METAL TESTING SERVICES

Mechanical Testing

Mechanical Testing is done to determine the physical properties of materials. We at Shikag's Engineering Labs offfer a wide range of testing services in the field of Mechanical Testing for Metals.

Tensile Test - (with auto graphing and servo control ranging from a load of 10 grams to 100 Tons) - For properties like Yield Strength, Ultimate Load, % Elongation, % Reduction in Area, Youngs Modulus etc...
Flexural Test
Compression Test
Impact Test
- ASTM Charpy Impact with Calibration from NIST, USA.
- IZOD Impact Test
Hardness Test
- Rockwell Hardness Test (HRB, HRC)
- Brinell Hardness Test
- Vickers Hardness Test (1 Kg to 50 Kg)
- Micro-Vickers Hardness Test (10 gm to 1 Kg)
- Portable (D-Leeb) Hardness Test
Bend & Re-Bend Test
Shear Test
Tubes Test
- Flattening, Flaring, Tensile, etc..
Fasteners Test
- Bolts (Proof Load, Wedge Load, Breaking Load, Head Soundness Test, etc..)
- Nuts (Proof Load, Hardness, etc..)
- Spring Washers (Twist Test, Permanent Set Test, Permanent Load Test, etc...)

Apart from the above we also provide customized testing services based on the customer requirements as per relevant standards or procedures.

Corrosion Testing

We offer a corrosion testing services on a macroscopic level using Salt Spray Chamber and also at microscopic level using Inter Granular Corrosion Test Techniques. The following are the services offered.

Salt Spray Test
Inter Granular Corrosion Test
- Practice A
- Practice B
- Practice C
- Practice E
- Practice F

Custom Corrosion Tests are also performed as per the requirements of the customer.

Chemical Testing

We offer a wide range of chemical testing and analytical services using the following equipment's.

Optical Emission Spectrometer (OES)
Positive Metal Identification (PMI) using X-Ray Flourescence (XRF)
Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS)
Carbon Equipment

and a fully equipped Chemical Laboratory.

Non - Destructive Testing

Shikag's Engineering Labs is nown for its expertise in the field of Non-Destructive Testing. We are the first private laboratory in the then combined states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to have an NABL Accreditation for testing in this field. The following are the different tests offered in Non-Destructive testing by us for all types of products and materials.

Radiography Testing (RT)
- Gamma Ray Radiography
- X-Ray Radiography
Ultrasonic Testing (UT)
Magnetic Particle Inspection (MPI) for both Fluorescent & Non-Fluorescent Technique
- Prod
- Yoke
Liquid / Dye Penetrant Inspection (LPT/DP) for both Fluorescent & Non-Fluorescent Techniques.
Ultrasonic Thickness Measurement

Metallography

With a well-equipped Metallurgical Laboratory, we offer various metallography tests for many different types of materials.

Macro Analysis
Micro Analysis
- Grain Size and Flow
- Inclusion Content Rating
- Nodularity Analysis
- Phase Analysis
- Decarburization Depth Measurement
- Case Depth Measurement, etc...and many more...