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This Technical Report gives guidance on the International Standards and regional and national standards which apply to the testing of unshaped refractory materials, including, but not limited to, sampling, forming, obtaining test specimens or pieces and physical testing. The parties involved in selecting the standard to be used should agree in advance on the standard or standards to be used and their applicability to the information to be generated by the standard. The listing of standards by their title and scope in this Technical Report does not imply the correctness of those standards or their fitness of purpose. The listing was determined based on the title and scope as provided by the originating standards body.