Specific Accreditation Criteria

ISO/IEC 17025 Application Document

Calibration - Annex

Temperature metrology

May 2022
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Table of Contents

Purpose 4
Criteria and recommendations for all types of measurement equipment 4
Criteria and recommendations for specific types of measurement equipment 5
Apparatus for fire tests .............................................................................................. 5
Automatic reference junctions ................................................................................... 5
Calibration baths and furnaces .................................................................................. 5
Dry block calibrators .................................................................................................. 5
Dry block heaters ...................................................................................................... 6
Conduction errors ...................................................................................................... 6
Environmental enclosures (e.g. environmental chambers, conditioning rooms,
calorimeter rooms) .................................................................................................... 7
Ovens and furnaces .................................................................................................. 7
Autoclaves................................................................................................................. 7
Thermocyclers ........................................................................................................... 8
All thermometers ....................................................................................................... 9
Liquid-in-glass thermometers .................................................................................... 9
Platinum resistance thermometers .......................................................................... 10
Vapour pressure thermometers ............................................................................... 10
Thermocouples ....................................................................................................... 10
Digital temperature indicators .................................................................................. 11
Radiation thermometers (e.g. pyrometers) .............................................................. 11
Surface probes and calibrators ............................................................................... 11
Humidity .................................................................................................................. 12
Electrical calibration of temperature indicators, such as digital multimeters and digital
temperature indicators............................................................................................. 13
References 14
Amendment Table 15

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Temperature Metrology
Purpose
In addition to the ISO/IEC 17025 Standard Application Document (SAD) and the
accompanying Calibration - Appendix, this document provides interpretative criteria
and recommendations for temperature metrology for both applicant and accredited
facilities.
Facilities must comply with all relevant documents in the NATA Accreditation Criteria
(NAC) package for Calibration (refer to NATA Procedures for Accreditation).
For ease of use and to avoid fragmentation of the information, the relevant clause
numbers of ISO/IEC 17025 have not been included.

Criteria and recommendations for all types of

measurement equipment
Where a facility uses a liquid calibration bath for testing temperature sensors at
temperature levels sufficiently high for the liquid (e.g. silicone oil) to fume, a fume
exhaust system should be installed above the bath.
In the situation where a fluidised bed bath or a salt bath is used, adequate measures
should be made to contain the heated medium to prevent hot particles escaping
towards the test operator.
Electric furnaces for calibration purpose should be installed in a manner to obviate
AC pick up which may influence the test data.
Methods with examples of uncertainty of measurement focussed on Heat and
Temperature Measurement can be found in NMI Monograph 1, Uncertainty in
Measurement: The ISO Guide, RE Bentley.
The term “reference thermometers” refers to a thermometer which is reserved for the
calibration or checking of working thermometers. They should not be routinely used
for client calibrations or measurements. In general, the uncertainty of calibration of a
reference thermometer must be no more than 1/5th of the uncertainty of calibration
required of the working thermometer (refer to the requirement for Review of
requests, tenders and contracts as stated in the Calibration Appendix).
Ice-points must be made with de-ionised or distilled water. Uncertainties of 20 mK or
less must be supported by regular measurement of the conductivity of the water.
Uncertainties of 4 mK or less require the ice-point to be regularly checked against a
calibrated water-triple-point cell.
Reports must explicitly state the temperature scale on which the temperature is
reported, this will normally be ITS-90. However, it may also be appropriate to specify
IPTS-68 (e.g. for historical compatibility reasons) or thermodynamic temperature
(e.g. lamp colour or distribution temperatures).

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Criteria and recommendations for specific types of

measurement equipment
Apparatus for fire tests
The critical dimensions of the apparatus must be measured and recorded to
establish compliance with the requirements of AS 1530.1, .3 and .4 on Methods for
fire tests on building materials, components and structures.

Automatic reference junctions

Where automatic reference ice-point junctions are used in place of an ice pot, their
accuracy and stability of performance must be assessed. For thermocouple logging
systems used for field work outside of a facility (at ambient temperatures outside of
20°C to 25°C) the effectiveness of their ACJC is to be tested at ambient
temperatures appropriate to the field work being undertaken.

Calibration baths and furnaces

Baths and furnaces used for calibration purposes must have their temperature
uniformity characteristics determined over the temperature range for which
accreditation is required. In addition, the effects of sample loading and thermal
losses on performance should be assessed as is applicable to the application. A
record covering the testing techniques used and commenting on the suitability of
baths and furnaces for calibration purposes is to be retained.

Dry block calibrators

When calibrating dry-block calibrators, axial uniformity must be assessed over a
distance of 20 mm and reported or included as an uncertainty component. The
reference sensors should be selected for minimal heat conduction error (refer to
conduction errors in this document). The uniformity test is to be performed at least at
the maximum and minimum temperatures. The report of a dry block calibrator should
identify the relevant insert and the dimension of the probe.
When dry-block calibrators are used as a temperature source for sensor calibrations,
a “pull up 20 mm” test of the device under test (DUT) and reference needs to be
performed at (at least) one temperature, and included as a component in the
uncertainty calculations (e.g. propagated proportionally to temperature).
Additional guidance on the calibration of dry block calibrators may be found in
EURAMET cg-13, Calibration of Temperature Block Calibrators.

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Dry block heaters

As dry block heaters may be used for a variety of applications, calibration of these
devices requires consideration of the intended use, including but not limited to:
 at a minimum, measurements at the highest and lowest temperatures of
intended use;
 measurements made with temperature sensors touching the bottom of the
thermometer well or sample enclosure;
 sensors should be selected for minimal heat conduction error (refer to
conduction errors in this document);
 stability and uniformity are to be measured over a period of at least one hour
with measurements taken at least once every 10 minutes;
 if used with sample enclosures, it is recommended that uniformity
measurements be made using thermometers immersed in close-fitting sample
enclosures containing oil. The oil level within the sample enclosure should not
exceed the height of the well in the modular block. A sufficient number of
sample sites must be spatially distributed over each block to measure gradient
maximums.
Reports are to identify the following items as applicable:
 the mean block and indicated temperatures measured at steady-state
condition with reporting of the temperature correction to the indicated
temperature;
 magnitude of temperature instability;
 magnitude of temperature non-uniformity;
 calibration conditions including details of the blocks and their relative position,
the number and site/s of the temperature measurements, user-set calibration
offsets (if any), loading of wells, and if used, details of the sample enclosures
and fluid.

Conduction errors
When calibrating probe thermometers, the error due to heat conduction along the
probes must be taken into account in the uncertainty. An immersion sensitivity test
may be performed to check for this effect. Conduction errors for probes immersed
more than 200 mm into a fluid bath or 250 mm into a tube-furnace can generally be
assumed to be negligible, and the corresponding enclosure uniformity value alone
used as the transfer error. Probes calibrated in dry-well calibrator or immersed less
than this must have an immersion test performed on each DUT. This consists of
observing the temperature change when the probe is withdrawn a further 20 mm.
This test should be performed at the extreme temperature (Tmax or Tmin of the bath or
furnace) or at a minimum, the extremes of application and propagated proportionally
to (T-Tamb).

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Environmental enclosures (e.g. environmental chambers,

conditioning rooms, calorimeter rooms)
The spatial and temporal uniformity of the enclosures for all required parameters
must be determined. Single point measurements are not acceptable.
Enclosures are to be tested to ensure that they comply with the requirements of the
test procedures for which they are used.
Valid methods such as those published in IEC 60068.3.5, IEC 60068.3.6 and
EURAMET cg-20, Calibration of Temperature and/or Humidity Enclosures may be
used for the testing of all enclosures and chambers. Medical refrigeration equipment
used for the storage of blood and blood products must be calibrated following AS
3864.2.
Records of characterisation of the environmental enclosure must be maintained.
The loading state of the enclosure must be specified in the report.

Ovens and furnaces

Ovens and furnaces are to be calibrated against a suitable method valid for the
application such as those listed in IEC 60068 Part 3 and the EURAMET guide cg-20
and the following must be taken into account:
 to minimise error due to annealing, heat exposed wire (for temperatures
greater than 400°C) should not be used in the temperature gradient zone in
subsequent tests (e.g. cut new wire or move new wire into the gradient zone);
 the furnace or oven must be allowed to stabilise for at least 1 hour, or 5
control cycles, prior to performing the calibration;
 the number of thermocouples must be greater than or equal to that required
by the method;
 the use of MIMS type thermocouples is strongly recommended. However, if
ceramic or fibre-glass sheathed wire is used, it is essential to ensure the wire
cannot be contaminated by vapours from the binder. In this case, where
possible, the thermocouple passes through a vent rather than the oven door
and if there is evidence of contamination to the wire in the gradient zone the
test should be repeated.

Autoclaves
The homogeneity of the thermocouples feeding through to the chamber should be
checked at regular intervals as this is usually also the EMF generating temperature
gradient zone. This can be achieved by placing thermocouple tips in an ice-point,
heating the feed-through with a hot air gun and confirming that changes are
negligible.

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Thermocyclers
PCR thermocyclers use a variety of technologies to achieve rapid heating and
cooling sequences across a number of tubes. The accuracy of temperature and hold
time, the magnitude of overshoots and undershoots, the uniformity of temperature,
and heating and cooling rates across the thermal block are critical aspects to the
performance verification of thermocyclers.
Due to the dynamic performance of thermocyclers, they must be verified in a
dynamic way. It must be ensured that the reference equipment used for the
calibration of thermocyclers has suitable evidence of metrological traceability and is
fit for purpose. The following must be taken into account::
 each sensor is to have a temperature uncertainty no greater than 1/5th of the
uncertainty of calibration required for the thermocycler under test;
 the dynamic response time of the temperature sensors must be suitably rapid
to measure the rise and fall time as well as set point over/undershoot. This
can be assessed by exposing the sensor to a typical step change in
temperature e.g. by quickly withdrawing the sensor to ambient air from a
temperature of 50 °C or above, or vice versa. The response time to measure
63% of the step change should be below 2 seconds;
 simultaneous (or near simultaneous) and continuous logging of multiple well
temperatures at each measurement site during the test interval (where the
test interval is one complete cycle of the thermocycler). The sensor
sampling/logging frequency must be 1 Hz or more. The time accuracy of the
logging system must be better than 1 in 105;
 the resolution is appropriate for use, e.g. 0.01°C.
A thermocycler calibration system will thermally load the thermocycler in terms of
thermal mass and thermal conductivity (heat leaks) differently to a set of PCR
samples. Consequently different calibration equipment may lead to different results
for the same thermocycler. The facility must consider:
 the magnitude of systematic error due to the combination of the calibration
system and the thermocycler;
 assessment of the systematic effects of loading by the calibration system
must be undertaken. This may be performed by comparing the calibration
results from the calibration system to that of a basic method with known small
uncertainties. For example, a 0.1 mm diameter calibrated thermocouple wire
placed into a sample tube containing a drop of oil. An error of less than 1/5th
of the uncertainty of calibration required for the thermocycler under test is
considered acceptable. This term would be included in the reported
uncertainty of measurement.
Thermocyclers often have a heated lid preventing condensation and evaporation.
Opening the heated lid can influence the calibration results therefore, when possible,
calibrations should be performed with the lid closed to replicate in-use conditions.
Temperature uniformity must be reported across the thermal block and as such the
number of sensors be selected proportionate to the number of wells with
consideration to the size of the block. The number of sensors should be at least
12.5% of the number of wells for thermocyclers with up to 96 wells, subject to a
minimum of 5 sensors for thermocyclers with 8 or more wells, and a minimum of 12
sensors for thermocyclers with more than 96 wells. Sensors must be placed in the

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four corner positions and spatially and evenly distributed over the middle and edges
of the block.
The report must state if the calibration was performed with the heated lid opened or
closed and if closed during calibration, report the heated lid temperature. If during
calibration the lid is open, the report must indicate that temperatures reported may
be different to that during normal use with the lid closed.
In order to suitably verify the performance of a thermocycler the following items
should be reported pending the application and requirements of the thermocycler:
 the mean block temperature measured after a 15s to 30s stabilisation period
and the temperature correction to the indicated temperatures at the lowest
and highest temperature settings, a low- to mid-range setting and a mid- to
high range setting to match the in-use temperature range. For example,
15°C, 55°C, 72°C and 95°C may suit most users or 4°C, 55°C, 72°C and 98°C
if the customer intends to use the device at the cycler’s full range;
 the stabilisation period;
 the temperature heating and cooling rates and set point overshoot/undershoot
for each sensor which may be stated in a graphical form during a typical cycle;
 the maximum overshoot and undershoot at each measurement point;
 time at temperature after overshoot/undershoot for each temperature set;
 temperature uniformity across the thermal block.

All thermometers
The report must state whether the reported uncertainty includes a component for
linearity/interpolation error, or is valid only at the reported calibration points.
The report must state any annealing procedure applied to the thermometers prior to
calibration.

Liquid-in-glass thermometers
Temporary depression must be measured by measuring the correction at a
reference temperature (usually the ice-point) before and after exposure to
temperatures away from ambient and any shift included as a component in the
uncertainty calculations.
If the thermometer is for >0°C usage and the ice-point mark is not provided on the
scale, the reference temperature should be the lowest cardinal temperature.

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Platinum resistance thermometers

Hysteresis is usually the largest uncertainty component for resistance thermometers,
and needs to be assessed for each DUT.
A determination of the hysteresis must be evaluated. This may be undertaken by
repeat measurements at the ice-point before and after each temperature excursion
(e.g. before and after cooling to -40°C or heating to 100°C) and any difference
included in the uncertainty as a hysteresis (short term drift) component.
For low uncertainty sensors used far from ambient (e.g. less than 0.2°C uncertainty
and <-40°C and/or >100°C ), the ice-point hysteresis test is insufficient by itself. After
calibration at the most extreme temperature points (Tmin) and (Tmax), a
determination of the hysteresis may be undertaken by repeat measurements at or
near Tmin/2 and Tmax/2 on the way back to zero.
For example, a PRT calibrated from -90°C to 0°C could use the following sequence:
0°C, -45°C, -90°C, -45°C, 0°C, and a PRT calibrated from 0°C to 650°C may use the
following sequence: 0°C, 100°C, 200°C, 300°C, 400°C, 500°C, 600°C, 650°C,
300°C, 0°C.

Vapour pressure thermometers

The effect of stiction must be determined by taking readings at both rising and falling
temperatures for at least one point in the range and included as a component in the
uncertainty calculations.
The report must state the orientation of the probe (e.g. vertical or horizontal).

Thermocouples
It is important to note that the EMF in a thermocouple is produced in a temperature
gradient and not at the thermocouple tip and thus the effects of inhomogeneity must
be considered along with the following:
 thermocouple reports must state the EMF-to-T reference function used (e.g.
ASTM…);
 the inhomogeneity of a thermocouple must be included as a component in the
uncertainty calculations, For new thermocouples a default value of 0.1% for
base metal and 0.02% for rare-metal thermocouples should be used, For used
thermocouples it must be measured, for example, by measuring the correction
over a range of at least 100 mm in immersion depths;
 the inhomogeneity uncertainty component can be propagated proportionally to
temperature;
 because base metal thermocouples can experience significant drift during
calibration, the calibration procedure for base metal thermocouples must
require measurements over at least a ½ hour period at mid and highest
temperature of calibration and the variation obtained included as an additional
uncertainty component (drift);
 ceramic or fibreglass insulated base metal wire test method must specify that
air can circulate freely to ensure binder vapours do not contaminate the
thermoelements;
 for MIMS thermocouples with a head, where a junction involves different
wires, the calibration procedure must estimate any error due to different wires

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in the MIMS and extension leads (e.g. by putting the sensor in an ice-point
and noting any change when the head is warmed or cooled);
 for the calibration of reels of thermocouple wire, inhomogeneity in the reel
must be evaluated. The estimated inhomogeneity may need to be revised if
the measured variation between samples is significantly different to that
estimated (could be lower or higher). In this case additional homogeneity
measurements may be required.

Digital temperature indicators

Reports must state the values of any internal coefficients accessible to the user (e.g.
a, b coefficients of ITS-90 PRT equations).
The following are to be considered as applicable to the sensor type:
 an uncertainty component for the temperature coefficient of the internal ACJC
must be included in the uncertainty calculations. If it is not explicitly
measured, a default value of 0.1°C per °C variation in ambient is typical;
 the report must state if the calibration was performed with internal or external
ACJC. If an external ACJC is used, a calibrated thermocouple together with a
reference temperature such as an ice-point must be used;
 if the calibration is performed by electrical simulation, the report must state
explicitly that it is an electrical simulation calibration and that any sensor must
be separately calibrated.

Radiation thermometers (e.g. pyrometers)

The Size-of-Source-Effect (SOSE) is usually the largest uncertainty component in
calibration of these types of instruments, and must be explicitly measured for each
DUT during calibration at least at one temperature. This can be achieved by
recording the change in indicated reading if:
 the diameter of an aperture in front of the source is reduced by 10mm; or
 the calibration distance is changed by 25%.
The report must state the diameter of the radiation source used and its distance from
the DUT.
Because of differences in the spectral responsivity of DUT and reference radiation
thermometer, comparison calibrations against grey-body sources require an
additional component in the uncertainty calculations.
When defining customer requirements, consideration is to be given to the emissivity
or emissivities applicable to the radiation thermometer’s end use. Facilities must
demonstrate that they are capable of calculating and applying corrections if
calibration is required at emissivities other than the calibrated emissivity of the
reference thermometer. The CMC stated in the facility’s NATA Scope of
Accreditation will include any fixed emissivities or the range of emissivities covered.

Surface probes and calibrators

The surface probe sensor needs to be physically reheated several times for at least
one temperature (typically the highest) to assess contact variability. The measured
variation should be propagated proportionally to temperature as an additional
uncertainty component.

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For calibration of surface probes, the report must identify the surface used for the
calibration and the nature of the ambient air flow (e.g. “calibrated on a polished
aluminium plate in still air”).

Humidity
The CMC in the Scope of Accreditation will include the temperature (range) to which
the humidity is reported with corresponding uncertainty of measurement across
humidity range and temperature range.
Users of humidity measuring equipment must ensure the temperature component is
calibrated to suit the intended use.
The unit to be used for values of relative humidity expressed as a percentage is
“%rh”. The term Relative Humidity may be abbreviated to RH.
Hysteresis is the maximum difference in sensor response when exposed to the same
reference humidity/temperature condition following recent exposure to a higher or
lower humidity at the same temperature. It is recommended to calibrate impedance-
type humidity sensors over the range of use and not wider, as the largest hysteresis
loops are experienced when the sensor is exposed to the widest range of relative
humidities, especially to levels of humidity above 70 %rh.
When calibrating an impedance-type humidity sensor over a wide range, evaluation
of the hysteresis may be made by repeating measurements at mid-range humidity
between 35 %rh and 65 %rh, before and after each low and high humidity excursion.
Appropriate soak time between measurement points must be considered, taking into
account the manufacturer’s recommendations on the use of the device. This
evaluation of the hysteresis can be considered as a short-term drift contribution to
the uncertainty calculation. The report must include a statement that the uncertainty
includes a component for the effect of hysteresis.
When evaluating the hysteresis characteristic, consideration should be given to the
calibration temperature demonstrating the largest effect; typically this would be the
highest calibration temperature. If the evaluation of hysteresis can not be performed,
a value of 0.3 %rh to 1 %rh is considered appropriate for a sensor soaked at 70 %rh
to 95 %rh, and 0.2 %rh if the highest humidity is below 70 %rh.
A minimum of three humidity calibration points spanning the customer’s humidity
range of use is recommended to be conducted during a hygrometer calibration.
The recommended reference equation for the calculation of vapour pressures above
water and ice, used in the calculation of relative humidity, is the saturation vapour
pressure formulation given by Sonntag. The formula and coefficients can be found in
the Appendix of NMI Monograph 8: Humidity and its Measurement.
Aqueous salt solutions may be used for the calibration of humidity sensors, using a
calibrated reference hygrometer for traceability. The device containing the solution
used for maintaining a stable humidity environment (hygrostat), must be operated in
a tightly temperature-controlled environment with no draughts and no direct sunlight,
and in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations on the use of the
device. Sufficient time must be allowed for the sensors, air and solution within the
measuring space of the hygrostat to reach temperature equilibrium. As aqueous salt
solutions are very sensitive to ambient humidity leaks, an air-tight seal is required.
The report must state the temperature range for which the humidity range is valid.

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Electrical calibration of temperature indicators, such as digital

multimeters and digital temperature indicators
The calibration process for devices must include:
 if internal ACJC is used, a calibrated thermocouple, together with a
temperature reference, such as ice-point;
 the V=>T or R=>T conversion software within the instrument must be
validated at several points over the calibration range. For thermocouple
sensors this includes separately checking each of the thermocouple ranges;
 an uncertainty contribution to allow for non-linearity of the resistance or
voltage measurement scale of the DUT (e.g. manufacturers specification),
when the DUT is calibrated as an ohmmeter or a voltmeter with a subsequent
validation of the R=>T, V=>T conversion. To achieve a lower uncertainty,
several points over the range must be checked.
The report must include the following:
 for thermocouple ranges, whether the calibration is performed with external or
internal ACJC;
 which V=>T, or R=>T conversion equations have been selected (e.g. ASTM
table XXX ref. XXX. IEC-60751, ITS-90 SPRT reference equations, etc.);
 any internal coefficients stored as part of the conversion equations (e.g. a,b,c
coefficients in ITS-90 SPRT reference equations);
 the temperature scale the calibration of the device is based on (e.g. IPTS-68,
ITS-90, etc.);
 explicitly state that the calibration is an electrical simulation only.

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References
This section lists publications referenced in this document. The year of publication is
not included as it is expected that only current versions of the references shall be
used.

Standards
AS 1530.1 Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and
structures - Combustibility test for materials
AS 1530.3 Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and
structures - Simultaneous determination of ignitability, flame
propagation, heat release and smoke release
AS 1530.4 Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and
structures - Fire-resistance test of elements of construction
AS 3864.2 Medical refrigeration equipment - For the storage of blood and
blood products - User-related requirements for care,
maintenance, performance verification and calibration
IEC 60068.3.5 Environmental testing - Supporting documentation and
guidance - Confirmation of the performance of temperature
chambers
IEC 60068.3.6 Environmental testing - Supporting documentation and
guidance - Confirmation of the performance of
temperature/humidity chambers
ISO/IEC 17025 General requirements for the competence of testing and
calibration laboratories

NATA Publications
NATA Accreditation Criteria (NAC) package for Calibration
General Accreditation Criteria ISO/IEC 17025 Standard Application Document
Specific Accreditation Criteria ISO/IEC 17025 Standard Application Document,
Calibration - Appendix

Other Publications
EURAMET cg-13 Calibration Guide, Calibration of Temperature Block Calibrators
EURAMET cg-20 Calibration Guide, Calibration of Temperature and/or Humidity
Controlled Enclosures
NMI Monograph 1 Uncertainty in Measurement: The ISO Guide, RE Bentley
NMI Monograph 8 Humidity and its Measurement

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Amendment Table
The table below provides a summary of changes made to the document with this
issue.

Section or Clause Amendment

Whole document General editorial revision.

Thermometers The guidance for annealing or conditioning moved from

LIG types to all types of thermometers

Humidity Clarification of units to %rh

Humidity Added guidance on calibration method including

evaluation of hysteresis

Humidity Added guidance on the use of salt solutions

References Added reference to NMI Monograph 8

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