INTERNAL CALIBRATION PROCEDURE

Approved by: D.R.Vickers

Date: 2003

BMTS-CP-070, Issue 1, July 2003

INTERNAL CALIBRATION PROCEDURE AND RESULTS
Working Micrometers (external Type), Measuring Calipers and Dial Gauges

Bodycote
Reference

Serial Number

ITEM DETAILS
Description

Range

Procedure
1.

Equipment/Consumables required

Description

REFERENCE EQUIPMENT REQUIRED/USED

Bodycote Reference
Date of Last Calibration

Gauge Blocks, UKAS calibrated

to CLASS 2 (minimum) .
Glass Plate
Micrometer and dial gauge stand
Thermometer 0.5oC.
2
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5

N/A
N/A

N/A
N/A

Stated
Uncertainty
N/A
N/A

Method
Visually inspect the instrument for damage, free movement and the condition of the internal jaw faces. For
micrometers, ensure the correct operation of the ratchet mechanism.
For Calipers, close the jaw faces and hold up to light to ensure the parallelism of the jaw faces. For
mechanical calipers and micrometers, check the zero
Allow instrument and the reference gauge blocks to stabilize in calibration environment for at least 3 hours.
Compare and record actual instrument readings to that of the calibration gauge blocks. Choose incremental
sizes to cover at least four positions over the working range of the instrument.
Record details of any adjustments made during the calibration.

Results of Calibration
Parameter
1

Recorded Values
3

Tolerance
4

5
Actual dimension
from last
calibration
certificate
0.01mm
Micrometers and
dial gauges.
O.02mm Vernier
Calipers

Gauge block measurement

Instrument reading

Instrument Free from

damage

Condition
* Zero
Setting
Satisfactory

Condition of Jaws

YES/NO/
Not Appl.

Ratchet
Operation
Satisfactory

YES/NO/
Not Appl.

Jaws Parallel

* Maximum zero error to be of a division.

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BMTS- CP- 070

INTERNAL CALIBRATION PROCEDURE

Approved by: D.R.Vickers

Date of Calibration

Date: 2003

Ambient Temperature (C)

Suitability for Use/Restrictions on Use

Name of Operator

Signature of Operator

Checked by, Name

Checked by, Signature

Note: Tolerances on all measurements shall be reduced, where necessary to compensate for measurement uncertainty of
the instrument used to take the measurements

Estimate of Uncertainty of Measurement

The following uncertainties of measurement have been derived for this procedure. Details of the calculations of these
values are held by the Quality Manager. The table shows the uncertainty of measurement for the calibration to the above
procedure and also estimates for the uncertainty of measurement for working use of the instrument based on a single
measurement or where a mean of three measurements are used. The later figures are applicable for use in calculations of
the uncertainty of measurement of test methods in which these instruments are used.
Micrometer/ Dial Gauge
0,01mm divisions
0.017mm
Calibration up to 50mm
Calibration > 50mm < 200mm
Measurement use single
reading
Measurement use mean of
three readings

N/A
0.019mm
0.018mm

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Caliper 0.01mm scale

Caliper 0.1mm scale

0.013mm

N/A

0.019mm
<50mm 0.050mm
>50mm 0.011mm
<50mm 0.037mm
>50mm 0.066mm

0.116mm
0.155mm
0.147mm

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