
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Asset Reliability Inspections Pty Ltd
Site
Keysborough NDT and Mechanical Laboratory
Accreditation No.
18851
Site No.
16782
Date of Accreditation
26 Jun 2025
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of high voltage/power equipment and components - Performance | Cable coupling devices | Holding tension (slip withstand) | Not applicable | IEC 60512-16-4 | |
| Evaluation of mechanical performance of pressure equipment | Piping; Pressure fittings | Hydrostatic pressure | Not applicable | AS 4041 Section 6.7; AS 4037 Section 17; AS 1631 Section 9; ASME B31.3 Chapter VI, Section 345 | up to 65 MPa |
| Pressure vessels | Hydrostatic pressure | Not applicable | AS 4041 Section 6.7; AS 4037 Section 17; ASME VIII Div. I Section UG-99 | up to 65 MPa, including onsite tests | |
| Non-destructive testing (NDT) - Electromagnetic testing | Castings - Cast irons, steel and alloy steels; Welded joints - Stainless steel, austenitic and duplex materials | Ferrite number | Ferrite meter | ||
| Coatings | Coating thickness | High frequency eddy current | |||
| Composite materials; Metallic tubes - Non-ferromagnetic materials; Rolled or wrought non-ferrous materials | Defect detection and characterisation | Low frequency eddy current | |||
| Metallic surfaces | Defect detection and characterisation | High frequency eddy current | |||
| Metallic tubes - Non-ferromagnetic materials | Profiling | Multiple 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 | Post emulsifiable; Solvent removable; Water washable | ||
| Non-destructive testing (NDT) - Radiographic testing | Castings - Cast irons, steel and alloy steels; Castings - Non-ferrous metals and alloys; Rolled or wrought aluminium products; Rolled or wrought steel products; Welded joints - Clad and overlaid steel; 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 | ||
| Metallic piping; Metallic tubes - Ferromagnetic materials; Metallic tubes - Non-ferromagnetic materials | Material profiling - Low intensity/pulsed | Film radiography | |||
| Material profiling; Wall thickness | Film radiography | ||||
| Non-destructive testing (NDT) - Ultrasonic testing | Castings - Cast irons, steel and alloy steels; Castings - Non-ferrous metals and alloys; Rolled or wrought aluminium products; Rolled or wrought steel products; Welded joints - Aluminium alloys; Welded joints - Ferritic materials; Welded joints - Stainless steel, austenitic and duplex materials | Defect detection and characterisation | A-scan - Manual | ||
| Castings; Forgings; Metallic components; Metallic piping; Metallic plate; Metallic tubes - Non-ferromagnetic materials; Non-metallic components | Material thickness - Spot/grid only | A-scan - Manual; Thickness meter | |||
| Castings; Forgings; Metallic piping; Metallic plate; Metallic tubes - Ferromagnetic materials; Metallic tubes - Non-ferromagnetic materials | Material loss characterisation; Profiling | A-scan - Manual | |||
| Non-destructive testing (NDT) - Ultrasonic testing - Specialised - Phased array (PAUT) | Castings - Cast irons, steel and alloy steels; Castings - Non-ferrous metals and alloys; Rolled or wrought aluminium products; Rolled or wrought steel products; Welded joints - Aluminium alloys; Welded joints - Ferritic materials; Welded joints - Stainless steel, austenitic and duplex materials | Defect detection and characterisation | Manual | ||
| Non-destructive testing (NDT) - Visual testing - During service life | Castings | Defect detection | Visual testing | Examination of Structural members, train bogies, concrete booms, mining equipment for pitting, cracking and other surface discontinuities. | |
| Forgings | Defect detection | Visual testing | Examination of Structural members, train bogies, concrete booms, mining equipment for pitting, cracking and other surface discontinuities. | ||
| Rolled products | Defect detection | Visual testing | Examination of Structural members, train bogies, concrete booms, mining equipment for pitting, cracking and other surface discontinuities. | ||
| Welded joints | Defect detection | Visual testing | Examination of Structural members, train bogies, concrete booms, mining equipment for pitting, cracking and other surface discontinuities. | ||
| Non-destructive testing (NDT) - Visual testing - Prior to initial service | Castings; Forgings; Rolled products | Defect detection | Visual testing | ||
| Welded joints | Defect detection | Visual testing |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Manufactured Goods
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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; ASTM A370; ISO 6892-1; ISO 4136 | 1 N to 250 kN |
| Prepared metallic test specimens; Welded test specimens | Impact resistance | Charpy - Lateral expansion; Charpy V-notch - Impact value | AS 1544.2; AS 2205.7.1; ASTM A370; ISO 148-1; ISO 9016 | At ambient temperature and down to -800 Degrees C | |
| Hardness | Rockwell - Scale B; Rockwell - Scale C | AS 1815.1 | |||
| Hardness | Vickers | AS 1817.1; ISO 9015-1 | 24.5 N to 980 N | ||
| Hardness | Brinell - Portable tester | ASTM E110 | at 29.4 kN | ||
| Welded test specimens | Macroscopic examination | Macroscopic examination | AS/NZS 2205.5.1; ISO 17639 | ||
| Fracture test | Macroscopic examination; Visual examination | AS/NZS 2205.4.1; ISO 9017 | |||
| Bending properties | Longitudinal guided bend; Tongue bend; Transverse free bend; Transverse guided bend; Transverse joggle-butt wrap around bend | AS NZS 2205.3.1; AS 2205.3.2; AS 2205.3.4; AS 2205.3.5; ISO 5173 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metallic corrosion evaluation | Austenitic, duplex and nickel-chromium alloys; Ferrous materials | Intergranular corrosion resistance; Pitting corrosion resistance | Copper-copper sulfate-sulfuric acid; Ferric chloride pitting | ASTM G48M Method A; ASTM A763 Practice Z | |
| Metallographic evaluation of metals and alloys | Austenitic, duplex and nickel-chromium alloys | Detection of iron on passivated steel - Contamination test | Potassium ferricyanide nitric acid | ASTM A380 Clause 7.3.4 | |
| Ferrous materials | Solidification analysis of steel castings | Macroscopic examination; Visual examination | AAR M210 Sections 4.3.4, 4.3.5 AAR M211 Sections 4.3.3.2, 4.3.3.3, 4.3.3.4; 4.3.3.5 |
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Accreditation No.
18851
Site No.
16782
Print date
07 Dec 2025