Mechanical Testing

Mechanical Testing

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Mechanical tests are performed to determine the mechanical properties of engineering materials and hence their suitability for certain uses. Properties such as material strength, toughness, hardness and ductility, inter alia: can be evaluated through these tests. Mechanical testing can also be used as a means for comparison amongst materials of choice.

Tensile

  • Tensile - at room temp up to 600 oC test for material strength, also known as a tension test. The maximum amount of load a material can bare prior to failure can be determined through this test (tested as per the latest relevant bs/astm specs).

Impact

  • Impact - above and at sub-zero test for material toughness (i.e. the ability of a material to, upon impact plastically deform without fracturing/resistance to crack propagation)

Hardness

  • Hardness - BrineLl, vicker’s 10 & 30 kgs, Rockwell (Non SANAS scope) The ability of material to resist abrasion and/or plastic deformation by indentation ​ also equipped to carry out the following tests;

Bend

  • Bend – face & root, nick break, flattening test This is a test for material ductility/material soundness

Qualification Tests

  • Welder and procedure qualification Tests

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Franktech Metallurgical Services (Franktech) was born out of Frankwen Forge’s in-house test laboratory in January of 2003. The laboratory (i.e. in-house laboratory) was then renamed with the intention of divorcing testing from the parent company so as to provide complete impartiality to the testing activities and thus increasing the customer’s confidence level in the test results produced. 

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