INTRODUCTION TO MASS METROLOGY

Outline.
1. The Concept of Mass and Weight
2. Buoyancy and Conventional Mass
    2.1 True Mass
    2.2 Conventional Mass
3. Properties of Mass Standard
4. Weighing Principles (Mechanical and Electrical)
5. Classification of Balances
    5.1 According to degrees of accuracy
    5.2 According to use
    5.3 OIML Classification of Balances
6. OIML Classification of Test Weights
7. OIML and ASTM Comparison of Test Weights
8. How to Classify Balances and its Maximum Permissible Error at Different Ranges
9. How to Determine Appropriate Test Weights for Balances and vice versa

Duration: 8 hours