Testing

CAPABILITIES

Our independent test house, staffed by highly skilled, qualified and experienced personnel, is UKAS accredited to the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025. It provides a wide range of mechanical and metallurgical testing services to the steel industry, as well as supporting various customers’ development projects.

Mechanical testing facilities are supported by laboratory heat treatment furnaces and comprehensive optical and digital imaging capabilities, including SEM. Test piece and metallographic sample preparation is carried out in a well-equipped machine shop, and the Test House benefits from the support of Sheffield Forgemasters’ extensive Research, Design and Technology department.

Test Piece and Sample Preparation Facilities

Manual and semi-automatic horizontal and vertical band saws up to 1.2 x 1.4 x 0.5 meters and max 1.5 tonnes
CNC and manual lathes for tensile test piece preparation to BS EN ISO 6892-1, ASTM A370-20 and ASTM E8/E8M-21
CNC and manual milling machines for Charpy impact test piece preparation to ASTM E23 and BS EN ISO 148-1 and CT fracture toughness test piece preparation
Electrical discharge machining (EDM)
Carbolite muffle furnace for heat treatment of test blanks to 1200°C

Test Piece and Sample Preparation Facilities

Manual and semi-automatic horizontal and vertical band saws up to 1.2 x 1.4 x 0.5 meters and max 1.5 tonnes
CNC and manual lathes for tensile test piece preparation to BS EN ISO 6892-1, ASTM A370-20 and ASTM E8/E8M-21
CNC and manual milling machines for Charpy impact test piece preparation to ASTM E23 and BS EN ISO 148-1 and CT fracture toughness test piece preparation
Electrical discharge machining (EDM)
Carbolite muffle furnace for heat treatment of test blanks to 1200°C

Mechanical Testing Capabilities

UKAS Testing Accreditation

Tensile Testing (ASTM A370, ASTM E8/E8M & BS EN ISO 6892-1)
V-Notch Charpy Impact Testing (ASTM E23, ASTM A370 & BS EN ISO 148-1)
Brinell Hardness (ASTM E10 & BS EN ISO 6506-1)
Vickers Hardness (ASTM E92 & BS EN ISO 6507-1)
Rockwell Hardness (ASTM E18 & BS EN ISO 6508-1)
Pellini Drop Weight Testing (ASTM E208)
Fracture Toughness (CT – Single and Multi Specimen – CTOD, J1c and JR Curve – ASTM E1820)
Fracture Toughness (CT – Reference Temperature T0 Determination – ASTM E1921)

Mechanical Testing Capabilities

UKAS Testing Accreditation

Tensile Testing (ASTM A370, ASTM E8/E8M & BS EN ISO 6892-1)
V-Notch Charpy Impact Testing (ASTM E23, ASTM A370 & BS EN ISO 148-1)
Brinell Hardness (ASTM E10 & BS EN ISO 6506-1)
Vickers Hardness (ASTM E92 & BS EN ISO 6507-1)
Rockwell Hardness (ASTM E18 & BS EN ISO 6508-1)
Pellini Drop Weight Testing (ASTM E208)
Fracture Toughness (CT – Single and Multi Specimen – CTOD, J1c and JR Curve – ASTM E1820)
Fracture Toughness (CT – Reference Temperature T0 Determination – ASTM E1921)

Metallurgical Testing Capabilities

Corrosion testing (ferric chloride pitting corrosion resistance) to ASTM G48-11(2020) e1 Method A
Volume fraction / ferrite count to ASTM E562-19e1
Macro & micrographic examination
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
Quench dilatometry
Grain size determination
Anodised surface depth
Decarburised depth

Capabilities are not accredited to ISO 17025:2017.

Metallurgical Testing Capabilities

Corrosion testing (ferric chloride pitting corrosion resistance) to ASTM G48-11(2020) e1 Method A
Volume fraction / ferrite count to ASTM E562-19e1
Macro & micrographic examination
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
Quench dilatometry
Grain size determination
Anodised surface depth
Decarburised depth

Capabilities are not accredited to ISO 17025:2017.