Metals Minerals & Ores - Testing Services :
1. METAL TESTING (CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL)
:
Types of Products :
• Iron Base (Low Alloy and Stainless Steels)
• Aluminium Alloys
• Copper Alloys
• Nickel Alloys
• Zinc Alloys
• Solders
• Silver and Silver Brazings
• Ferro Alloys
• Ferro Silicon
• Ferro Chrome
• Ferro Manganese
• Silico Manganese
• Ferro Molybdenum
• Ferro Phosphorus
• Ferro Titanium
• Ferro Vanadium
• Ferro Tungsten
Types of Products :
• Iron Base (Low Alloy and Stainless Steels)
• Aluminium Alloys
• Copper Alloys
• Nickel Alloys
• Zinc Alloys
• Solders
• Silver and Silver Brazings
• Ferro Alloys
• Ferro Silicon
• Ferro Chrome
• Ferro Manganese
• Silico Manganese
• Ferro Molybdenum
• Ferro Phosphorus
• Ferro Titanium
• Ferro Vanadium
• Ferro Tungsten
The products can be in a form of Plates, Sheets, Rods, Bars,
Structural Steels, Forgings, Die castings, Drillings or Turnings etc
Chemical Testing in the Products
For Ferro Alloys and Metals
Full elemental analysis by full- fledged wet Chemical analysis is carried out by the laboratory for Elements such as :
Carbon, Sulphur, Iron, Phosphorus, Silica, Manganese, Chromium, Molybdenum, Titanium, Vanadium, Tungsten, etc
Instruments Used :
Standard Methods followed :
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) &
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTMs)
Approval :
National Accreditation Board for Testing Calibration Laboratory (NABL)
Mechanical Testing in Metal Products
The products can be in a form of Plates, Sheets, Rods, Bars, Structural Steels, Forgings, Die Castings, Pipes and Welded Coupons.
Instruments Used
Standard methods followed :
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) &
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTMs)
Approval :
Chemical Testing in the Products
- Purity
of the Sample.
- Impurities
at PPM Level.
For Ferro Alloys and Metals
Full elemental analysis by full- fledged wet Chemical analysis is carried out by the laboratory for Elements such as :
Carbon, Sulphur, Iron, Phosphorus, Silica, Manganese, Chromium, Molybdenum, Titanium, Vanadium, Tungsten, etc
Instruments Used :
- Inductively
Coupled Plasma (ICP)
- Optical
Emission Spectrometer (OES –Spectro)
- Atomic
Absorption Spectrometer (AAS)
- Leco
(Carbon Sulphur Analyzer)
Standard Methods followed :
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) &
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTMs)
Approval :
National Accreditation Board for Testing Calibration Laboratory (NABL)
Mechanical Testing in Metal Products
- Tensile
Test (U.T.S. / Y.S., %Elg, %R.A.)
- Bend
Test / Rebend Test / Reverse Bend Test,
- Flattering
/ Flaring test
- Proof
Load Test on Nut
- Hardness
Test
- Impact
Test
- Metallography
Test
- Micro
/ Macro Test
- Grain
size / Inclusion rating test Intergranular Corrosion
Test
- IGC
Pr 'A' 'B' 'C' & 'E' (As per ASTM A262)
- IGC
Pr 'Z' (As per ASTM A763) *Horclimbility Test (Joining test) (As per IS
3848)
- Corrosion
Test (As per NACE TM0284 & nace0177)
The products can be in a form of Plates, Sheets, Rods, Bars, Structural Steels, Forgings, Die Castings, Pipes and Welded Coupons.
Instruments Used
- Universal
Tensile Testing Machine [Capacity 60KN (min)- 600KN(max)]
- Impact
testing machine (IS / BS)
- Rockwell
Hardness Testing Machine
- Brinell
/ Vickers Hardness Testing Machine
- Metallurgical
Microscope
Standard methods followed :
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) &
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTMs)
Approval :
1)
National
Accreditation Board for Testing Calibration Laboratory
(NABL)
2) EIL – Engineers India Ltd
3) LRA – Lloyds Register of Asia
4) BVIS - Bureau Veritas
5) DNV – Det Norske Veritas
6) NPCIL – Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited
7) ABS – American Bureau of Shipping
8) IRS – Indian Register of Shipping (Changed as IRClass)
9) TOYO - Toyo Engineering India Pvt Ltd (TEIL)
10) IBR – Indian Boiler Regulations
11) SAIL – Steel Authority of India Limited
12) TATA PROJECT- TATA
13) H & GC
14) CHEMPRO
15) BARC – BHABHA AUTOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE
16) CQAE – Chief Quality Assurance Evaluator
17) ONGC – Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
18) TCE – Tata Consulting Engineers Limited
19) PDIL- Projects and Developments India Limited
20) UHDE – Changed as Thyssenkrupp Group
2) EIL – Engineers India Ltd
3) LRA – Lloyds Register of Asia
4) BVIS - Bureau Veritas
5) DNV – Det Norske Veritas
6) NPCIL – Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited
7) ABS – American Bureau of Shipping
8) IRS – Indian Register of Shipping (Changed as IRClass)
9) TOYO - Toyo Engineering India Pvt Ltd (TEIL)
10) IBR – Indian Boiler Regulations
11) SAIL – Steel Authority of India Limited
12) TATA PROJECT- TATA
13) H & GC
14) CHEMPRO
15) BARC – BHABHA AUTOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE
16) CQAE – Chief Quality Assurance Evaluator
17) ONGC – Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
18) TCE – Tata Consulting Engineers Limited
19) PDIL- Projects and Developments India Limited
20) UHDE – Changed as Thyssenkrupp Group
2. MINERAL AND ORES INCLUDING COAL AND COKE :
Types of Products being Tested :
1. Ores :
*Manganese ores (All types), * Limestone * Iron Ores (All Types) *Chrome Ore * Bauxite *Cobalt concentrates *Zinc Concentrates, *Copper Concentrates Manganese Ores (All types)
For the elemental analysis either in oxide forms or metallic forms , loss on ignition , moisture content etc.
2. Coal and Coke :
*Soild Fuels *Graphite
For Total moisture , air dried moisture , volatile matter , ash . Free carbon , fixed carbon , Total calorific value, Sulphur Content , GCV , etc.
Instruments Used :
* Air dry oven , * Oven for moisture * Furnace * Grindibilty Machine * Leco AC 350 GCV Analyser * Volatile matter Analyzer * Humidity Chamber * Ultimate Analysis (C,H,N,O) * Ash Fusion Temperature (AFT) * Hard Grove Index (HGI).
Standard methods followed :
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) &
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTMs)
Approval :
National Accreditation Board for Testing Calibration Laboratory (NABL)
Types of Products being Tested :
1. Ores :
*Manganese ores (All types), * Limestone * Iron Ores (All Types) *Chrome Ore * Bauxite *Cobalt concentrates *Zinc Concentrates, *Copper Concentrates Manganese Ores (All types)
For the elemental analysis either in oxide forms or metallic forms , loss on ignition , moisture content etc.
2. Coal and Coke :
*Soild Fuels *Graphite
For Total moisture , air dried moisture , volatile matter , ash . Free carbon , fixed carbon , Total calorific value, Sulphur Content , GCV , etc.
Instruments Used :
* Air dry oven , * Oven for moisture * Furnace * Grindibilty Machine * Leco AC 350 GCV Analyser * Volatile matter Analyzer * Humidity Chamber * Ultimate Analysis (C,H,N,O) * Ash Fusion Temperature (AFT) * Hard Grove Index (HGI).
Standard methods followed :
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) &
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTMs)
Approval :
National Accreditation Board for Testing Calibration Laboratory (NABL)
3. POSTIVE MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION (PMI FACILITY) FOR
MIX UP MATERIAL SEGREGATION :
Geochem Started new facility at Mulund Lab for Positive Material Identification i.e. PMI facility for quick segregation of Ferrous and Non Ferrous materials of different grade / metal scrap:-
Features :
Approval :
National Accreditation Board for Testing Calibration Laboratory (NABL)
Geochem Started new facility at Mulund Lab for Positive Material Identification i.e. PMI facility for quick segregation of Ferrous and Non Ferrous materials of different grade / metal scrap:-
Features :
- Onsite
jobs are taken for Material Segregation
- Handheld
X-ray analyzer use to segregate metal of different grades from mix
up.
- Quick results by Non Destructive Method.
Approval :
National Accreditation Board for Testing Calibration Laboratory (NABL)