National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Advanced Materials Testing Services Pty Ltd trading as MechTest
Mech Test
Site
Advanced Materials Testing Services Pty Ltd
Accreditation No.
20414
Site No.
24442
Date of Accreditation
05 Jul 2018
Contact
Mr Michael Mansfield P: +61 (07) 32770100
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
Advanced Materials Testing Services Pty Ltd
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of load handling, rigging and tensioning systems | Anchors and anchor plate assemblies; Embedded items and fixings | Proof load | Not applicable | AMTS Procedure 04-06-03 AS 3850.1 Appendix A | 5 to 145 kN, including tests in the field |
| Evaluation of mechanical performance of pressure equipment | Piping | Hydrostatic pressure | Not applicable | AS 4041 Section 6.6, 6.7 ASME B31.3 Chapter VI clause 345 | 0 to 172 MPa Including tests in the field |
| Pressure vessels | Hydrostatic pressure | Not applicable | AS 1210 Sections 5.10 and 5.12, AS 4037 Sections 17 and 21, AS/NZS 3788 Appendix D15 | 0 to 172 MPa including tests in the field | |
| Valves | Hydrostatic pressure; Leakage | Not applicable | ASME B16.34 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Manufactured Goods
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of access protection products | Access covers | Load | Not applicable | AS 3996 Appendic C | Including tests in the field |
| Balustrades | Rigidity; Strength; Strength and rigidity of infill supported by the railing system | Not applicable | AS 1170.0, AS 1170.1, AS 1657 Section 6 | Including tests in the field | |
| Fencing and gates designed for fixed installation | Rigidity; Strength | Not applicable | AS/NZS 1926.1 Clauses 3.1, 3.2, 3.3.1, 3.3.2 | ||
| Material performance evaluation of elastomers, plastics and composite products | Geonets and geocomposites | Integrity | Not applicable | ASTM D6392 | Field seams used in joining flexible polymeric sheet geomembranes |
| Pipe material and related products | Bending properties | Strip bend decohesion | ISO 21751 | ||
| Crushing decohesion | Not applicable | ISO 13955 | |||
| Pipe material and related products; Prepared test specimens | Tensile properties | Not applicable | AMTS-04-06-01 AS 1154.1 ISO 13953 | ||
| Decohesion; Peel strength | Not applicable | ISO 13954; ISO 13956 | |||
| Prepared test specimens | Bending properties | Not applicable | BS EN 12814-1 | ||
| Material performance evaluation of metal products | Prepared metallic test specimens | Tensile properties | Longitudinal tensile; Tensile tests with control of strain rate, including yield stress and proof stress; Transverse tensile | AS 1391, ASTM A370, ASTM E8M, ASTM F606M, ISO 6892-1, AMTS-04-06-01 | 1 to 1000 kN |
| Impact resistance | Charpy - Assessment of fracture appearance; Charpy - Lateral expansion; Charpy V-notch - Impact value | AS 1544.2, AS 1544-5, ISO 148-1, ASTM E23, ASTM A370 | at -196ºC and from -101ºC to 175ºC | ||
| Hardness | Rockwell - Scale A; Rockwell - Scale B; Rockwell - Scale C; Vickers | AS 1815.1, AS 1817.1, ASTM E384, ISO 6507-1, ISO 6508-1 | Vickers range 49 N to 294 N | ||
| Reinforcing bar and steel prestressing materials for concrete | Tensile properties | Not applicable | AS/NZS 4671, AS/NZS 4672.1, ISO 15630.1, ISO 15630.2, ISO 15630.3 | Range 1 to 1000 kN | |
| Slip properties; Tensile properties | Tensile tests with load stress and cross-head control | ISO 15835.1 ISO 15835.2 RMS SF2013/184115 | |||
| Rolled products including bar, strip and metal sheeting | Bending properties | Reverse bend; Simple bend; Transverse guided bend | AS 2505.1 | ||
| Threaded fasteners, bolts and nuts | Bolt assembly performance | Acceptable degree of tightening under specified load; Elongation; Proof load; Ultimate tensile | AS/NZS 1252.1 Appendix D4, AS 4291.1, AS/NZS 4291.2, MRTS 278 Section 7.3, RMS B240 Appendix E4 | 0.2 to 1000 kN | |
| Elongation; Proof load; Ultimate tensile load | Standard tensile; Wedge tensile | AS 4291.1, AS/NZS 4291.2, RMS B240 Appendix E4 | 0.2 to 1000 kN | ||
| Hardness | Rockwell - Scale C; Vickers | AS/NZS 1252.1 clause 6.6.3, AS 4291.1, AS/NZS 4291.2 | Vickers range 49 N to 294 N | ||
| Welded test specimens | Tensile properties | All-weld-metal tensile; Axial tensile; Longitudinal tensile; Tensile tests with control of strain rate, including yield stress and proof stress; Transverse butt tensile; Transverse joggle-butt tensile; Transverse tensile | AS 1391, AS 2205.2.1, AS 2205.2.2, AS/NZS 3992, ASME IX QW-150, ASME IX QW -151, ASME IX QW-152, ASME IX QW-153, ASME IX QW-451, ASME IX QW-462, ASTM E8M, AWS D1.1 Section 4, ISO 4136 | 1 to 1000 kN | |
| Fillet-break fracture | Macroscopic examination; Visual examination | AS/NZS 1665, AS 2205.4.1,AS/NZS 2205.5.1, ASME IX QW-180, ASME IX QW-182, ISO 9017 | |||
| Hardness | Vickers | AS 1817.1, AS 2205.6.1, ISO 9015-1 | weld macro hardness surveys Vickers range 1.96 N to 294 N | ||
| Macroscopic examination | Not applicable | AS/NZS 2205.5.1, AS 1085.20 Appendix H, AS/NZS 1554.1, AS/NZS 3992, ASW D1.1 Section 4, ASME IX QW-183, ASME IX QW-184, ASME IX QW-196.1, ISO 17639 | |||
| Nick-break fracture | Macroscopic examination; Visual examination | AS/NZS 1665, AS/NZS 2205.4.1 | |||
| Bending properties | Longitudinal bend; Transverse guided bend | AS 2205.3.1, AS 2205.3.3, AS/NZS 3992, ASME IX QW-160, ASME IX QW-161, ASME IX QW-162, ASME IX QW-163, ASME IX QW-166, ISO/EN 5173 | |||
| Shear strength | Not applicable | AWS B4.0, clause 5; ASME IX QW-196.2.1 | |||
| Impact resistance | Charpy - Assessment of fracture appearance; Charpy - Lateral expansion; Charpy V-notch - Impact value | AS 1544.2, AS 1544.5, AS 2205.7.1, ASTM E23, ASTM A370, ISO 148-1, ISO 9016 | at -196ºC and from -101ºC to 175ºC | ||
| Mechanical performance evaluation of ladders, racks, scaffolds and supports | Scaffolding and scaffolding components | Bending properties; Breaking load; Coefficient of friction; Compression; Distortion; Overload; Stability; Static foot friction; Stiffness; Strength; Sway; Torque | Not applicable | AS/NZS 1576.2 Appendices A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N AS/NZS 1576.3 Appendices A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H AS 1577 Appendices A, B, C, D AS 3610:1995 | Including tests in the field |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis of metals and alloys | Aluminium and aluminium alloys | Aluminium; Beryllium; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Nickel; Silicon; Tin; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc; Zirconium | Atomic emission spectroscopy (AES) - Arc spark | in-house method AMTS-04-07-01 | |
| Copper and copper alloys | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Bismuth; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Nickel; Phosphorus; Silicon; Silver; Sulfur; Tellurium; Tin; Zinc | Atomic emission spectroscopy (AES) - Arc spark | in-house method AMTS-04-07-01 | ||
| High alloy steels; Low alloy steels; Manganese steels; Plain carbon steels; Stainless steels; Tool steels | Aluminium; Boron; Calcium; Carbon; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Niobium; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Silicon; Sulfur; Tin; Titanium; Tungsten; Vanadium | Atomic emission spectroscopy (AES) - Arc spark | in-house method AMTS-04-07-01 |
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Accreditation No.
20414
Site No.
24442
Print date
13 Jul 2025
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