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Lab Code: UKAS000087
Lab Name: BODYCOTE MATERIALS TESTING LTD (0087 N)
Accrediting Body: United Kingdom Accreditation Service
Laboratory Contact:
Dr N Trigwell
Daventry Laboratory, 12 High March,
Daventry, Northamptonshire
,
NN11 4HB
U.K.
Phone: +44 (0)1327 702964
Fax: +44 (0)1327 871119
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Chemical Analysis


Chemical Analysis


Combustion analysis for carbon, sulfur, oxygen, nitrogen, and hydrogen


DIHTM CHEM 02 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
(Documented In-House Test Method)
Analysis of Carbon and Sulphur in steels

Optical emission spectrochemical analysis


DIHTM CHEM 01 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
(Documented In-House Test Method)
Elemental analysis of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys

Solution chemical analysis


DIHTM CHEM 03 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
(Documented In-House Test Method)
Elemental analysis of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys

DIHTM CHEM 04 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
(Documented In-House Test Method)
Elemental analysis of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys

Mechanical and Physical Testing and Inspection


Coating


Measurement of fastener coating thickness - microscopial method


BS EN ISO 1463 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Metallic and Oxide Coatings- Measurement of Coating Thickness - Microscopical Method

Compression testing of metallic materials


Axial tensile strength of full-size threaded fasteners


DIHTM M 01/1 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
(Documented In-House Test Method)
Test Method for Compression Testing of Bolts

Compression testing of metallic materials


ASTM E9 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Standard Test Methods of Compression Testing of Metallic Materials at Room Temperature

DIHTM M 01/1 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
(Documented In-House Test Method)
Test Method for Compression Testing of Bolts

Corrosion


Copper sulfate test - test for free iron on the surface of fasteners


ASTM A262 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Standard Practices for Detecting Susceptibility to Interangular Attack in Austenitic Stainless Steels, Sections 22-31, Practice E - Copper-Copper Sulfate-Sulfuric Test

Ferric sulfate-sulfuric acid test for detecting susceptibility to intergranular attack in austenitic


ASTM A262 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Standard Practices for Detecting Susceptibility to Intergranular Attack in Austenitic Stainless Steels, Sections 8 to 14, Practice B - Ferric Sulfate-Sulfuric Acid Test for Detecting Susceptibility to intergranular Attack in Austenitic Stainless Steels

Oxalic acid etch test for classification of etch structures of austenitic stainless steel


ASTM A262 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Detecting Susceptibility to Intergranular Attack in Austenitic Stainless Steels, Sections 3 to 7, Practice A - Oxalic Acid Etch Test for Classification of Etch Structures of Austenitic Stainless Steel

Elevated temperature testing


Elevated temperature testing capability


ASTM E21 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Standard Test Methods for Elevated Temperature Tension Tests of Metallic Materials

BS EN 10002-5 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Tensile Testing of Metallic Materials Part 5 : Method of Test at Elevated Temperatures

Embrittlement


Hydrogen embrittlement (stress durability) of externally threaded fasteners


MIL-STD-1312-5 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Fastener Test Methods, Method 5, Stress Durability

Fatigue


Fatigue of full-size threaded fasteners


DOD-STD-1312-111 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Fastener Test Methods, Metric, Method 111, Tension Fatigue

MIL-STD-1312-11 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Fastener Test Methods. Method 11, Tension Fatigue

Fatigue tests of metallic materials


ASTM E466 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Standard Practice for Conducting Force Controlled Constant Amplitude Axial Fatigue Tests of Metallic Materials

ASTM E606 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Standard Practice for Strain-Controlled Fatigue Testing

ASTM E647 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Standard Test Method for Measurement of Fatigue Crack Growth Rates

BS 3518, Part 2 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Methods of Fatigue Testing Part 2: Rotating Bending Fatigue Tests

BS 3518, Part 3 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Methods of Fatigue Testing Part 3: Direct Stress Fatigue Tests

BS 6835 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Determination of the Rate of Fatigue Crack Growth in Metallic Materials

Fracture


Crack growth resistance


ASTM E1152 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Standard Test Method for Determining J-R Curves

ASTM E561 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Standard Practice for R-Curve Determination

ASTM E740 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Standard Practice for Fracture Testing with Surface-Crack Tension Specimens

Fracture toughness of metallic materials


ASTM E1290 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Crack-Tip Opening Displacement (CTOD) Fracture Toughness Measurement

ASTM E399 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Plane-Strin Fracture Toughness of Metallic Materials

ASTM E813 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Standard Test Method for JIC, A Measure of Fracture Toughness

BS 6729 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Determination of the Dynamic Fracture Toughness of Metallic Materials

Hardness


Brinell hardness of fasteners


BS EN 10003-1 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Metallic Materials - Brinell Hardness Test Part 1 - Test Method

Microhardness of fasteners


DIHTM M 03/4 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
(Documented In-House Test Method)
Vickers Microhardness testing of metallic materials

Rockwell hardness of fasteners


BS EN 10109-1 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Metallic Materials - Hardness Test Part 1: Rockwell Test (Scales A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K) and Rockwell Superficial Test (Scales 15 N, 30 N, 45 N, 15 T, 30 T and 45 T)

Vickers hardness - test forces from 9.807 to 1176 N (1 to 120 kgf)


BS 427 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Method for Vickers Hardness Test and for Verification of Vickers Hardness Testing Machines

Impact


Charpy impact (u-notch) testing


BS EN 10045-1 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Charpy Impact Test on Metallic Materials Part 1: Test Method (V and U-notches)

Charpy impact (v-notch) testing


BS EN 10045-1 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Charpy Impact Test on Metallic Materials Part 1: Test Method (V and U-notches)

Izod impact test on metals


BS 131, Part 1 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Methods for Notched Bar Tests Part 1: The Izod Impact Test on Metals

BS 131, Part 5 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Methods for Notched Bar Tests Part 5: Determination of Crystallinity

Proof


Proof load of full-size externally threaded fasteners


ASTM F606 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Standard Test Methods for Determining the Mechanical Properties of Externally and Internally Threaded Fasteners, Washers, and Rivets. Sections 3.2.1 through 3.2.3: Proof Load (Length Measurement)

DIHTM M 01/3 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
(Documented In-House Test Method)
Test Method for Proof Testing of Bolts

SAE J1216 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Test Methods for Metric Threaded Fasteners, Section 3.3: Proof Load (Length Measurement)

Proof load of internally threaded fasteners (nuts)


SAE J1216 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Test Methods for Metric Threaded Fasteners, Section 4: Test Methods for Internally Threaded Fasteners, Sub-Section 4.2: Proof Load

Shear


Axial tensile strength of full-size threaded fasteners


DIHTM M 01/2 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
(Documented In-House Test Method)
Test Method for Shear Testing of Bolts

Double shear of externally threaded fasteners


MIL-STD-1312-113 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Fastener Test Methods, Metric, Method 113, Double Shear Test

MIL-STD-1312-13 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Fastener Test Methods, Method 13, Double Shear Test

Single shear of externally threaded fasteners


DIHTM M 01/2 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
(Documented In-House Test Method)
Test Method for Shear Testing of Bolts

Tensile


Axial tensile strength of full-size threaded fasteners


ASTM A370 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Standard Test Method and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products Annex A3 - Steel Fasteners, Section A3.2.1.4: Axial Tension Testing of Full Size Bolts

ASTM E8 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials

ASTM F606 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Standard Test Methods for Determining the Mechanical Properties of Externally and Internally Threaded Fasteners, Washers, and Rivets. Sections 3.4.1 through 3.4.3: Axial Tension Testing of Full Size Products

DOD-STD-1312-108 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Fastener Test Methods, Metric, Method 108, Tensile Strength

SAE J1216 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Test Methods for Metric Threaded Fasteners, Section 3.5: Axial Tensile Strength

Tension testing of machined specimens from externally threaded fasteners


BS 4A 4,Part 1,Sec 1 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Specification of Test Pieces and Test Methods for Metallic Materials for Aircraft Part 1: Section 1: Tensile Tests - Room Temperature

BS EN 10002-1 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Tensile Testing of Metallic Materials - Part 1 - Method of Test at Ambient Temperature

BS EN 10002-5 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Tensile Testing of Metallic Materials Part 5 : Method of Test at Elevated Temperatures

Wedge tensile strength of full-size threaded fasteners


ASTM F606 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Standard Test Methods for Determining the Mechanical Properties of Externally and Internally Threaded Fasteners, Washers, and Rivets. Sections 3.5: Wedge Tension Testing of Full Size Bolts

DOD-STD-1312-108 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Fastener Test Methods, Metric, Method 108, Tensile Strength

SAE J1216 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Test Methods for Metric Threaded Fasteners, Section 3.6: Wedge Tensile Strength

Metallography


Metallography


Determining the content by manual methods


ASTM E45 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Standard Test Methods for Determining the Inclusion Content of Steel

ASTM E562 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Standard Test Method for Determining Volume Fraction by Systematic Manual Point Count

Decarburization and case depth measurement in fasteners


BS 6617, Part 1 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Determination of Decarburization in Steel Part 1: Methods for Determining Decarburization by Microscopic and Mircro - Hardness Techniques

Determination of grain size of fasteners


ASTM E112 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Standard Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size

BS 4490 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
Methods for Micrographic Determination of the Grain Size of Steel

Surface discontinuities of externally threaded fasteners


DIHTM M 02 -
STATUS: Accredited
Start Date: 08/01/1997 Eff. Date: 08/01/1997 Exp. Date: 07/31/2000
(Documented In-House Test Method)
Test for surface discontinuities on threaded fasteners