Manufacturing & Processing

Metallurgical Tests

• Grain Size available to volume fraction by point counting investigations

• Macro-etch and Microstructure Examinations

Mechanical Tests

• Tensile Testing - ambient temperature to 1000 deg.c

• Impact Testing - from 77k to ambient temperature

• Hardness Testing - Rockwell B & C, Vickers, Brinell and Equotip

• Bend and Flattening Testing

Welder Tests / Weld Procedure Tests

• Bend : Fillet weld fracture : Hardness : Impact : Nick–break tensile

• Macro examination in accordance with specific welding codes.

Corrosion Tests

• Pitting corrosion resistance

• Susceptibility to intergranular attack

Non Destructive Testing

• Magnetic particle examination

• Dye penetrant testing

• Ultrasonic examination

• Thickness check by ultrasonic method