
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
ALS Industrial Pty Ltd
Site
Melbourne NDT Laboratory
Accreditation No.
218
Site No.
507
Date of Accreditation
26 Feb 1965
Contact
Mr Michael Ayton
P: +61 (03) 83985900
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
Melbourne NDT Laboratory
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Limitations |
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Evaluation of mechanical performance of pressure plant, pipelines and equipment | Fibre reinforced plastic vessels; Metallic storage vessels; Pressure vessels | Leakage | Differential pressure box | |
Non-destructive testing (NDT) - Material properties and internal integrity | Bonded metals; Castings - Austenitic stainless steel and duplex metals; Castings - Cast irons, steel and alloy steels; Castings - Non-ferrous metals and alloys; Welded joints - Ferritic materials | Ultrasonic detection and characterisation of discontinuities | A-scan capability; Phased array capability (PAUT) - Automated | |
Bonded metals; Castings - Cast irons, steel and alloy steels; Rolled or wrought steel products; Welded joints - Ferritic materials; Welded joints - Stainless steel, austenitic and duplex materials | Ultrasonic detection and characterisation of discontinuities | A-scan capability | ||
Castings - Cast irons, steel and alloy steels; Castings - Non-ferrous metals and alloys; Composite materials; 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 | Computed radiography (CR); Film radiography | ||
Castings - Cast irons, steel and alloy steels; Castings - Non-ferrous metals and alloys; Rolled or wrought aluminium products; Rolled or wrought non-ferrous materials; Rolled or wrought steel products | Eddy current determination of conductivity | Conductivity meter | ||
Non-destructive testing (NDT) - Product profile and corrosion mapping | Embedded items - Reinforcing | Radiographic determination of product geometry | Film radiography | |
Metallic piping; Metallic plate | Ultrasonic material profiling and characterisation of material loss | A-scan - Manual | ||
Ultrasonic material thickness - Spot or grid measurements | A-scan - Manual; Thickness meter | |||
Metallic piping; Metallic plate; Metallic tubes - Non-ferromagnetic materials | Ultrasonic material profiling and characterisation of material loss | A-scan - Mechanised; Internal rotary inspection system (IRIS) | ||
Metallic piping; Metallic tubes - Ferromagnetic materials; Metallic tubes - Non-ferromagnetic materials | Radiographic determination of wall thickness and material profiling; Radiographic profiling using low intensity or pulsed sources - Qualitative | Computed radiography (CR); Film radiography | ||
Metallic plate | Material (cross-sectional area) loss and detection | Magnetic flux leakage (MFL) |
Above ground bulk storage tanks |
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Metallic tubes - Ferromagnetic materials; Metallic tubes - Non-ferromagnetic materials | Electromagnetic material profiling | Remote field eddy current (RFT) | ||
Electromagnetic material profiling | Rotational eddy current (rotoscan) | |||
Non-destructive testing (NDT) - Surface techniques | Coatings | Coating thickness | High frequency eddy current; Magnetic induction - Low frequency | |
Metallic surfaces | Visual detection of discontinuities (prior to initial service) - Welded joints | Visual examination |
Examination for Surface defects |
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Electromagnetic detection and characterisation of discontinuities | High frequency eddy current; Low frequency eddy current (LOFEC) scanning | |||
Magnetic particle detection of discontinuities | AC magnetic flow | |||
Magnetic particle detection of discontinuities | Current flow |
Using a.c. up to 2000A, d.c. up to 4000A |
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Magnetic particle detection of discontinuities | DC magnetic flow |
including permanent magnets |
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Magnetic particle detection of discontinuities | Coil |
up to 4000A |
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Dye penetrant detection of discontinuities | Solvent removable; Water washable |
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Accreditation No.
218
Site No.
507
Print date
19 Aug 2022
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