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ACT offers Material Testing |
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ACT tests a wide variety of
materials to assist with production problems
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Environmental Testing |
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ACT operates a licensed
environmental testing lab.
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Materials Testing- Sample Size
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Sample Size Requirements are listed
in the table below
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for our technicians to conduct the required tests. If your sample
size does not meet the requirements listed below, please contact
ACT because subsized samples can be used or we may have other methods
for conducting similar analysis. Sample sizes larger than those listed
will not present a problem, but additional machining may be required. |
These are optimal sample sizes for ACT, if your sample size is
smaller than those listed please contact ACT for assistance.
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Length |
Width |
Thickness |
Grain |
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MECHANICAL TESTS |
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Tensile Bar Round Standard |
5"
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1/2"
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Tensile Bar Round Subsize |
5"
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1/4"
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Tensile Bar Plate |
8"
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8"
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1/4"
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Yes
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Tensile Test Wire |
Any
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Any
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Charpy V Notch |
8"
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8"
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0.1 "
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Yes
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Microhardness (Knoop&Vickers)
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1"
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1"
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0.030"
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Rockwell Hardness |
1"
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1"
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0.030"
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Brinell Hardness |
1"
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1"
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1/4"
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Plating Hardness |
1"
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1"
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0.001"
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Plating Thickness |
1"
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1"
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0.001"
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CHEMICAL ANALYIS |
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Spectrometer |
1"
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1"
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1/8"
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LECO Carbon, Sulfur Nitrogen 1 gram of sample
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Electron Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) |
Any Size
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METALLOGRAPHY |
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Microstructure |
Any Size
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Inclusion Rating |
1/2"
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1/2"
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1/2"
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Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) |
Any Size
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CORROSION TESTING |
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Salt spray test Panels |
3"
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8"
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| Grain direction is very important when submitting sheet
or plate for testing. Always mark the grain direction with an arrow
on the sample. |
Pyrolysis GC-MS
Product Deformulation
We can assist with competitive product formulation/deformulation
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