METAS ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS PTY LTD

METAS NDT and Mechanical Testing Services

Site

METAS Newcastle Office

METAS Brisbane NDT and Mechanical Testing Services

Accreditation No.

21683

Site No.

26109

Date of Accreditation

Address

Unit 4/22 Templar Pl
Bennetts Green, NSW 2290
Australia

metas.net.au

Contact

Mr Amir Farzaneh P: +61 0447381486

Availability

Services available to external clients

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Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
METAS Newcastle Office

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
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) - Ultrasonic testing Metallic plate - Ferromagnetic materials; Metallic tubes - Ferromagnetic materials Material loss characterisation A-scan - Manual
Welded joints - Ferritic materials Defect detection and characterisation A-scan - Manual
Non-destructive testing (NDT) - Ultrasonic testing - Specialised - Phased array (PAUT) 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
Material performance evaluation of metal products Prepared metallic test specimens Hardness Vickers AS 1817.1; AS 4291.1; AS/NZS 4291.2; ASTM A370; ASTM E92; ASTM E384; ASTM F606; ISO 898-1; ISO 898-2; ISO 3506-1; ISO 3506-2; ISO 6507-1

 Vickers Hardness 2.94 to 9.8 N and 98 to 294 N
Hardness Brinell AS 1816.1; ASTM 370; ASTM E10; ASTM F606
Hardness Rockwell - Scale A; Rockwell - Scale C AS 1815.1; AS 4291.1; AS/NZS 4291.2; ASTM E18; ASTM E370; ASTM F606; ISO 898-1; ISO 898-2; ISO 3506-1; ISO 3506-2; ISO 6508-1
Macroscopic examination Visual examination ASTM E381
Welded test specimens Hardness Vickers AS 2205.6.1; ISO 9015-1; ISO 9015-2 Vickers Hardness 2.94 to 9.8 N and 98 to 294 N
Bending properties Transverse guided bend AS 3992; AS/NZS 2205.3.1; AWS D1.1 Section 4; AWS D1.2 Section 3; AWS D1.6 Section 6
Fracture test; Nick-break fracture Macroscopic examination; Visual examination AS/NZS 2205.4.1; AS 3992; ISO 9017; AWS D1.1 Section 4; AWS D1.2 Section 3; AWS D1.6 Section 6; ASME IX QW182
Macroscopic examination Visual examination AS/NZS 2205.5.1; AS 3992; ASME IX QW 183, QW 184; AWS D1.1; AWS D1.6; ISO 17639 
Material performance evaluation of paint and related products Industrial coatings Adhesion Not applicable AS 1580.405.5; AS 3894.9; ASTM D4541

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Materials

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Metallic corrosion evaluation Austenitic, duplex and nickel-chromium alloys Detrimental intermetallic phase Sodium hydroxide etch test ASTM A923 Method A
Pitting corrosion resistance Ferric chloride pitting ASTM G48 Method A
Austenitic, duplex and nickel-chromium alloys; Chemical corrosion treatment materials; Copper and copper alloys; Ferrous materials Coating mass; Coating thickness Dissolution - Strip, weigh and analytical; Gravimetric; High frequency eddy current; Microscopic examination AS 1214 (1983) Appendix A; AS 1627.6 Appendix B4; AS 2331.1.1; AS 2331.2.1 Method A; AS 4680 (2006) Appendix G2; ASTM B487
Porosity Ferroxyl AS 2331.3.9
Austenitic, duplex and nickel-chromium alloys; Ferrous materials Intergranular corrosion resistance Acidified copper sulfate exposure - Mony-Penny-Strauss; Copper-copper sulfate-sulfuric acid; Nitric acid exposure - Huey; Oxalic acid etch AS 2038 (1977); AS 2205.10.1; ASTM A262 Practices A, C and E; ISO 3651-2 
Copper and copper alloys Stress corrosion resistance Mercurious nitrate AS 2136; ASTM B154
Dezincification resistance Aqueous copper chloride exposure AS 2345; ISO 6509-1
Metallographic evaluation of metals and alloys Aluminium and aluminium alloys Anodising thickness Microscopic examination AS 2331.1.1; ASTM B487; ISO 1463
Aluminium and aluminium alloys; Austenitic, duplex and nickel-chromium alloys; Copper and copper alloys; Magnesium alloys; Nickel and nickel alloys; Titanium and titanium alloys Grain size Comparison method; Intercept (Heyn) method; Microscopic examination; Planimetric method AS 1733; ASTM E112
Austenitic, duplex and nickel-chromium alloys; Ferrous materials Ferrite count; Phase identification and proportion Microscopic examination; Point count ASTM E562; ISO 9042
Austenitic, duplex and nickel-chromium alloys; Ferrous materials; Magnesium alloys; Nickel and nickel alloys; Titanium and titanium alloys Depth of surface defects Microscopic examination AS 4291.1
Ferrous materials Depth of cladding Microscopic examination ASTM B487
Graphite type and distribution in cast irons Microscopic examination AS 1380; AS 1381; ASTM A247; ISO 945-1
Detection of iron on passivated steel - Contamination test Copper sulfate; Potassium ferricyanide nitric acid ASTM A380 Sections 7.2.5.3, 7.3.4; ASTM A967 Practices D and E
Non-metallic inclusion content Microscopic examination AS 2197 Clause 6.1 and 6.2; ASTM E45 Method A and D; ISO 4967
Case depth and depth of decarburisation Hardness traverse; Macroscopic examination; Microhardness; Microscopic examination AS 4291.1; ASTM E1077; ISO 3887
Non-metallic inclusion content Macroscopic examination ASTM E45 Section 5.1.1
Grain size Comparison method; Intercept (Heyn) method; Microscopic examination; Planimetric method AS 1733; ASTM E112; ASTM E1181; ISO 643

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