National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
AlfaTest Pty Ltd
Site
Mechanical Testing Laboratory
Accreditation No.
14300
Site No.
14293
Date of Accreditation
06 Nov 2001
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 geotechnical and civil construction material - Masonry, concrete and clay unit properties | Masonry, concrete and clay units | Bending properties | 4-Point bend | In-house method TP-430 | for determining compliance with Sonneville AG technical specifications STR128.A458 and STR134.A468 |
Flexural strength | 3-Point bend | AS 1012.11, EN 12390-5 | 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/NZS 3788 Appendix D15 | 0 to 100000 kPa |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Manufactured Goods
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Evaluation of access protection products | Access covers | Load | Compression; Deflection | AS 3996 Appendix C | |
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/NZS 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 | 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 | Rockwell - Scale A; Rockwell - Scale C | AS 1815.1; ASTM E18 | |||
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 | Fillet-break fracture | Macroscopic examination; Visual examination | AS/NZS 2205.4.1 | ||
Macroscopic examination | Macroscopic examination | AS/NZS 2205.5.1 | |||
Bending properties | Longitudinal guided bend; Transverse guided bend | AS/NZS 2205.3.1 | |||
Fracture test | Visual examination | AS/NZS 2205.4.1 | |||
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 (1995) |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Analysis of metals and alloys | Aluminium and aluminium alloys; Stainless steels | Comparative indication of material grade and alloy type | Portable X-ray fluorescence equipment | Stainless steel 304, 316; Aluminium 6082 |
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Accreditation No.
14300
Site No.
14293
Print date
06 Dec 2024