Incorrect, inappropriate or uncontrolled welding procedures can result in a weld containing imperfections that can weaken it significantly, leading to early failure, delays and increased costs.
Specimens are machined from supplied samples and tested for compliance to specific standards and can also be assessed against additional client criteria.
Tensile Testing of Butt Fusion Joints - 90-1200mm - ISO 13953
Peel Decohesion Testing of Electrofusion Joints - ≥90mm - ISO 13954
Decohesion Crush Testing of Electrofusion Couplers and Saddle Assemblies - 16-225mm - ISO 13955
Decohesion Testing of Electrofusion Saddle Joints and evaluation of ductility at the fusion interface - Any Size - ISO 13956
Decohesion Strip Bend Testing of Electrofusion Saddle and Coupler Assemblies for evaluation of joint interface - ISO 21751
Flexural Bend Testing of Polymers - BS/EN 12814-1
Specimens are machined from supplied samples and tested for compliance to specific standards and can also be assessed against additional client criteria.
Tensile - Axial; Longitudinal; Transverse - AS 1391; AS 2205.2.1; AS 2205.2.2; AS/NZS 3992; ASME IX; ASTM E8M; AWS D1.1
Bends Root/Face/Side (Longitudinal guided; Transverse guided) - AS 2205.3.3; AS/NZS 3992; ASME IX; ISO/EN 5173
Fillet Break Fracture (Macroscopic examination; Visual Examination) - AS 1665; AS 2205.4.2; ASME IX
Nick Break Fracture (Macroscopic examination; Visual Examination) - AS 1665; AS 2205.4.1
Macroscopic examination - AS 2205.5.1; AS 1085.20; AS/NZS 1554.1; AS/NZS 3992; AWS D1.1; ASME IX
Hardness - Vickers - AS 1817.1; AS 2205.6.1
Charpy V-notch - AS 1544.2; AS 1544.5; AS 2205.7.1; ISO 148-1; ASTM E23; ASTM A370
Shear Strength - AWS B4.0; ASME IX