Material / Mechanical Testing Services
Lonestar has performed tests simultaneously incorporation Chemical Analysis, Hardness, Tensile Properties, Impact Properties, Macro / Micro Examinations on a wide array of products including raw plates, seamless pipe, weldments including: Plates, pipes, joints, fabricated materials and structural components. The testing may be part of a Quality Assurance Program, manufacturing engineering program, failure analysis or materials research and development.The Material/Mechanical Testing Division is well equipped to determine the compliance of materials to applicable standards and specifications. Departmental personnel have extensive experience with test design and procedures as well as the interpretation of results.
For accurate and comprehensive analysis of elemental composition of samples the Optical Emission Spectrometer (OES) is used for quantitative bulk analysis of most alloys and stainless steels.
Lonestar has the capability to cater to the physical testing requirements of a wide range of materials and products. The testing capability and experience are recognized by reputed classification societies and third party inspection agencies such as Lloyd`s Register of Shipping (LRS), American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Bureau Veritas (BV), Det Norske Veritas (DNV), Germanischer Lloyd (GL) and Velosi TUV Bayern (TUV).
Lonestar testing capabilities include:
- Tensile
- Impact (at +250°C to -196°C)
- Drift Expansion
- Proof Load
- Coating Thickness
- Macro Examination
- Peel Test
- Vickers Hardness
- Bend Test
- Compression
- Breaking Load
- Coating Continuity
- Fillet Weld Break
- Brinell Hardness
- Flattening
- Flexure
- Failure Load
- Coating Adhesion
- Nick Break
Materials frequently tested include:
- Metals and alloy products such as plates, shapes, bares, pipes and fittings.
- Welding procedure qualification test coupons
- Welding consumable qualification test coupons
- Welder qualification test coupons
- Welding procedure test coupons
- Steel Bars, Wires and Fabric for concrete reinforcement
- Galvanized Steel products
- Fasteners
- Metal Castings
- Cemented Carbide Products
- Plastics, Elastomers and Composite Materials
- Paper and Fiber Products
