Reference material development process for tensile test method

Reference materials (RMs) are one of the basic materials used by the laboratories to prove the reliability of their test results. In this research, preliminary studies have been carried out to develop RM to use in tensile tests according to ISO 6892-1. For this purpose, bone shape flat specimens were prepared from EN 10130:2006 quality 1 mm thick sheet steel related to the given standard. Homogeneity tests and inter-laboratory comparison tests were performed for calculation of measurement uncertainty and value assignment of proposed RM. Results were compared with commercial certified reference materials (CRMs). It was found that relative uncertainty values of the proposed RM were coherent with commercial CRMs. Therefore, these produced RM can be used in quality control studies for laboratories, also by the production route proposed in this study, every laboratory can be produced RM related to their needs.