Test laboratories

Introduction

Accredited Testing Laboratories VÍTKOVICE STEEL No. 1634
VÍTKOVICE STEEL testing laboratories are accredited by the Czech Institute for Accreditation, o.p.s on the basis of meeting the requirements of the ČSN EN ISO / IEC 17025: 2018 standard. VÍTKOVICE STEEL testing laboratories are a member of the Association of Czech Testing Laboratories, z. s.
The laboratories are part of the organizational structure of VÍTKOVICE STEEL, a.s. and as part of their activities, they have long been actively involved in testing the mechanical properties of the products of the VÍTKOVICE STEEL, a.s. portfolio.

Offered services

  • We mainly carry out destructive tests of mechanical properties of metallic materials such as tensile test at ambient and elevated temperatures, impact bending test, hardness test, bending test, weld testing, etc. In the chemical laboratory we perform radioactivity determination.
  • Newly we can carry out metalographic examination (material-structure evaluation) by the method of „ Testing and assessment of macrostructure“ and „ Macrographic examination by sulphur print“ so called Baumann imprint.
  • Short periods of testing carried out, an individual approach, fast action and attractive prices (prices of individual tests are sent on request).
  • The testing laboratories have introduced a non-accredited method for customers "measurement of the deviation of the perpendicularity of the fired edge and the average height of the profile Rz5.

Mechanical test room

The Mechanical Properties Laboratory performs the following tests:

  • Tensile tests at ambient temperatures (circular and flat) in the range of 1.25 kN to 1600 kN,
  • Tensile tests at elevated temperatures (circular) in the range of 1.25 kN to 125 kN, up to +900 °C,
  • Impact tests in bending using an impact hammer with a nominal energy of 450 J,in the range of test temperatures up to -80 °C,
  • Vickers, Brinell and Rockwell hardness tests over a wide range of measuring scales,
  • Bending tests,
  • Stress tests perpendicular to the surface (in the thickness direction) - lamellar cracking,
  • Breakage tests,
  • Welding tests - bending,
  • Determination of radioactivity of the material,
  • Test of macrostructure using sulfide imprints (Baumann imprint),
  • Testing and assessment of macrostructure.
  • Measurement of the deviation of the perpendicularity of the fired edge and the average height of the Rz5 profile.

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Certificates:

The laboratory is qualified to update standards identifying test procedures.
List of test procedures for which laboratories are accredited:

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Serial
number		 Precise name
of test procedure/method		 Identification
of test procedure/method		 Subject of test
1 Tensile tests at ambient temperatures SOP-200.43-01 (ČSN EN ISO 6892-1,ASTM E8, ASTM A370, ASME Code Sec.II, Part A, SA 370, ASME Code Sec.IX-QW-150, ČSN EN ISO 4136, ČSN EN ISO 5178) Metallic materials
2 Tensile tests at elevated temperatures SOP-200.43-02 (ČSN EN ISO 6892-2, ASTM E21, ASTM A370) Metallic materials
3 Impact test in bending at ambient and reduced temperature SOP-200.43-03 (ČSN EN ISO 148-1, ASTM E23, ASTM A370, ASME Code Sec.II, Part A, SA 370, ASME Code Sec.IX-QW-170, ČSN EN ISO 9016) Metallic materials
4 Vickers hardness tests SOP-200.43-07 (ČSN EN ISO 6507-1, ASTM A370, ASTM E 92, ČSN EN ISO 9015-1) Metallic materials
5 Bend tests SOP-200.43-04 (ČSN EN ISO 7438, ASTM A370,ASME SA 370, ASME Code Sec.IX-QW 160, ČSN EN ISO 5173) Metallic materials
6 Lamellar cracking tests SOP-200.43-05 (ČSN EN 10164, ASTM A770/A770M, ASME Code Sec.II, Part A, SA-770/SA-770M) Metallic materials
7 Brinell hardness tests SOP-200.43-06 (ČSN EN ISO 6506-1, ASTM A370, ASTM E 10) Metallic materials
8 Weld - bending tests SOP-200.43-09 (SEP 1390) Metallic materials
9 Macrographic examination by sulphur print SOP-200.43-14 (ISO 4968, ASTM E1180, DBS 918 002 -02) Metallic materials 
10 Testing and assessment of macrostructure SOP-200.43-13 Metallic materials 
11* Determination of radioactivity of the material SW-200.43-029 Metallic materials 
12* Impact test in bending after cold plastic deformation and subsequent simulated agin SOP-200.43-10 Metallic materials 
13* Breaking test SOP-200.43-11 Metallic materials 
14* Rockwell hardness test SOP-200.43-12 Metallic materials 
15* Measurement of the deviation of the perpendicularity of the fired edge and the average height of the Rz5 profile SW-200.43-047 Metallic materials  

Explanatory notes:

* Method outside the scope of accreditation
SOP Standard Operating Procedure
ASTM, API, ASME US Technical Standards
GOST Technical standards Russia
SEP Technical Standards Germany
DBS - Deutsche Bahn Standard
SW - standard workflow

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