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Metals Laboratory Testing and Scientific Research:

Metals Testing and Research Services

Contract Laboratory can help you with all your Metals testing, analysis, scientific research and development, inspection, certification, engineering, failure investigation, and product development needs including:

  • Microstructure Defect Analysis Testing
  • Microstructure Heat Treatment Analysis Testing
  • Metallurgical Testing
  • Electrical Conductivity Testing
  • Thermal Conductivity Testing
  • Compression Testing
  • Bending Testing
  • Flexural Strength Testing
  • Formability Testing
  • Micro-Cleanliness Testing
  • Salt Spray Corrosion Testing
  • Plating Thickness Testing
  • Density. Porosity Testing
  • Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) Testing
  • Environmental Stress Cracking (ESC) Testing
  • Toughness Testing
  • Melting Temperature Testing
  • Dezincification. Coating Thickness by XRF Testing
  • SEM Testing
  • Cross Section Testing
  • Fractography Testing
  • Surface Analysis Testing
  • Ductility Testing
  • Reflectivity Testing
  • Microstructure Testing
  • Mechanical Properties Testing
  • Machining Evaluation Testing
  • Plating Evaluation Testing
  • Impurity Inclusions Testing
  • Tensile Testing
  • Optical Emission Spectrography (OES) Testing
  • Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) Testing
  • Photomicrographic examination Testing
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy Testing
  • Specimen Preparation Testing
  • Non-Destructive NDT Testing Testing
  • Ultrasonic Testing
  • Hydrostatic Pressure Testing
  • Bearing Strength Testing
  • Magnetic Particle Testing
  • Liquid Penetration Testing
  • X-Ray Inspection Testing
  • Visual Inspection Testing
  • Wear Resistance Testing
  • Weld Failure Testing
  • Plating Defects Testing
  • Coating Defects Testing
  • Microstructural Defects Testing
  • Contaminant Investigations Testing
  • Reverse Engineering Testing
  • Ultrasonic Inspection (UT) Testing
  • Magnetic Particle Inspection (MT) Testing
  • Liquid Penetrant Inspection (PT). Weld Integrity Testing
  • Weld Failure Testing
  • Heat Affected Zone (HAZ) micro-hardness Testing
  • Chemical Analysis Testing
  • Glow Discharge Spectroscopy (GDS ? Bulk Analysis) Testing
  • Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS ? Micro Analysis) Testing

Type of Metals Products

Contract Laboratory can assist your company, academic institution, government agency or organization in outsourcing contract laboratories to perform testing, analysis, and product development for many Metals finished products, processes, systems, in-process materials, raw materials and components such as:

  • Aluminum
  • Cobalt
  • Cadmium
  • Chromium
  • Cooper
  • Gold
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Nickel
  • Platinum
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Tungsten
  • Zinc
  • Stainless Steel
  • Alloys
  • Steel
  • Cast Iron
  • Sheet Metal
  • Tool Steel
  • Alloy Steel. Shape Metal Alloys
  • Wrought Iron
  • Bronze. Base Metal
  • Precious Metals
  • Heavy Metals
  • Noble Metals
  • Ferrous Metals. Ferroalloys
  • Electrical Wire
  • Metallic Coatings
  • Powdered Metals
  • Steel Additives
  • Slags
  • Metal Tubing
  • Metal Pipes
  • Metal Bars
  • Metal Plates
  • Castings
  • Fasteners
  • Ferromagnetic Parts

Metals Test Methods and Standards

Contract Laboratory can help with testing, analysis, assays, evaluations, examinations, inspections and certifications to different Metals test methods,standards, procedures or specifications.

  • ASTM A370-17a - Standard Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products
  • ASTM D3335 - Standard Test Method for Low Concentrations of Lead
  • ASTM A370-17 - Standard Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products
  • ASTM E1621 - 13 - Standard Guide for Elemental Analysis by Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
  • ASTM E1251-17a - ASTM Standard Test Method for Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry
  • ASTM E826-14 - ASTM Standard Practice for Testing Homogeneity of a Metal Lot or Batch in Solid Form by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry
  • ASME B16.20 - 2017 - Metallic Gaskets for Pipe Flanges
  • ASTM 31-12a - Standard Guide for Laboratory Immersion Corrosion Testing of Metals
  • ASTM G50-10(2015) - Standard Practice for Conducting Atmospheric Corrosion Tests on Metals
  • ASTM F746-04(2014) - Standard Test Method for Pitting or Crevice Corrosion of Metallic Surgical Implant Materials
  • ASTM E2864-18 - Standard Test Method for Measurement of Airborne Metal Oxide Nanoparticle Surface Area Concentration in Inhalation Exposure Chambers using Krypton Gas Adsorption
  • ASTM B23-00(2014) - ASTM Standard Specification for White Metal Bearing Alloys (Known Commercially as "Babbitt Metal")
  • ASTM E82/E82M-14 - Standard Test Method for Determining the Orientation of a Metal Crystal
  • ASTM B312-14 - Standard Test Method for Green Strength of Specimens Compacted from Metal Powders
  • ASTM B312-14 - Standard Test Method for Green Strength of Specimens Compacted from Metal Powders
  • ASTM B922-17 - Standard Test Method for Metal Powder Specific Surface Area by Physical Adsorption
  • ASTM B923-16 - Standard Test Method for Metal Powder Skeletal Density by Helium or Nitrogen Pycnometry
  • ASTM D3552-17 - Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Fiber Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites
  • ASTM D2251-10(2015) - Standard Test Method for Metal Corrosion by Halogenated Organic Solvents and Their Admixtures
  • ISO 10801:2010 - Nanotechnologies - Generation of metal nanoparticles for inhalation toxicity testing using the evaporation/condensation method
  • ISO 20489:2018 - Nanotechnologies - Sample preparation for the characterization of metal and metal-oxide nano-objects in water samples
  • IEC 60028 - International standard of resistance for copper
  • SAE AMS2262H - Tolerances, Nickel, Nickel Alloy, and Cobalt Alloy Sheet, Strip, and Plate
  • SAE AMS5347C - Steel, Corrosion-Resistant, Investment Castings, 15Cr - 4.6Ni - 0.22Cb (Nb) - 2.8Cu, Solution and Precipitation Heat Treated (H1000), 150 ksi (1034 MPa) Tensile Strength (15-5)
  • ISO 15249 - Zinc sulfide concentrates -- Determination of gold content -- Acid dissolution/solvent extraction/flame atomic absorption spectrometric method
  • ISO 15248 - Zinc sulfide concentrates -- Determination of silver and gold contents -- Fire assay and flame atomic absorption spectrometric method using scorification or cupellation
  • ISO 12740 - Lead sulfide concentrates -- Determination of silver and gold contents -- Fire assay and flame atomic absorption spectrometric method using scorification or cupellation
  • AWPA E12-15 - Standard Method of Determining Corrosion of Metal in Contact with Treated Wood
  • AS 2205.4 - Methods for destructive testing of welds in metal, Method 4.1: Fracture test
  • AS 2205.5 - Methods for destructive testing of welds in metal, Method 5.1: Macroscopic and microscopic examination of welds
  • AS 3515 - Gold and gold bearing alloys, Part 1: Determination of gold content (less than 30%) - Gravimetric (fire assay) method
  • AS 5006 - Silver and silver bearing alloys, Part 1: Determination of silver content (0.1 % to 99.9 %) - Titrimetric (potentiometric) method
  • ISO 28080 - Hardmetals - Abrasion tests for hardmetals
  • GM 15356 - Sheet Metal Rating Scale
  • Toyota TSH 7600G - Anodic Oxidation Coatings of Aluminum (for decoration)
  • BMW BMW GS 90011 - Organic Coating of Parts Made of Metal
  • ASTM B555 - Standard Guide for Measurement of Electrodeposited Metallic Coating Thicknesses by Dropping Test
  • ASTM B26 - Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Sand Castings
  • ASTM D6966 - Standard Practice for Collection of Settled Dust Samples Using Wipe Sampling Methods for Subsequent Determination of Metals
  • ASTM D5894 - Standard Practice for Cyclic Salt Fog/UV Exposure of Painted Metal, (Alternating Exposures in a Fog/Dry Cabinet and a UV/Condensation Cabinet)
  • ASTM E1282 - Standard Guide for Specifying the Chemical Compositions and Selecting Sampling Practices and Quantitative Analysis Methods for Metals, Ores, and Related Materials
  • ASTM A1036 - Standard Guide for Measuring Power Frequency Magnetic Properties of Flat-Rolled Electrical Steels Using Small Single Sheet Testers
  • ASTM A745 - Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Examination of Austenitic Steel Forgings
  • ASTM C1617 - Standard Practice for Quantitative Accelerated Laboratory Evaluation of Extraction Solutions Containing Ions Leached from Thermal Insulation on Aqueous Corrosion of Metals
  • ASTM G50 - Standard Practice for Conducting Atmospheric Corrosion Tests on Metals
  • ASTM E826 - Standard Practice for Testing Homogeneity of a Metal Lot or Batch in Solid Form by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry
  • ISO 19097 - Accelerated life test method of mixed metal oxide anodes for cathodic protection - Part 2: Application in soils and natural waters
  • AASHTO M 105 - Standard Specification for Gray Iron Castings
  • ISO 7800 - Metallic materials -- Wire -- Simple torsion test
  • ASTM G142 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Susceptibility of Metals to Embrittlement in Hydrogen Containing Environments at High Pressure, High Temperature, or Both
  • ASTM E468 - Standard Practice for Presentation of Constant Amplitude Fatigue Test Results for Metallic Materials
  • ASTM E604 - Standard Test Method for Dynamic Tear Testing of Metallic Materials
  • ISO 6306 - Chemical analysis of steel
  • ISO 11433 - Nickel alloys - Determination of titanium content - Diantipyrylmethane molecular absorption method
  • ISO 7438 - Metallic materials - Bend test
  • ISO 9455 - Soft soldering fluxes - Test methods - Part 5: Copper mirror test
  • ASTM E2144-11== - Standard Practice for Personal Sampling and Analysis of Endotoxin in Metalworking Fluid Aerosols in Workplace Atmospheres
  • ASTM E2657-16 - Standard Practice for Determination of Endotoxin Concentrations in Water-Miscible Metalworking Fluids
  • ISO 3327:2009 - Hardmetals - Determination of transverse rupture strength
  • ISO 3907:2009 - Hardmetals - Determination of total carbon - Gravimetric method
  • ISO 565:1990 - TEST SIEVES - METAL WIRE CLOTH, PERFORATED METAL PLATE AND ELECTROFORMED SHEET - NOMINAL SIZES OF OPENINGS
  • ASTM E1268-19 - Standard Practice for Assessing the Degree of Banding or Orientation of Microstructures
  • ASTM D4481-21 - Standard Test Method for Total Nickel in Fresh Alumina-Base Catalysts
  • ASTM C958-92(2014) - Standard Test Method for Particle Size Distribution of Alumina or Quartz by X-Ray Monitoring of Gravity Sedimentation
  • ASTM B890-20 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Metallic Constituents of Tungsten Alloys and Tungsten Hardmetals by X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
  • ASTM C690-09(2019) - Standard Test Method for Particle Size Distribution of Alumina or Quartz Powders by Electrical Sensing Zone Technique
  • ASTM G84-89(2020) - Standard Practice for Measurement of Time-of-Wetness on Surfaces Exposed to Wetting Conditions as in Atmospheric Corrosion Testing
  • ISO 10713 - Jewellery - Gold alloy coatings
  • ISO 11210 - ewellery - Determination of platinum in platinum jewellery alloys - Gravimetric method after precipitation of diammonium hexachloroplatinate
  • ISO 11410 - Jewellery and precious metals - Determination of gold - Cupellation method (fire assay)
  • ISO 1461 - HOT DIP GALVANIZED COATINGS ON FABRICATED IRON AND STEEL ARTICLES - SPECIFICATIONS AND TEST METHODS
  • ISO 3995 - METALLIC POWDERS - DETERMINATION OF GREEN STRENGTH BY TRANSVERSE RUPTURE OF RECTANGULAR COMPACTS
  • ISO 16842 - METALLIC MATERIALS - SHEET AND STRIP - BIAXIAL TENSILE TESTING METHOD USING A CRUCIFORM TEST PIECE
  • ISO 11400 - NICKEL, FERRONICKELS AND NICKEL ALLOYS - DETERMINATION OF PHOSPHORUS CONTENT - PHOSPHOVANADOMOLYBDATE SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC METHOD
  • ISO 18338 - METALLIC MATERIALS - TORSION TEST AT ROOM TEMPERATURE

Metals Certifications, Licenses, and Accreditations:

Depending on your Metals products, you may need third-party Metals laboratories or research facilities with specific certifications, licenses or accreditations.

  • American Society for Non-Destructive Testing (ASNT) Certification
  • NAD CAP Accreditation
  • AWS Certified Welding Inspector

Metal Weld Failure Analysis

Metal Weld Failure Analysis

Metal Salt Spray Corrosion Testing

Metal Salt Spray Corrosion Testing

Steel Strength Testing

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