The laboratory performs the following tests

Non-Destructive Testing:

• · Magnetic Particle;
• · Liquid Penetrant;
• · Fluorescent / color leak detection;
• · Radiographic;
• · Gammagraphy (Selenium);
• · Ultrasonic;
• · Wall / coating thickness measurements;
• · X-ray Fluorescence
• · Metal magnetic memory method;
• · Hardness – HV 10 Portable hardness tester.

Destructive testing

• · 300 J Charpy impact test within: - 70°C to +180°C
• · Endurance (30 T machine, 50 mm extensometer):

- Tensile test; 
- Bending test; 
- Compression tests.

• · Metallographic with digital image analysis:

- Microscopic (magnification range: 50x - 500x);
- Macroscopic (magnification range: 4x - 28x).

• · Hardness distribution with stationary hardness tester (HV1 - HV30)