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Testing Capabilities

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. |
For more information about Smiths Advanced Metals and to receive a competitive quotation for your business, please CLICK HERE to contact us.



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Smiths Advanced MetalsStratton Business Park,
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Biggleswade,
Bedfordshire SG18 8QB
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