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Metals Testing and Scientific Research

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

Metals Test Method and Standards:

Metals products maybe tested according to many different Metals Test Method and Standards including:

  • ASTM A956/A956M-17a Standard Test Method for Leeb Hardness Testing of Steel Products
  • BS 5950 for structural steel
  • ASTM E53 - 07(2013) Standard Test Method for Determination of Copper in Unalloyed Copper by Gravimetry
  • ASTM E45 - 18 Standard Test Methods for Determining the Inclusion Content of Steel
  • ASTM E37 - 05(2011) Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Pig Lead
  • ASTM E23 - 16b Standard Test Methods for Notched Bar Impact Testing of Metallic Materials
  • ASTM E21 - 17 Standard Test Methods for Elevated Temperature Tension Tests of Metallic Materials. ASTM E18 - 17e1 Standard Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials
  • ASTM E8/E8M - 16a Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
  • ASTM E10 - 17 Standard Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials
  • ASTM E9 - 09(2018) Standard Test Methods of Compression Testing of Metallic Materials at Room Temperature
  • ASTM B368 - 09(2014) Standard Test Method for Copper-Accelerated Acetic Acid-Salt Spray (Fog) Testing (CASS Test)
  • ASTM B362 - 91(2016) Standard Test Method for Mechanical Torque Rate of Spiral Coils of Thermostat Metal
  • ASTM B331 - 16 Standard Test Method for Compressibility of Metal Powders in Uniaxial Compaction
  • ASTM B330 - 15 Standard Test Methods for Estimating Average Particle Size of Metal Powders and Related Compounds Using Air Permeability
  • ASTM B212 - 17 Standard Test Method for Apparent Density of Free-Flowing Metal Powders Using the Hall Flowmeter Funnel
  • ASTM B154 - 16 Standard Test Method for Mercurous Nitrate Test for Copper Alloys
  • ASTM B6 - 13 Standard Specification for Zinc
  • ASTM A720/A720M - 02(2016)e1 Standard Test Method for Ductility of Nonoriented Electrical Steel
  • ASTM A370 - 17a Standard Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products
  • ASTM A367 - 11(2017) Standard Test Methods of Chill Testing of Cast Iron
  • ASTM A255 - 10(2014) Standard Test Methods for Determining Hardenability of Steel
  • ASTM A108 - 13 Standard Specification for Steel Bar
  • Carbon and Alloy
  • Cold-Finished
  • ASTM A99 - 03(2014) Standard Specification for Ferromanganese
  • ASTM A90/A90M - 13(2018) Standard Test Method for Weight [Mass] of Coating on Iron and Steel Articles with Zinc or Zinc-Alloy Coatings
  • ASTM A392-11a(2017): Standard Specification for Zinc-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric
  • ISO 17635:2010 Non-destructive testing of welds
  • SS-EN ISO 17635:2010 Non-destructive testing of welds
  • AS 2084-1987 Non-destructive testing - Eddy current testing of metal tubes
  • ISO 4386-3:1992 Plain bearings - Metallic multilayer plain bearings - Part 3: Non-destructive penetrant testing
  • ISO 9583:1993 Implants for surgery -- Non-destructive testing -- Liquid penetrant inspection of metallic surgical implants
  • SS-ISO 4386-1:1994 Plain bearings - Metallic multilayer plain bearings - Part 1: Non-destructive ultrasonic testing ofbond
  • AS 3978-2003 Non-destructive testing - Visual inspection of metal products and components
  • AS 4544-2005 Non-destructive testing - Eddy current testing for the detection of surface flaws
  • GB/T 23910-2009 Non-destructive testing--Metal intensifying screens for radiographic testing
  • GB/T 17455-1998 Non-destructive testing--Metallographic replica techniques of surface examination
  • ISO 24497-3:2007 Non-destructive testing - Metal magnetic memory - Part 3: Inspection of welded joints
  • ISO 3057:1998 Non-destructive testing -- Metallographic replica techniques of surface examination
  • GB/T 21198.4 Determination of precious metals in precious metals jewellery alloys--Method using ICP spectrometry
  • ISO 13314:2011 Mechanical testing of metals - Ductility testing - Compression test for porous and cellular metals
  • AS 4036 Corrosion of metals - Dissimilar metals in contact in seawater
  • ISO 8343:1985 Ferronickel - Determination of silicon content - Gravimetric method
  • ISO 8044:2015 Corrosion of metals and alloys
  • ISO 7583:2013 Anodizing of aluminium and its alloys
  • ISO 7527:1985 Nickel
  • ferronickel and nickel alloys - Determination of sulfur content - Iodimetric titration method after induction furnace combustion
  • ISO 7526:1985 Nickel
  • ferronickel and nickel alloys - Determination of sulfur content - Infra-red absorption method after induction furnace combustion
  • ISO 7524:1985 Nickel
  • ferronickel and nickel alloys - Determination of carbon content - Infra-red absorption method after induction furnace combustionISO 7520:1985 Ferronickel - Determination of cobalt content - Flame atomic absorption spectrometric method
  • ISO 7087:1984 Ferroalloys - Experimental methods for the evaluation of the quality variation and methods for checking the precision of sampling
  • ISO 6892 Metallic materials Tensile testing
  • ISO 204:2009 Metallic materials - Uniaxial creep testing in tension - Method of test
  • ISO 209:2007 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Chemical composition
  • ISO 196:1978 Wrought copper and copper alloys - Detection of residual stress - Mercury(I) nitrate test
  • ISO 148 Metallic materials?Charpy pendulum impact test
  • EN 10217 Welded steel tubes for pressure purposes
  • EN 10216 Seamless steel tubes for pressure purposes
  • EN 10002 Metallic Materials - Tensile Testing
  • ISO 7438 Bend Testing of Metal
  • EN ISO 7438 Metallic materials. Bend test
  • ISO 10113 Metallic materials. Sheet and strip. Determination of plastic strain ratio
  • ISO 10447 Resistance welding. Peel and chisel testing of resistance spot and projection welds
  • ISO 1099 Metallic materials. Fatigue testing. Axial force controlled method
  • ISO 3327 Hardmetals. Determination of transverse rupture strength
  • ASTM G44 Standard Practice for Exposure of Metals and Alloys by Alternate Immersion in Neutral 3.5?% Sodium Chloride Solution
  • ASTM G50 Standard Practice for Conducting Atmospheric Corrosion Tests on Metals
  • ASTM C876 Standard Test Method for Corrosion Potentials of Uncoated Reinforcing Steel in Concrete
  • ASTM E9 Standard Test Methods for Compression Testing of Metallic Materials
  • ASTM E8 Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
  • ASTM E2860 Standard Test Method for Residual Stress Measurement by X-Ray Diffraction for Bearing Steels
  • ASTM E18 Standard Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials
  • ASTM E45 Standard Test Methods for Determining the Inclusion Content of Steel
  • ASTM E23 Standard Test Methods for Notched Bar Impact Testing of Metallic Materials
  • ASTM E517 Standard Test Method for Plastic Strain Ratio r for Sheet Metal
  • ASTM E930 Standard Test Methods for Estimating the Largest Grain Observed in a Metallographic Section (ALA Grain Size). EN 13480: Metallic industrial piping
  • ANSI/ABMA 10A-2001 (R2008) Metal Balls for Unground Bearings and Other Uses
  • ANSI/ABMA 11-1990 (R2008) Load Ratings and Fatigue Life for Roller Bearings
  • AA ABH-21 Aluminum Brazing Handbook
  • ISO 21968:2005 Non-magnetic metallic coatings on metallic and non-metallic basis materials - Measurement of coating thickness - Phase-sensitive eddy-current method
  • ISO 3543:1981 Metallic and non-metallic coatings -- Measurement of thickness -- Beta backscatter method

Metals

Contract Laboratory can help you with all your Metals testing, analysis, scientific research and development, inspection, certification, engineering, failure investigation, and product development of many Metals finished products, processes, systems, in-process materials, raw materials and components including.

  • 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 Certifications, Licenses, or 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
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