FACILITIES

We have a fully equipped metallurgical laboratory to carry out optical microscopy work, failure analysis, dimensional checks.

EQUIPMENT

For Destructive Mechanical Test

1. 2 units of Shimadzu and 1 Unit of T Machine Universal Tensile Testing Machine calibrated by SIRIM. One has a maximum capacity of 100tf while the other two is only 50 tf.
2. 2 units of Avery Denison Universal Impact Testing Machine designed and to both BS131 and ASTM E 23:1982 standards. Calibration Certificate using Watertown Arsenal Charpy Specimen for ASTM standard to show conformity to standard or by Sime Sirim is available for inspection or enclosed.
3. 1 Unit of Matsuzawa and 1 unit of Mitutoya AVK C21 Vickers Hardness Tester for Hardness measurement.
4. 1 Unit of Shidmazu Micro-Hardness Tester for Micro Hardness Measurement.
5. 1 Unit of Affri Rockwell Hardness Tester for Rockwell B or C Scale Hardness Measurement.
6. 1 Unit of Brinell Hardness Tester.
7. 1 Unit of Hayes Three Zone Split Cylindrical Furnace and Controller for Hot Tensile Test.
8. 1 Unit of Shidmazu Direct Readout Emission Spectrometer.

For Non Destructive Test

9. 2 units of Equotip Hardness Tester - Digital
10. 1 unit of Poldi Hardness Tester
11. 1 unit of Y6 Electromagnet yoke for Magnetic Particle Inspection
12. 1 units of Fisher Feritscope - Model = MP3 - GAB.3D Fe
13. 1 unit of Mitutoyo profile Projector Model PH-3515F Series 172
14. 2 Units of Positive Materials Identification (PMI) Machines
15. 2 Units of Handheld Ultrasonic Thickness Gauging Equipment
16. 1 Unit of Handheld Ultrasonic Paint Coating Equipment

For Failure Investigation

17. Mesotom Cut Off Wheel
18. Leco, Buehler and Struers grinding and polishing machine.
19. Leica and Nikon optical microscope capable of bright field, darkfield and differential interference contrast work.
20. Nikon stereo-microscope
21. Struers Movipol - Electro - polishing and etching machine
22. Struers Prestopress - 3 - a hot mounting press machine
23. JVC CCTV for Ferrite Counting in Duplex Stainless Steel
24. Special softwares for imaging

For Calibration

25. 2 Units of Ametek Manfield and Green Dead Weight Tester - 15, 000 P.S.I maximum.
26. Clamp meters for calibration of welding machines

For Welding Procedure and Welder Qualification Test

27. 3 Units of Lincoln Idealarc 350 welding set for SMAW and TIG welding
28. 1 Unit of EWS oven for baking of low hydrogen electrodes
29. 2 Units of Quiver
30. 2 Units of Tong Meter and 3 Units of Digital Thermometer
31. 1 Unit of submerged arc welding (SAW) machine
32. 1 Unit of MIG/MAG/FCAW welding machine

For Sample Preparation

33. 8 Units of Milling Machines with DRO for cutting charpy V notch only
34. 5 Units of Band Saw
35. 1 Unit of Shaping Machines
36. 1 Unit of Surface Grinding Machine
37. 1 Unit of Hydraulic Press
38. 2 Units of Lathe machines

DESTRUCTIVE MECHANICAL TESTS

We carry out sample preparation of test specimens and conduct the tests according to the dimensional requirement of the relevant test code such as BS 4449 for reinforced bars and AWS D 1.1 for the building industries, BS, BS-EN, ASME, AS, DIN, TRD for the boiler and pressure vessels industries, ASTM , JIS and BS 18 for materials testing and API 1104 for piping in the oil and gas industries, ASTM G28, G48, A262, A263 and A264 for corrosion test are some of the examples . The different destructive mechanical tests are listed below.

1. Transverse Tensile Test
2. All Weld Tensile Test
3. All Weld Tensile Test at Elevated Temperature (Hot Tensile)
4. Transverse & Longitudinal Face Bend Test
5. Transverse & Longitudinal Root Bend Test
6. Transverse & Longitudinal Side Bend Test
7. Fracture Test
8. Nick Break Test
9. Charpy Impact Test from room temperature to minus 196 degree Celsius
10. Macro Examination
11. Hardness Survey
12. ardness Profile Determination
13. Micro Examination
14. Through Thickness Test (Z Direction Test)
15. Flattening Test
16. Shear Test according to ASTM 264
17. Full Size Bolt and Nut Testing.
18. Chemical Analysis of Metallic Materials