Laboratory Scope Metallurgical Laboratory
The Metallurgical Laboratory at Lock Joint Tube LLC. performs testing to determine mechanical properties on steel and steel tubular products for investigative and/or certification purposes. The laboratory also performs metallographic evaluations using macroscopic and microscopic examinations for purposes of investigation only. The Metallurgical Laboratory is internal to Lock Joint Tube LLC. and falls under the jurisdiction of Lock Joint Tube LLC. quality system. All certification testing is conducted only for Lock Joint Tube LLC. facilities. All other testing and analysis is conducted for informational purposes and technical support.
Metallurgical Analysis Lab Testing
The Metallurgical Laboratory has the ability and competency to perform testing as described in the following industry standards:
ASTM A370 - Standard Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products
ASTM E8 - Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
ASTM E8M - Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials [Metric]
ASTM E646 - Standard Test Method for Tensile Strain-Hardening Exponents (n-Value) of Metallic Sheet Materials
ASTM E18 - Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness and Rockwell Superficial Hardness of Metallic Materials
ASTM E 3 - Standard Guide for Preparation of Metallographic Specimens
ASTM E407 - Standard Practice for Microetching Metals and Alloys
ASTM E304 - Standard Test Method for Macroetching Metals and Alloys
ASTM E415 - Standard Test Method for Atomic Emission Vacuum Spectrometric Analysis of Carbon and Low-Alloy Steel
ASTM B117 - Standard Practice for Operating Salt Spray (Fog) Apparatus
Metallurgical Laboratory Services and Calibrations
The Metallurgical Laboratory utilizes an accredited subcontractor to provide calibration service for the following laboratory equipment to the coinciding industry standard:
- Instron HDX1000 Tensile Frame with Bluehill Software – ASTM E 4 Traceable to NIST
- Instron 5982 Tensile Frame with Bluehill Software – ASTM E 4 Traceable to NIST
- Instron Auto Extensometer and Epsilon Extensometers – ASTM E 83 Traceable to NIST
- Wilson Rockwell Tester Model 2001TB - ASTM E18 Traceable to NIST
- Stage Micrometer –Traceable to NIST
- SpectroMAXx Optical Emissions Spectrometer - Spectro Calibration Traceable to NIST
The Lock Joint Tube LLC. Quality Assurance Department provides calibration for the following laboratory equipment: Micrometers, Digital Calipers, Digital Height Gage, Digital Scale
The Metallurgical Laboratory uses a stage micrometer to perform verification of magnification for:
Olympus GX-51 Metallographic Microscope – ASTM E 1951
Equipment
The Metallurgical Laboratory utilizes the following equipment to conduct testing and analyses:
- Instron 1000HDX Tensile Frame
- Instron 5982 Tensile Frame
- Instron Auto Extensometers
- Epsilon Extensometers
- Wilson Rockwell Hardness Tester
- Olympus SX-7 Stereo Microscope
- Olympus Metallographic Microscope Model GX-51 Brightfield
- Buehler Microhardness Tester
- AMETEK SpectroMAXx Optical Emissions Spectrometer
- National Exposure Testing Salt Fog Cabinet
Personnel
Individuals performing testing in the Metallurgical Laboratory are competent and qualified through training and experience to perform these tests.
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