NDT & Metal Testing Service
In-house laboratory capability — serving our own production first, and available for third-party testing when capacity allows.
Our testing center has provided metal testing and analysis for around 30 years. With the equipment listed below and a team experienced in foundry and forging practice, the laboratory supports the castings, forgings and machined components we produce for customers in North America and Europe, among other regions.
The first call on this laboratory is our own production: incoming material, in-process verification and final inspection before shipment. Everything listed on this page is equipment and competence we run every day for that purpose.
Where capacity allows, the same laboratory and team are also available for third-party testing assignments — an extension of an in-house capability rather than a separate testing business. Third-party work is carried out on the same procedures and reported on the same basis as our internal work.
We work to impartiality, integrity and reliability, and we welcome enquiries for metal testing, analysis, inspection and quality control from customers worldwide.
Scope of Service
| Service | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Metal testing and analysis | Chemical composition, mechanical properties, metallography and failure analysis |
| Non-destructive testing | Ultrasonic, magnetic particle, penetrant and visual inspection |
| Dimensional inspection | CMM and conventional measurement, including geometric tolerances |
| Quality control | In-process and final verification against the drawing and the applicable standard |
| Third-party inspection | Testing carried out for external parties where laboratory capacity allows |
Equipment
| Equipment | Used for |
|---|---|
| Spectrometer | Elemental composition by grade |
| C-S analyser | Carbon and sulphur content |
| Multi-element analyser | Multi-element chemical composition |
| Tension tester | Tensile properties |
| Impact tester | Impact energy at ambient and low temperature |
| Metalloscope | Microstructure examination |
| Hardness testers (Brinell, Rockwell) | Hardness by the scale specified |
| Coating thickness tester | Coating and plating thickness |
| Ultrasonic flaw detector | Internal discontinuities |
| Magnetic particle inspection equipment | Surface and near-surface discontinuities |
| Coordinate measuring machine | Dimensional and geometric measurement |
Main Tests
| Test | Detail |
|---|---|
| Mechanical property | General mechanical characterisation |
| Tensile strength test | To the standard and sampling direction stated |
| Impact test | At room temperature and low temperature, down to -60 °C |
| Compression test | Compressive properties |
| Hardness | Rockwell, Brinell and Vickers, by the scale specified |
| Metallography testing and failure analysis | Microstructure assessment and investigation of service failure |
| Non-metallic inclusion content | Inclusion rating |
| Macrostructure | Low-magnification structural examination |
| Depth of carburized and hardened cases | Case depth measurement |
| Metallographic examination of gray cast iron | Graphite form and matrix assessment |
| Metallographic examination of spheroidal graphite cast iron | Nodularity and matrix assessment |
Chemical Composition — Materials Covered
Composition analysis is run on the following material groups:
Cast iron · Carbon steel · Alloy steel · Stainless steel · Tool steel · Copper alloy · Aluminium alloy
Dimensional Inspection
Dimension measurement · Parallelism · Coaxiality · Perpendicularity · Symmetry · Flatness · Circular error
Non-Destructive Testing
| Method | Applied for |
|---|---|
| Ultrasonic testing (UT) | Internal discontinuities in cast and forged sections |
| Magnetic particle inspection (MT) | Surface and near-surface discontinuities in ferromagnetic materials |
| Penetrant inspection (PT) | Surface-breaking discontinuities |
| Visual inspection (VT) | Surface condition and conformity before further testing |
Standards for Tests
Testing is carried out to the standard and edition specified by the customer or the applicable drawing, including:
ASTM · GB · EN · BS · AS
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