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Smiths Innovation Centre
Testing Capabilities

We've been testing metals in-house for more than 10 years but after major investment, our new UKAS accredited test laboratory has expanded considerably, with a much wider scope of approved testing now available

We offer a comprehensive range of approved testing for your metals as part of our very own UKAS accredited testing facility, based at our Headquarters in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. Smiths Innovation Centre is the new name for our test facility which has benefitted from a major expansion in Spring 2014.

To see the range of tests available, please refer to the information below.

Mechanical Testing

Tensile testing at room temperature 300KN (30 Ton)	ASTM E8, ASTM A370 or BS EN ISO 6892-1:2009
Tensile testing at different temperatures	-Between minus 70° C and 350° C
Vickers hardness testing HV10 or 30	BS EN ISO 6507-1:2005
Rockwell hardness testing C scale	BS EN ISO 6508-1:2005
Brinell hardness testing 3000kg	BS EN ISO 6506-1:2005
Charpy Impact testing 300J, RT down to minus 60° C	ASTM E23 and A370

Testing for Chemistry

OES Spark Emission Spectroscopy	Semi-quantitative chemical analysis for positive material identification (PMI). Aluminium, titanium and nickel alloys, copper alloys such as nickel aluminium bronze plus carbon, alloy and stainless steels.
Leco Combustion Analyser	Carbon and Sulphur

Metallurgical & Physical Property Tests

CORROSION TESTING
Pitting resistance determination	ASTM G48 Method A
Detecting detrimental intermetallic phases in duplex stainless steel	ASTM A923 Method A
MICROSTRUCTURAL EXAMINATION
Detecting detrimental intermetallic phases in duplex stainless steel	ASTM A923 Method A
Grain size	ASTM E112
Phase balance (% ferrite)	ASTM E562
PHYSICAL PROPERTY TESTING
Conductivity testing	(%IACS) Hocking Autosigma 2000
Ferrite measurement	Fischer Ferritescope MP30 (> 10.5% ferrite)
OTHER TESTING
Surface finish testing	Machined surface/material machinability evaluation.

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