Proficiency Testing
RTI participates in proficiency testing programs for many analytical methods used within our laboratory. The PT program is evaluated by an independent agency to obtain or maintain approval for the testing methods utilized.
Below is a listing of our proficiency testing results for 2014:
| Study Name | CTS 108 | CTS 107 | CTS 106 | CTS 105 |
| Quarter | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st |
| Acceptable | 100% | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| Analyses | Mechanical – Flat | Mechanical – Round | Mechanical – Flat | Mechanical – Round |
| Case Depth | Rockwell Hardness | Case Depth | Rockwell Hardness | |
| Microhardness – Knoop | Microhardness – Knoop | |||
| Microhardness – Vickers | Microhardness – Vickers | |||
| Brinell Hardness | Brinell Hardness | |||
| Chemical Analysis – Alloy Steel | Chemical Analysis – Alloy Steel |