R. P. Pant, Head (BND Division), CSIR-NPL

(NMI of India), New Delhi-110012.

*This certificate shall not be reproduced without written approval from CSIR-NPL, New Delhi.

Responsibility for issue and release certificate lie with NCB.

of this
For Further Information, Please Contact: National Council for Cement and Building Materials, 34 Km.
India;
Stone, Delhi-Mathura Road (NH-2), Ballabgarh, Haryana 121004,
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Phone +91-129-4192239/303, +91-129-2242051, +91-129-4192222; Fax +91-129-2242100, +91-129-2246175

website: www.ncbindia.com
Email: ncb.cqc@gmail.com, cqcb@ncbindia.com, nccbm@ncbindia.com,
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