Our materials laboratory is accredited according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 1702:2005.
We perform tests for all sectors during development and production, supporting our clients in manufacture, the energy industry, railway technology, the automobile industry, the aerospace industry, and the shipping industry. When there are technological advances or innovations in materials combinations and when conventional testing reaches its limits, we develop testing procedures tailored to your requirements and provide comprehensive consulting. Our extensive collection of testing equipment and our expertise in developing testing methods in our environmental and fire test laboratories allow us to provide you with individualized support that goes beyond the requirements of the relevant standards.
For hardness testing (stationary)
| DIN EN ISO 6506-1, DIN EN ISO 6507-1, DIN EN ISO 6508-1, DIN EN 10328, DIN EN ISO 2639, DIN 50190-3 | Rockwell, Vickers, Brinell, hardness profile, conventional depth of hardening, depth of carburized and hardened cases, depth of hardening after nitriding |
For hardness testing (mobile)
| DIN 50157-1, DIN 50159-1, DIN ISO 7619-1 | UCI method, Shore A, Shore D, Leeb |
For notched-bar impact bending test
| DIN EN ISO 148-1 | 20°C to -40°C, Charpy, V notch |
For welding procedure test
| DIN EN ISO 15613, DIN EN 15614-1, DIN EN 15614-2, DIN EN ISO 5817, DIN EN ISO 10042 | pre-production welding test, procedure test, welding work sample |
| DIN EN ISO 9016 | Notched-bar impact bending test |
| DIN EN ISO 4136 | Transverse tensile test |
| DIN EN ISO 5173 | Bend testing |
| DIN EN ISO 9015-1 & -2 | Hardness testing, hardness profile |
| DIN EN ISO 9017 | Fracture test |
| DIN EN ISO 17639 | Macroscopic and microscopic examination, macrosection, microsection |
| DIN EN ISO 17635, HP 5/3 | not-destructive test, Pressure Equipment Directive |
For cable pull testing
| DIN VDE 0220 T100, DIN EN 60352-2 | Pull testing |
For tensile test
| DIN EN ISO 6892-1 Procedures A & B | Tensile strength, yield strength, elongation at break, reduction of area at break |
For specimen manufacture
| DIN 50125 | Tensile test pieces |
For chemical analysis
| In-house procedure (P-504-01-40) | Spectrometry, iron base, aluminium base, copper base, base material |
For chemical analysis of coatings
| In-house procedure (P-504-62-40) | energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDX analysis) |
For carbon and sulphur determination in founding
| In-house procedure (P-504-57-40) | Infrared adsorption (IR analysis) |
For SEM
| In-house procedure (P-504-61-40) | Scanning electron microscopy, microfractography, fracture surface analysis, hydrogen embrittlement |
For spring testing
| Spring characteristic curve | |
For visual inspection (VT)
| DIN EN 13018 | Endoscopy, videoscopy, direct visual testing, remote visual testing |
| DIN EN 1370 | Founding – Examination of surface condition |
| DIN EN ISO 17637 | Weld seam, fusion welded joint, welded joint |
For ultrasonic testing (UT)
| DIN EN ISO 16810 | General principles |
| DIN EN ISO 17640, DIN EN ISO 11666 | Weld seam, fusion welded joint, welded joint |
| DIN EN 10228-3 | Forgings |
| DIN EN ISO 12680-1 & -2 | Steel casting |
| DIN EN 12680-3 | Founding |
| DIN EN 10160 | Steel flat product |
| DIN EN 14127 | Thickness measurement, wall thickness measurement, residual wall thickness |
| In-house procedure (P-504-42-40) | Bolt pre-tensioning force, BoltMike, ultrasonic run-time measurement |
For radiographic testing (RT)
| DIN EN ISO 5579 | X-rays |
| DIN EN ISO 17636-1, DIN EN ISO 10675-1 & -2 | Weld seam, fusion welded joint, welded joint |
| DIN EN 12681, ASTM-E 446, ASTM-E 155, ASTM-E 192 | Founding, castings |
For magnetic particle testing (MT)
| DIN EN ISO 9934-1 | Crack testing, surface crack testing |
| DIN EN ISO 17638, DIN EN ISO 23278 | Weld seam, fusion welded joint, welded joint |
| DIN EN 1369 | Founding, castings |
| DIN EN 10228-1 | Forgings |
For penetration testing (PT)
| DIN EN ISO 3452-1 | Dye penetration testing, red-white testing |
| DIN EN ISO 3452-1, DIN EN ISO 23277 | Weld seam, fusion welded joint, welded joint |
| DIN EN ISO 1371-1 & -2 | Founding, castings |
| DIN EN 10228-2 | Forgings |
For metallographic analysis, metallography
| DIN EN ISO 643 | Grain size, grain size determination |
| DIN 50602, DIN EN 10247, ISO 4967 | non-metallic inclusion, inclusion, inclusion examination |
| DIN EN ISO 945-1 | Graphite classification, graphite size, graphite shape, graphite structure |
| DIN EN ISO 3887 | Decarburization depth, marginal decarburization, carburization |
| DIN EN ISO 1463 | Coating determination, coating thickness, coating thickness measurement |
| In-house procedure (P-504-60-40) | Phase fraction, phase analysis |
For bolts, fasteners, and nuts
| DIN EN ISO 898-1 & -2 | Breaking force, decarburization depth, hardness, tensile test, thread stripping resistance, hold test, thread design |
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