
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
LMATS Pty Ltd
Site
LMATS Brisbane Laboratory
Accreditation No.
15840
Site No.
22277
Date of Accreditation
28 Jul 2014
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Evaluation of mechanical performance of pressure equipment | Piping; Pressure fittings; Pressure vessels; Valves | Leakage | Not applicable |
AS 1210 Section 5.10, AS 1228 Section 5.4, AS 1579 Appendix F, AS 1631 section 9, AS 2885.5 section 7.8 (Type 1), AS 2885.5 section 7.9 (Type A), AS 4037 section 17, ASME B31.3 section 345.4 |
Above ground and exposed pipe sections up to 40 MPa |
Hydrostatic pressure | Not applicable |
AS 1579 Appendix F, AS 1631 section 9, AS 2885.5 section 7.8 (Type 1), AS 2885.5 section 7.9 (Type A), AS 4037 section 17, ASME B31.3 section 345.4 |
Above ground and exposed pipe sections up to 40 MPa | ||
Evaluation of mechanical performance of pressure plant, pipelines and equipment | Metallic storage vessels | Leakage | Differential pressure box |
ASME V Article 10 |
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Metallic storage vessels; Pressure vessels | Hydrostatic pressure | Not applicable |
AS 1210 Section 5.10, AS 1228 Section 5.4, AS 4037 Section 17 |
up to 40 MPa |
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Piping; Pressure fittings; Valves | Hydrostatic pressure; Leakage | Not applicable |
AS 1579 Appendix F, AS 1631 section 9, AS 2885.5 section 7.8 (Type 1), AS 2885.5 section 7.9 (Type A), AS 4037 section 17, ASME B31.3 section 345.4 |
Above ground and exposed pipe sections up to 40 MPa |
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Leak evaluation of welds | Metallic storage vessels | Leakage | Differential pressure box | ASME V Article 10 | |
Non-destructive testing (NDT) - Material properties and internal integrity | Castings - Cast irons, steel and alloy steels; Castings - Non-ferrous metals and alloys; Composite materials; Rolled or wrought aluminium products; Rolled or wrought non-ferrous materials; Rolled or wrought steel products; Welded joints - Aluminium alloys; 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 | Radiographic detection and characterisation of discontinuities | Film radiography | ||
Castings - Cast irons, steel and alloy steels; Castings - Non-ferrous metals and alloys; Metallic tubes - Ferromagnetic materials; Metallic tubes - Non-ferromagnetic materials; Piping - Ferromagnetic materials; Piping - Non-ferromagnetic materials; Rolled or wrought aluminium products; Rolled or wrought steel products | Eddy current determination of conductivity | Conductivity meter | |||
Castings - Cast irons, steel and alloy steels; Rolled or wrought steel products; Welded joints - Ferritic materials | Ultrasonic detection and characterisation of discontinuities | A-scan capability | |||
Non-destructive testing (NDT) - Product profile and corrosion mapping | Castings; Forgings; Metallic components; Metallic piping; Metallic plate; Metallic tubes - Ferromagnetic materials; Metallic tubes - Non-ferromagnetic materials | Ultrasonic material thickness - Spot or grid measurements | A-scan - Manual; Thickness meter | ||
Ultrasonic material profiling and characterisation of material loss | A-scan - Manual | ||||
Metallic piping; Metallic plate | Electromagnetic material profiling | Pulsed eddy current scanning | |||
Metallic piping; Metallic tubes - Ferromagnetic materials; Metallic tubes - Non-ferromagnetic materials | Radiographic determination of wall thickness and material profiling | Film radiography | |||
Non-destructive testing (NDT) - Surface techniques | Coatings | Coating thickness | High frequency eddy current | ||
Metallic surfaces | Visual detection of discontinuities (prior to initial service) - Rolled products | Visual examination | |||
Visual detection of discontinuities (prior to initial service) - Castings | Visual examination | ||||
Visual detection of discontinuities (prior to initial service) - Welded joints | Visual examination | ||||
Visual detection of discontinuities (prior to initial service) - Forgings | Visual examination | ||||
Dye penetrant detection of discontinuities | Solvent removable; Water washable | ||||
Electromagnetic detection and characterisation of discontinuities | High frequency eddy current | ||||
Magnetic particle detection of discontinuities | AC magnetic flow |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Manufactured Goods
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Material performance evaluation of metal products | Fixtures and components | Tensile properties | Longitudinal tensile; Transverse tensile |
AS 1391, ASTM A370 |
1 kN to 1000 kN |
Prepared metallic test specimens | Compression | Not applicable |
API 5L, ASTM E9, DNV.2 Chapter 1 |
5 kN to 1000 kN |
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Prepared metallic test specimens; Welded test specimens | Tensile properties | All-weld-metal 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/NZS 1554.3, AS 2205.2.1, AS 2205.2.2, AS 2205.2.3, ASTM A370, ASTM E8, ASME IX QW 150, DNV.2 Chapter 1, ISO 4136, ISO 5178, ISO 6892-1, ISO 9018 |
5 kN to 1000 kN |
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Hardness | Brinell; Rockwell - Scale B; Rockwell - Scale C; Vickers |
AS 1815.1, AS 1816.1, AS 1817.1, AS 2205.6.1, ASME IX, ASTM A370, ASTM E10, ASTM E18, ISO 6507-1, ISO 6508-1, ISO 9015-1, ISO 9015-2 |
Vickers: HV5, HV10, HV30 Brinell: HB10 |
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Impact resistance | Charpy V-notch - Impact value |
AS 1544.2, AS 2205.7.1, API 5L, DNV.2 Chapter 1, ISO 9016 |
from -80°C to 100°C and at -196°C | ||
Bending properties | Longitudinal guided bend; Transverse guided bend |
AS/NZS 1554.3, AS 2505.1, AS 2505.2, AS/NZS 2205.3.1, AS 2205.3.2, AS 2205.3.3, ASME Section IX, ASTM A370, AWS D1.1, D3.6 Section 7.10.3, ISO 5173 |
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Reinforcing bar and steel prestressing materials for concrete | Bending properties; Geometric properties; Tensile properties | Indentation geometry; Longitudinal guided bend; Longitudinal tensile; Rib geometry |
AS/NZS 4671 (excluding mass per unit length), ISO 15630-1 (excluding mass per unit length) |
5 kN to 1000 kN |
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Tubing/piping | Bending properties; Flattening properties; Shear strength | Longitudinal guided bend; Transverse guided bend |
AS 1074, AS 1163, AS 2505.3, ASTM A370, ASTM A450 |
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Welded test specimens | Fracture test | Visual examination |
AS/NZS 2205.4.1, ASME Section IX, AWS D1.1, ISO 9017 |
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Macroscopic examination | Macroscopic examination |
AS 1554.3, AS/NZS 2205.5.1, ASME Section IX, AWS D1.1, ISO 17639 (2003) |
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Fracture test | Visual examination |
AS/NZS 2205.4.1, ASME Section IX, AWS D1.1, D3.6 Section 7.10.6, ISO 9017 |
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Shear strength | Longitudinal tensile |
AS 1554.3, AS 2205.8.1, AS 2205.8.2, ASME Section IX QW 196.2.1, ASTM A370, AWS D1.1, ISO 14323 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Analysis of metals and alloys | Chromium and chromium alloys; High alloy steels; Nickel and nickel alloys | Comparative indication of material grade and alloy type | Portable X-ray fluorescence equipment | in-house method TP-CT-04 | UNS# A13840, A95083, A96063, C36000, C62700, C71300, C83600, G41400, G43400, G86200, N06002, N09901, R30605, R30816, S17400, S30300, S30400, S31254, S31600, S31700, S32100, S32205, S32550, S43100, T20813 |
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Accreditation No.
15840
Site No.
22277
Print date
04 Dec 2023