Materials/Products tested

Type of test/Properties measured/Range of measurement

Standard specifications/ Equipment/

Techniques used

METALS, ALLOYS and METAL

Chemical Analysis

PRODUCTS

Elemental Analysis

Documented In-House Methods using

Ferrous and Non-ferrous alloys

Direct Reading Emission Spectroscopy

including:

Manganese Steel, Tool Steel, General

Fe, C, Si, Mn, P, S, Cr, Mo, Ni, Al, As,

Steel & Low Alloy

B, Ca, Co, Cu, Nb, Pb, Sn, Ti, V, W,

Zr, N2

Cast Iron

Fe, C, Si, Mn, P, S, Cr, Mo, Ni, Al, B,

As, Co, Cu, Mg, Nb, Pb, Sn, Ti, V, W,

Ce, N2

Alloyed Iron

Fe, C, Si, Mn, P, S, Cr, Mo, Ni, Cu,

Mg, Nb, V

Resulphurised Low Alloy

Fe, C, Si, Mn, P, S, Cr, Mo, Ni, Cu, Al,

Pb

Resulphurised Stainless

Fe, C, Si, Mn, P, S, Cr, Mo, Ni, Cu, Nb,

Ti, Al

Copper Base Alloys

Cu, Sn, Zn, Fe, Ni, Al, Si, As, Mn, Bi,

Sb, P, Pb, Co, Mg, S, Cr

Copper-Nickel Alloys

Cu, Fe, Ni, Si, Mn, S, Mg, Pb, Co, C, P,

Cr, Al, Nb, Zr, As, Bi, Sb, Zn

Aluminium base Alloys

Al, Cu, Mg, Si, Fe, Mn, Ni, Zn, Pb, Sn,

Ti, Cr, V, P

Nickel base Alloys

Ni, C, Si, Mn, P, S, Cu, Fe, Cr, Ti, Al,

Co, Mo, Mg, W, Nb, V

Nickel-Copper base Alloys

Ni, C, Si, Cu, Fe, Mn, Cr, Al, Ti, Co, P,

S, Nb

METALS, ALLOYS and METAL

Chemical Analysis (cont’d)

PRODUCTS

Elemental Analysis

Documented In-House Methods using:-

Atomic Absorption Spectro-

Iron Base Alloys

Al, Sb, As, Ba, Bi, B, Ca, Cd, Cr, Cu,

photometry,

Co, Fe, Pb, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Nb, P, Si,

Visable light Spectro-photometry

Na, Ta, Te, Sn, Ti, W, V, Zn, Zr, O&M

and Volumetric techniques in

Non-Magnetics

accordance with relevant parts of:-

BS 1728

Magnesium Base Alloys

Al, Sb, As, Bi, Ca, Cr, Cu, Co, Fe, Pb,

BS 1748

Mn, Mo, Ni, Nb, P, Si, Sn, Ti, W, V,

BS 3630

Zn, Rare Earths

BS 3907

BS 6200

Nickel Base Alloys

Al, Sb, As, Ba, Bi, B, Ca, Cr, Cu, Co,

BS 6783

Fe, Pb, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Nb, P, Si, Ta,

Sn, Ti, W, V, Zn, Zr

Aluminium Base Alloys

Al, Sb, As, Bi, Be, Ca, Cr, Cu, Co, Fe,

Pb, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Nb, P, Si, Na,

Te, Sn, Sr, Ti, V, Zn,, Zr

Zinc Base Alloys

Al, Sb, As, Bi, Ca, Cr, Cu, Co, In, Fe,

Pb, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Nb, P, Si, Sn, Ti,

W, V, Zn, Zr

Copper Base Alloys

Al, Sb, As, Be, Bi, B, Cd, Ca, Cr, Cu,

Co, Fe, Pb, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Nb, P, Si,

Ag, Te, Sn, Ti, W, V, Zn, Zr

Cobalt Base

Al, Sb, As, B, Ca, Cr, Cu, Co, Fe, Pb,

Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Nb, P, Si, Sn, Ta, Ti,

W, V, Zn, Zr

Titanium Base

Al, Sb, As, Ca, Cr, Cu, Co, Fe, Pb, Mg,

Mn, Mo, Ni, Nb, P, Si, Sn, Ti, W, V,

Zn, Zr

Ferro Alloys

Al, Sb, As, Ba, Be, Bi, B, Cd, Ca, Cr,

Cu, Co, In, Fe, Pb, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni,

Nb, P, Si, Na, Sr, Ta, Te, Sn, Ti, W, V,

Zn, Zr

Ferrous and Non-ferrous metals and

Carbon and Sulphur content

Documented In-House Methods using

alloys

Oxygen content of Solid

Leco Oxygen fusion

Ferroalloys

Nitrogen Content

METALS, ALLOYS and METAL

Mechanical Tests

PRODUCTS (cont’d)

Tensile in temperature range ambient to 1173K

BS EN 10002-1:2001 BS EN 10002-5:1992

(forces 5 kN to 500 kN)

ASTM E8-03 ASTM E8m-03

ASTM E21-92(1998) ASTM A370-03

Impact: Charpy ‘V’ notch at 77K and in the temperature range 193K to ambient

BS EN 10045-1:1990 ASTM E23-02 ASTM A370-03

Izod

BS 131:Part 1:1961(1996)

Hardness:

Brinell 10\3000

BS EN ISO 6506-1:1999

ASTM E10-01

ASTM A370-03

Rockwell B and C

BS EN ISO 6508-1:1999

ASTM E18-03

ASTM A370-03

Vickers

BS EN ISO 6507-1:1998

Bend

BS EN ISO 7438:2000

Metallurgical Tests

Decarburisation depth

Documented In-House Method

Inclusion content

ASTM E45-97(2002)

Grain size

ASTM E112-96

BS EN ISO 643:2003

Macro-etch examination

Documented In-House Method

OP Pro. No 9

Sulphur print

Documented In-House Method

Volume fraction

ASTM E562-02

METALS, ALLOYS and METAL PRODUCTS (cont’d)

Corrosion Tests

Stainless Steels

Pitting and crevice corrosion resistance

ASTM G48-03 (Methods A & B)

Intercrystalline corrosion

ASTM A262-02a, Methods A to E BS EN ISO 9400:1996

ASTM G28-02 BS EN ISO 3651-1:1998 BS EN ISO 3651-2:1998

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