Mechanical Testing

Our services of mechanical tests cover a wide range of needs, such as raw materials or parents, finished components, production samples and sample qualification test. All our tests are performed by an accredited laboratory.

A fully equipped modern laboratory for macroscopic and microscopic examination. All equipment and machines are calibrated annually by an accredited company by UKAS Calibration / or calibrated using the methods of the house. We are doing every day to ensure ongoing compliance rigorous internal quality controls.

Our services include tensile and bending test, hardness test and impact, corrosion tests, analysis of the fracture, positive material identification and chemical analysis (UKAS- uncredited).

Mechanical Testing Services:

•     ASTM A262 Practice C corrosion tests*
•     ASTM A262 Practice E corrosion tests*
•     ASTM A370 Charpy V notch impact tests (-56°C to -196°C)*
•     ASTM A370 Charpy V notch impact tests (+20°C to -55°C)
•     ASTM E23 Charpy V notch impact tests (-56°C to -196°C)*
•     ASTM E23 Charpy V notch impact tests (+20°C to -55°C)
•     ASTM G48 corrosion tests
•     Bend testing (ASME and BS)
•     Bend tests (face, root and side bends)
•     Brinell hardness testing*
•     BS Charpy V notch impact tests (-56°C to -196°C)*
•     BS Charpy V notch impact tests (+20°C to -55°C)
•     Chemical analysis*
•     Elevated temperature tensile tests*
•     Failure investigations*
•     Ferrite point counting
•     Fracture testing (fillet weld or butt weld fractures)
•     HV10 Vickers hardness survey
•     IZOD test*
•     Macroscopic examinations (including photomacrographs)
•     Micro hardness testing*
•     Microscopic examination for weld defects
•     Microscopic examination (grain size and phases)*
•     OES spark chemical analysis (Not UKAS Accredited)
•     Photography (Not UKAS Accredited)
•     Positive Material Identification (PMI) (Not UKAS Accredited)
•     Push/compression testing (Not UKAS Accredited)
•     Rockwell C hardness survey*
•     Room temperature longitudinal tensile tests (0.2% proof stress, 0.5% yield strength, UTS, reduction of area and % elongation)*
•     Room temperature longitudinal tensile tests (UTS, reduction of area and % elongation only)
•     Room temperature transverse tensile tests (0.2% proof stress, 0.5% yield strength, UTS, reduction of area and % elongation)*
•     Room temperature transverse tensile tests (UTS, reduction of area and % elongation only)
•     Through thickness tensile test
•     Vickers micro hardness testing (Not UKAS Accredited)
•     Weld decay bend testing*

*Testing carried out by a UKAS accredited Third Party Test House

Investigations Of Failures:

Our failure investigations are designed to meet your exact specifications. Tested weldments failed, materials for parents, and the components that use a variety of methods to respond to the sample being studied. We carry most of the tests on a macro and micro cross-section of the area microscopes use both high and low power to investigate causes such as lack of fusion welding. We also do chemical analysis to determine whether a parent material and weld metal production requirements to meet or services.

We provide complete laboratory reports covering all specified items and understand all the details of the test phase and photographic evidence.