Summary of Low-Density Glass-Fiber Reference Materials at NIST: 1980-1989

Abstract

This paper reviews three programs at the National Institute of Stan dards and Technology (NIST) that provide specimens of low-density glass-fiber in sulation as reference materials. The National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) provides specimens as Proficiency Test Materials, the Standard Reference Materials Program (SRMP), as Standard Reference Materials; and the Center for Building Technology (CBT), as Calibrated Transfer Specimens. The pro grams of SRMP and CBT arc summarized for the years 1980 to 1989 The paper in cludes a catalogue of NIST publications covering the technical development of the low-density glass-fiber insulation used in the programs of NVLAP, SRMP and CBT.