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National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
IRISNDT
Site
Melbourne Facility
Accreditation No.
15535
Site No.
16930
Date of Accreditation
05 Dec 2007
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 high voltage/power equipment and components - Performance | Insulator and conductor fittings; Insulators | Mechanical strength | Not applicable | AS 1154 Part 1 | |
Evaluation of load handling, rigging and tensioning systems | Shackles | Breaking load; Proof load | Not applicable | AS 2319, AS 2741 | 5 to 1000 kN |
Evaluation of mechanical performance of pressure equipment | Piping | Hydrostatic pressure | Not applicable | AS 4041 Section 6.7 and ASME B31.3 Section 345 on exposed items to AS/NZS 2885.5 Section 4 | up to 67 MPa, including on-site tests, up to 67 MPa on exposed items AS/NZS 2885.5 Section 4 - excluding where temperature measurement is required |
Pressure vessels; Valves | Hydrostatic pressure | Not applicable | AS 1210 Section 5.10, AS 4037 Section 17 | up to 67 MPa | |
Non-destructive testing (NDT) - Magnetic particle testing | Metallic surfaces - Magnetic | Defect detection and characterisation | AC magnetic 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 - Clad and overlaid steel; 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; Profiling | A-scan - Manual | |||
Material thickness - Spot/grid only | A-scan - Manual; Thickness meter | ||||
Non-destructive testing (NDT) - Ultrasonic testing - Specialised - Phased array (PAUT) | Castings - Cast irons, steel and alloy steels; Rolled or wrought steel products; Welded joints - Ferritic materials | Defect detection and characterisation | Automatic; 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 |
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Material performance evaluation of metal products | Prepared metallic test specimens; Welded test specimens | Hardness | Vickers | AS 1817.1 (ISO 6507) ; ASTM E92 | 9.8 to 490 N |
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; ASTM A370; ASME IX, Section QW153 | 0.5 to 500 kN | ||
Hardness | Rockwell - Scale B; Rockwell - Scale C | AS 1815.1; ASTM E18; | B and C scales | ||
Hardness | Brinell | AS 1816.1; ASTM E10; | 9.8 to 490 N and 2.45 to 29.4 kN | ||
Impact resistance | Charpy - Assessment of fracture appearance; Charpy - Lateral expansion; Charpy V-notch - Impact value | AS 1544.2; ASTM A370; ASTM E23; ASME IX, Section QW171 | - 196°C to 30°C | ||
Reinforcing bar and steel prestressing materials for concrete | Bending properties; Tensile properties | Longitudinal bend; Longitudinal guided bend; Longitudinal tensile; Re-bend | AS/NZS 4671 clauses 7.22 and 7.23 | 0.5 to 500 kN | |
Threaded fasteners, bolts and nuts | Breaking load | Not applicable | AS 4291.1 (ISO 898-1), Clauses 9.1, 9.2, 9.4 and ASTM F606 Clause 3.5.1 | 0.2 to 1000 kN | |
Proof load | Not applicable | AS 4291.1 (ISO 898-1), Clause 9.6, AS 4291.2 and ASTM F606 Clause 3.2.3 | 0.2 to 1000 kN | ||
Stripping | Not applicable | AS 4291.2 (ISO 898-2 Clause 9.1) | 0.2 to 1000 kN | ||
Tubing/piping | Bending properties; Flattening properties; Shear strength | Not applicable | ASTM A450 | ||
Welded test specimens | Bending properties | Longitudinal guided bend; Tongue bend; Transverse free bend; Transverse guided bend; Transverse joggle-butt wrap around bend | AS 2205.3.1, AS 2205.3.2, AS 2205.3.3 and ASME IX Section QW160 | ||
Fracture test | Macroscopic examination; Visual examination | AS/NZS 2205.4.1, ASME Section IX: QW 180, QW 181, QW 182 | |||
Macroscopic examination | Macroscopic examination | 2205.5.1 and ASME IX, Section QW183 and QW184 | |||
Mechanical performance evaluation of ladders, racks, scaffolds and supports | Ladders | Bending properties; Cantilever; Deflection; Dynamic drop; Fittings/foot distortion; Permanent set; Shear; Stability; Static foot friction; Strength; Sway; Torque | Not applicable | AS 1892.1 | |
Portable ramps for vehicles; Portable trolley jacks; Portable vehicle jacks; Vehicle support stands | Deflection; Proof load | Not applicable | AS 2538, AS 2615, AS/NZS 2693 and AS 2640, | Jacks and trolley jacks above 40000 kg |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Metallic corrosion evaluation | Austenitic, duplex and nickel-chromium alloys; Ferrous materials | Detrimental intermetallic phase | Sodium hydroxide etch test | ASTM A923 Method A | |
Copper and copper alloys | Dezincification resistance | Classical | AS 2345 | ||
Metallographic evaluation of metals and alloys | Aluminium and aluminium alloys | Grain size | Not applicable | AS 1733 and ASTM E112 | |
Austenitic, duplex and nickel-chromium alloys | Grain size | Not applicable | AS 1733 and ASTM E112 | ||
Non-metallic inclusion content | Macroscopic examination; Microscopic examination | ISO 4967 | |||
Case depth and depth of decarburisation | Hardness traverse; Macroscopic examination; Microhardness; Microscopic examination | AS 1982 | |||
Graphite type and distribution in cast irons | Not applicable | AS 1830 and AS 1831 | |||
Austenitic, duplex and nickel-chromium alloys; Ferrous materials | Degree of spheroidisation | Not applicable | ASTM E1181 | ||
Copper and copper alloys | Grain size | Not applicable | AS 1733 and ASTM E112 | ||
Ferrous materials | Ferrite count | Point count | ASTM A923 Method A | Stainless steels | |
Nickel and nickel alloys; Titanium and titanium alloys | Grain size | Not applicable | AS 1733 |
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Accreditation No.
15535
Site No.
16930
Print date
01 Sep 2024