TYPES OF PRODUCT BEING TESTED

• Iron base( low alloy and stainless steels)
• Aluminium Alloys
• Copper Alloys
• Nickel Alloys
• Zinc Alloys
• Solders
• Silver and Silver brazings
• Ferro Alloys
• Ferro Silicon
• Ferro Chrome
• Ferro Manganese
• Silico Manganese
• Ferro Molybdenum
• Ferro Phosphorus
• Ferro Titanium
• Ferro vanadium
• Ferro Tungsten

The products can be in a form of plates ,sheets, rods, bars, structural steels, forgings , Die castings , Drillings or Turnings etc

Chemical testing  in the products

Purity of the sample
Impurities at ppm level

For Ferro Alloys and Metals
Full elemental analysis by full- fledged wet Chemical analysis is carried out by the laboratory
Elements  such as :
Carbon , Sulphur , Iron , phosphorus , Silica , Manganese , Chromium ,Molybdenum, Titanium , Vanadium , Tungsten , etc

Instruments Used

Inductively coupled plasma (ICP)
Optical emission spectrometer (OES –Spectro)
Atomic absorption spectrometer (AAS)
Leco (Carbon Sulphur Analyzer)

Standard methods  followed : 

Bureau of Indian Standards(BIS)
ASTMs

Approvals : NABL

Micro, Macro test
Grain size / inclusion rating test
Intergranular Corrosion Test

IGC Pr ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’ & ‘E’ (As per ASTM A262)
 IGC Pr ‘Z’ (As per ASTM A763)

Horclimbility Test

(Joining test) – (As per IS 3848)

Corrosion Test

(As per NACE TM0284 & nace0177)

The products can be in a form of plates ,sheets, rods, bars, structural steels, forgings , Die castings , pipes and welded coupons.

Instruments Used

Universal Tensile Testing Machine [Capacity 60KN (min)- 600KN(max)]
Impact testing machine (IS / BS)
Rockwell Hardness Testing Machine
Brinell / Vickers Hardness Testing Machine
Metallurgical Microscope

Standard methods  followed : 

Bureau of Indian Standards(BIS) ,
ASTMs

Approvals

MINERAL AND ORES INCLUDING COAL AND COKE

TYPES OF PRODUCTS BEING TESTED

1.   Ores
                  Manganese ores(All types)
                  Limestone
                  Iron Ores (All Types)
                  Chrome Ore
                  Bauxite
                  Cobalt concentrates
                  Zinc Concentrates
                  Copper Concentrates

For the elemental analysis either  in oxide forms or metallic forms , loss on ignition , moisture content etc.

2.   Coal and Coke
                  Soild Fuels
                  Graphite

For Total moisture , air dried moisture , volatile matter , ash . Free carbon , fixed carbon , Total calorific value, Sulphur Content , GCV ,  etc.

Instruments Used  :

                              Air dry oven
                              Oven for moisture
                              Furnace
                              Grindibilty machine
                              Leco AC 350 GCV analyser
                              Volatile matter Analyzer
                              Humidity Chamber            

Standard methods  followed : 

Bureau of Indian Standards(BIS)
ASTMs

Approvals :    NABL