AlfaTest Pty Ltd

Site

AlfaTest Laboratory

Accreditation No.

14171

Site No.

14164

Date of Accreditation

16 Sep 1998

Address

Unit 3, 121 Evans Road
Salisbury, QLD 4107
Australia

alfatest.com.au

Contact

Mr Fabian Lyons P: +61 (07) 37153400

Availability

Services available to external clients

AlfaTest Pty Ltd address map

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
AlfaTest Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Masonry, concrete and clay unit properties Masonry, concrete and clay units Flexural strength 3-Point bend AS 1012.11, EN 12390-5
 for determining compliance with Sonneville AG technical specifications STR128.A458 and STR134.A468
Bending properties 4-Point bend In-house method TP-430 for determining compliance with Sonneville AG technical specifications STR128.A458 and STR134.A468
Evaluation of load handling, rigging and tensioning systems Anchorages and supports for industrial fall arrest systems; Building tie downs; Padeyes Proof load Not applicable

AS/NZS 1891.4 Sections 3.1.1, 3.1.2; ASTM E488, ASTM E1512, ASTM E3121 

 Pull-out resistance tests in the range 20N to 495 kN
Proof load tests in the range 10 N to 495 kN
Anchors and anchor plate assemblies; Embedded items and fixings Proof load Not applicable AS 3850.1 Appendix A
Embedded items and fixings Pull-out resistance Not applicable EN 13146-10 for determining compliance with Sonneville AG technical specifications STR128.A458 and STR134.A468
Evaluation of mechanical performance of pressure equipment Piping; Pressure vessels Hydrostatic pressure Not applicable AS 1210;
AS 4037;
AS 4041;
AS 3788 Section 9.6.6.1
 0 to 100000 kPa
Non-destructive testing (NDT) - Electromagnetic testing Coatings Coating thickness High frequency eddy current
Metallic surfaces Defect detection and characterisation High frequency eddy current
Non-destructive testing (NDT) - Magnetic particle testing Metallic surfaces - Magnetic Defect detection and characterisation AC magnetic flow; Coil; Current flow
Non-destructive testing (NDT) - Penetrant testing Metallic surfaces Defect detection and characterisation Solvent removable; Water washable
Non-destructive testing (NDT) - Radiographic testing Castings - Cast irons, steel and alloy steels; Castings - Non-ferrous metals and alloys; Welded joints - Aluminium alloys; Welded joints - Copper and copper-nickel alloys; Welded joints - Ferritic materials; Welded joints - Stainless steel, austenitic and duplex materials; Welded joints - Titanium and titanium alloys Defect detection and characterisation Film radiography
Non-destructive testing (NDT) - Ultrasonic testing Castings - Cast irons, steel and alloy steels; Rolled or wrought steel products; Welded joints - Ferritic materials Defect detection and characterisation A-scan - Manual
Metallic piping; Metallic plate; Metallic tubes - Ferromagnetic materials; Metallic tubes - Non-ferromagnetic materials Material loss characterisation; Material thickness - Spot/grid only; Profiling A-scan - Manual
Non-destructive testing (NDT) - Visual testing - Prior to initial service Welded joints Defect detection Visual testing

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Manufactured Goods

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Evaluation of access protection products Access covers Load Compression; Deflection AS 3996 Appendix C
Balustrades; Barriers Barrier gap test; Load; Point load test; Strength and rigidity of infill supported by the railing system; Ultimate strength Not applicable AS 1288 Appendix H
Balustrades; Edge protection (including guardrails and guardrail posts) Impact resistance; Physical security - Strength; Rigidity; Strength; Strength and rigidity of infill supported by the railing system; Ultimate strength Not applicable

AS 1657 clause 5.2, AS 1657 Appendix B, AS 1657 Appendix D
Fencing and gates designed for fixed installation Rigidity; Strength Not applicable AS 1926.1 Appendix A
Material performance evaluation of elastomers, plastics and composite products Pipe material and related products Compression; Crushing decohesion; Hydrostatic pressure; Joint strength; Peel strength; Shear resistance Compression set under constant deflection in air; Tensile tests with load stress and cross-head control AS 3879 Appendices B, C, D;
ISO 13955
Pipe material and related products; Pipe saddle fusion joint assemblies; Prepared test specimens Decohesion; Peel strength; Shear resistance; Tear resistance Compression set under constant deflection in air; Strip bend decohesion; Tensile tests with load stress and cross-head control ISO 13954,
ISO 13956,
ISO 21751
Pipe material and related products; Prepared test specimens Tensile properties Tensile tests with load stress and cross-head control

ISO 13953

10 N to 495 kN
Prepared test specimens Bending properties

BS EN 12814-1
Material performance evaluation of metal products Fixtures and components; Prepared metallic test specimens; 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; Uniaxial tension

AS 1391, AS 2205.2.1; AS 2205.2.2; AS 2205.2.3; ASTM A370

10 N to 495 kN
Prepared metallic test specimens Hardness Brinell

AS 1816.1; ASTM E10


Tests at 29.4 kN 
Drop-weight tear evaluation Not applicable AS 1330,
API RP 5L3 		Temperature limits -196 C, -100 C to ambient temperature
Prepared metallic test specimens; Welded test specimens Hardness Rockwell - Scale A; Rockwell - Scale C

AS 1815.1; ASTM E18
Impact resistance Charpy - Assessment of fracture appearance; Charpy V-notch - Impact value

AS 1544.2; AS 2205.7.1; ASTM A370

Ambient to -78°C and at -196°C
Hardness Vickers

AS 1817.1; AS 2205.6.1

9.8 N to 490 N
Threaded fasteners, bolts and nuts Proof load; Tension Tensile tests with load stress and cross-head control AS 4291.1;
AS/NZS 4291.2;
ISO 898-1;
ISO 898-2;
MRTS 278 Section 6, Appendices A, B, C

5 kN to 100 kN
Tubing/piping Bending properties 4-Point bend In-house method TP-445
Flattening properties Flattening

AS/NZS 1163
Welded test specimens Bending properties Longitudinal guided bend; Transverse guided bend

AS/NZS 2205.3.1
Fillet-break fracture Macroscopic examination; Visual examination

AS/NZS 2205.4.1
Fracture test Visual examination

AS/NZS 2205.4.1
Macroscopic examination Macroscopic examination

AS/NZS 2205.5.1
Mechanical performance evaluation of ladders, racks, scaffolds and supports Formwork for concrete; Scaffolding and scaffolding components Bending properties; Breaking load; Compression; Distortion; Overload; Stiffness; Stop and structural integrity; Strength; Sway; Torque Not applicable AS/NZS 1576.1;
AS/NZS 1576.3 Appendices A, B;
AS/NZS 1577 Appendices A, B, C, D;
AS 3610

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Materials

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Analysis of metals and alloys Aluminium and aluminium alloys; Low alloy steels; Stainless steels Comparative indication of elemental content Portable X-ray fluorescence equipment Stainless steel UNS  S304, S316, S32100, S32205;
Aluminium 6082
Low alloy steel AISI4140

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