Understanding TAR and TUR in Calibration
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ScribdTranslationsUnderstanding TAR and TUR in Calibration
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ScribdTranslationsTest of accuracy relationships TAR.
(maximum allowable error;
accuracy
Test of uncertainty relationships TUR. (Uncertainty)
The TAR is generally expressed as a ratio (4: 1), a percentage of
tolerance (25%) or a single value (4). The three cases have
The same result. Let's look at some cases in which the TAR is calculated as a value.
unique and it must be equal to or greater than four
For the first example, a manufactured piece is measured, and the measured characteristic is
a diameter of 20 mm shaft with a tolerance of ± 0.015 mm. The instrument of
The measurement is an external micrometer of 0-25 mm with a specified precision.
tolerance of ± 0.001 mm. The TAR is calculated as:
In this first example, the APR = 15 is acceptable as it is greater than the
four requirement. Based on this rule.
The micrometer is an acceptable option for the measuring equipment.
For a second example, let's look at the calibration of this same micrometer.
exterior
The calibration is performed using AS-1 Grade calibration blocks.
agreement with ASME B89.1.9-2002, the tolerance for calibration blocks
Grade AS-1 up to 25 mm is ± 0.30 µm. The TAR is calculated as:
In this case, the TAR = 3.3 is not acceptable and different blocks must be considered.
calibration. If the Grade 0 calibration blocks were
used in its place, with a tolerance of ± 0.14 µm up to 25 mm, the new TAR
calculate as:
Following the rule TAR≥ 4, for this micrometer calibration, the calibration blocks
Grade 0 is acceptable but not Grade AS-1.
Uncertainty relation test, TUR
The evaluation of measurement uncertainty burst into commercial calibration practice at
end of the 1990s. As more and more calibration laboratories began to calculate and
document the uncertainty, both in the field of accreditation and in certificates of
calibration, the practice of using TAR calculations began to be replaced by the uncertainty index
test, TUR.
The use of simple decision rules for acceptance and rejection with TUR requirements is now found
in many international standards for the calibration of measuring equipment. For example, the
United States national standard for
micrometers, ASME B89.1.13-2013, states that when assessing compliance with the specification, a
A simple acceptance decision will use a rule with a TUR ≥ 4.
TUR is calculated in a manner similar to TAR; however, an estimate of the
measurement uncertainty.
The evaluation of measurement uncertainty is beyond the scope of this bulletin.
technical; however, we can take advantage of examples published in standards, for example,
the ASME B89.1.13 standard includes an example of uncertainty assessment for the
same example of micrometer mentioned earlier: an external micrometer of 0-25
mm that is calibrated with grade 0 gauge blocks.
In that example, the estimation of the measurement uncertainty is ± 0.25 µm. The TUR is
calculate as:
Therefore, the requirement of TUR ≥ 4 is achieved in a limited way, and a rule can be used.
simple acceptance decision. In this example,
the TUR = 4 when the TAR = 7.1. The TAR is generally greater than the TUR as the
Measurement uncertainty includes all sources of variation and not just precision.
specified measurement equipment. Both TAR and TUR can be useful in
measurement practice The TUR is more useful in the selection of calibration providers, as it
ISO / IEC 17025 accreditation requires all laboratories to evaluate and document the
uncertainty. The TAR is quite useful in the selection of new measurement equipment.