Uncertainty of gauge block calibration by mechanical comparison: a worked example for gauge blocks of dissimilar materials

Jennifer E. Decker; Anthony Ulrich; James R. Pekelsky

doi:10.1117/12.323113

30 September 1998 Uncertainty of gauge block calibration by mechanical comparison: a worked example for gauge blocks of dissimilar materials

Jennifer E. Decker, Anthony Ulrich, James R. Pekelsky

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Proceedings Volume 3477, Recent Developments in Optical Gauge Block Metrology; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.323113
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1998, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The definition of gauge black length,and the lowest- uncertainty gauge block calibrations, derive their link to the definition of the meter through the technique of optical interferometry using calibrated optical wavelengths. Following interferometric calibration of gauge blocks, the technique of mechanical comparison of gauge blocks is largely used for the dissemination of the meter. A measurement scenario for the case of low-uncertainty gauge block calibration in which the working standard and client gauge blocks are made of dissimilar materials is described. The correction for stylus deformation is determined experimentally. A detailed tutorial on evaluating the uncertainties for this gauge block calibration in accordance with the ISO Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement is reported, including discussion of degrees of freedom and correlations.

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Jennifer E. Decker, Anthony Ulrich, and James R. Pekelsky "Uncertainty of gauge block calibration by mechanical comparison: a worked example for gauge blocks of dissimilar materials", Proc. SPIE 3477, Recent Developments in Optical Gauge Block Metrology, (30 September 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.323113

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