National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
IRISNDT
Site
Melbourne Mechanical Facility
Accreditation No.
15535
Site No.
16500
Date of Accreditation
21 Sep 2006
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
Withdrawn 07 Aug 2024
Voluntary
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 | AS 1154 Part 1 | ||
Evaluation of load generating lifting appliances | Building lifts | Breaking load; Proof load | Not applicable | AS 4991 | 5 to 1000 kN for fabricated lifting devices only. including onsite testing |
Evaluation of load handling, rigging and tensioning systems | Anchors and anchor plate assemblies; C-hooks | Breaking load; Proof load | Not applicable | AS 3777 and Sinclair Procedure SP011 | 5 to 1000 kN |
Cargo restraint systems and components | Proof load | Not applicable | Sinclair Procedure SP012 | 5 to 1000 kN tests for twist locks for cargo containers only | |
Lifting clutches for concrete elements | Proof load | AS 3850.1 clause 2.6 | 5 to 1000 kN | ||
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 | |
Evaluation of mechanical performance of pressure plant, pipelines and 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 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2005)
Manufactured Goods
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Material performance evaluation of metal products | Fixtures and components | Tensile properties | Not applicable | 5 to 1000 kN |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Manufactured Goods
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Evaluation of products for infants and children | Prams and strollers | Durability; Efficiency; Hazardous edges; Head barrier and foot opening probe evaluation; Projections and gaps; Removability of projections; Security; Small parts; Stability overload | Not applicable | AS/NZS 2088 Appendices A, F, I , J, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V and W; and Consumer Protection Notice 8 of 2007 | |
Material performance evaluation of metal products | Fixtures and components | Tensile properties | Not applicable | In house method SP028 | 1 to 1000 kN |
Prepared metallic test specimens | Compression | Not applicable | In house method SP-028 | 0.2 to 1000 kN | |
Prepared metallic test specimens; Welded test specimens | Hardness | Vickers | AS 1817.1 (ISO 6507) ; ASTM E92 | 9.8 to 490 N | |
Hardness | Rockwell - Scale B; Rockwell - Scale C | AS 1815.1; ASTM E18; | B and C scales | ||
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 | ||
Hardness | Brinell | AS 1816.1; ASTM E10; | 9.8 to 490 N and 2.45 to 29.4 kN | ||
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 | ||
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 | 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 | ||
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 | ||
Tubing/piping | Bending properties; Flattening properties; Shear strength | Not applicable | ASTM A450 | ||
Welded test specimens | Macroscopic examination | Macroscopic examination | 2205.5.1 and ASME IX, Section QW183 and QW184 | ||
Fillet-break fracture | Macroscopic examination; Visual examination | AS 2205.4.2 and ASME IX, Section QW180, QW181 and QW182 | |||
Fracture test | Macroscopic examination; Visual examination | AS/NZS 2205.4.1, ASME Section IX: QW 180, QW 181, QW 182 | |||
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 | |||
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 | |
Mechanical performance evaluation of vehicle safety | Pedal bicycles | Safety requirements appraisal | Not applicable | AS/NZS 1927 (1998) Section 3 (excluding assessment of lights and reflectors) and Appendices D, E, F, G | |
Tow bars, tow balls and safety chain connections | Dynamic load; Static load | Not applicable | AS 4177.2 Appendix A and AS 4177.3 Appendix A |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Metallic corrosion evaluation | Austenitic, duplex and nickel-chromium alloys | Stress corrosion resistance | Mercurious nitrate | AS 2136 | |
Pitting corrosion resistance | Ferric chloride pitting | ASTM G48 Method A | |||
Intergranular corrosion resistance | Acidified copper sulfate exposure - Mony-Penny-Strauss | AS 2038 Section 7; ASTM A262 (including welds to ASTM A262 Practice E); | |||
Detrimental intermetallic phase | Ferric chloride corrosion test | ASTM A923 Method C | |||
Austenitic, duplex and nickel-chromium alloys; Ferrous materials | Detrimental intermetallic phase | Sodium hydroxide etch test | ASTM A923 Method A | ||
Chemical corrosion treatment materials; Plating | Coating thickness; Spot appraisal for the presence of a chromate conversion coating | Microscopic examination | AS 2331.1.1 | ||
Coating thickness | Not applicable | AS 2331.1.1 | |||
Coating mass; Coating thickness | AS 1789, ASTM A90 AS 2331.2.1 | ||||
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 | Case depth and depth of decarburisation | Hardness traverse; Macroscopic examination; Microhardness; Microscopic examination | AS 1982 | ||
Grain size | Not applicable | AS 1733 and ASTM E112 | |||
Non-metallic inclusion content | Macroscopic examination; Microscopic examination | ISO 4967 | |||
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 | Phase identification and proportion | ASTM E562 | |||
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.
16500
Print date
10 Sep 2024