At Majestic Aluminium Finishing Ltd, we offer a wide range testing services in house and by one of our approved testing suppliers that is a UKAS accredited metallurgical test laboratory to ISO 17025, fully equipped to meet most metallurgical testing needs.
Our primary testing departments are analytical and corrosion science including chemical analysis, painted/plated finish salt spray and humidity testing, mechanical testing and metallography including failure investigations.
We also offer PCN certified Non Destructive Testing including ultrasonic, magnetic particle and dye penetrant inspection on customer site locations. We can also provide radiographic interpretation and arrange for radiography to be carried out at a fixed location.
Chemical analysis
Painted or plated parts salt spray or humidity testing
Paint, phosphate, electroplate and plastic coating testing and assessments
Coating thickness, adhesion, coating weight and hardness testing
Salt Spray Testing
Pitting and crevice corrosion testing to ASTM G48
Intergranular corrosion tests (ICC) to ASTM G28 and ASTM A262
Tensile testing at room temperature or at elevated temperature.
Determination of r and n values (drawability and stretch formability indices) for flat rolled products
Impact testing-Izod and Charpy to BS EN and ASTM from ambient down to -196°C. Determination of % shear and lateral expansion.
Hardness testing-Brinell, Vickers, Rockwell, Microhardness and Equotip
Bend, Shear, Torque and compression/crush testing
Welding testing-procedures/welder qualification/production
Fasteners-tensile/proof load/wedge head soundness/hardness surface and core/decarburisation tests.
Hydrogen embrittlement assessment
Microstructure evaluation and defect assessments
Inclusion content, grain size determination
Graphite in cast irons-type/size/distribution
Determination of heat treatment condition, case depth, decarburisation
Ferrite content volume fraction
Image analysis
Weld assessments, macro examination/flow etch tests, photomicrographs
Failure Investigations of service and manufacturing failings
Production investigations and advice on manufacturing and process concerns
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) for fracture surface analysis
X-ray microanalysis of contaminants, small particles and constituents
Conductive/non-conductive materials identification down to Atomic No 5
Assessment and analysis of corrosion products
Small batch heat treatment of superalloys including solution treatment and sophisticated ageing regimes with subsequent mechanical test qualification.
Ultrasonic
Magnetic particle and dye penetrant inspection
Radiographic interpretation and arrangement of radiography testing