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Expert testing services
We offer a wide range of services, dependent on your specific needs and requirements, to help ensure the quality and performance of your metals and alloys in various applications.
Tensile & Finished Fastener Testing
Tensile (ambient temperature, forces from 2kN to 600kN)
ASTM E8/8M
ASTM A370
BS EN ISO 6892-1 Methods A&B
Wedge test (UTS Only)
BS EN ISO 3506-1
BS EN ISO 898-1
BS EN ISO 6892-1
ASTM F606/606M
ASTM A370
ASTM E8/E8M
Full sized fastener testing
BS EN ISO 3506-1
BS EN ISO 898-1
BS EN ISO 6892-1
ASTM F606/606M
ASTM A370
ASTM E8/E8M
Proof load testing (Nuts)
ASTM A962/A962M
Metallographic Examination
Depth of Decarburisation (Optical Method)
ASTM F2328/F2328M
Depth of Decarburisation (Micro & Hardness Method)
ASTM F2328M & BS EN ISO 898-1
Grain size Determination
ASTM E112 (Comparison Method)
ASTM E930
ASTM E1181
Banding Determination
ASTM E1268
Inclusion Count
ASTM E45 (Method A)
Macro Examination
ASTM A604/A604M
ASTM E340
ASTM E381
Micro Examination ITP THP23
Hardness Testing
Brinell hardness testing BS EN ISO 6506-1 / ASTME E10 (10/3000)
Vickers hardness testing BS EN ISO 6507-1 / ASTM E92 (Hv10)
Rockwell hardness testing BS EN ISO 6508 / ASTM E18 ( B & C Scales)
Micro Vickers hardness testing BS EN ISO 6507-1 / ASTM E384 (Hv0.3)
* Not UKAS accredited tests
*Embrittlement of coated fasteners ASTM F606
* Torque Testing ISO 3506-1 (<M12)
* Volume Fraction ASTM E562
*ASTM G48 Method A