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Accreditations and Standardized testing performed by the corporation
Including but are not limited to:
Accreditations & Approvals
Metcut, CTL and Metcut France have been audited by most major companies in the aerospace, automotive, foundry, nuclear energy, and bio-materials industries worldwide. We have received numerous vendor approvals.
A2LA
- ISO/IEC 17025:2017
- Mechanical Testing
- Metallography & Microhardness
- Hardness
- Specimen Preparation
Metcut
- ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (0296.01)
- Mechanical Testing
- Metallography & Microhardness
- Hardness
- Specimen Preparation
- Structural & Component Testing
CTL
- ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (0296.02)
- Mechanical Testing (Metals;Non-Metals)
- Environmental Simulation
- Thermal Properties
- Specimen Preparation
Metcut France
- ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (0296.03)
- Mechanical Testing
NADCAP
- 215443 – AC7000 – Scope of Accreditation
- 215457 – AC7000 – Scope of Accreditation
- 3511215457 – Materials Testing Laboratories
- 3566210028 – Non Metallic Materials Testing
- 3566215443 – Materials Testing Laboratories
- Metallography & Microhardness
- Hardness
- Hardness
- Mechanical Testing
- Specimen Preparation
- AC 7109 Coating Evaluation
Metcut
- AC7000 – Scope of Accreditation & Certificates Materials Testing Laboratories
- AC7101/3: Mechanical Testing
- AC7101/4: Metallography & Microhardness
- AC7101/5: Hardness
- AC7101/7: Specimen Preparation
- AC 7109/5: Coating Evaluation
CTL
- AC7122 – Scope of Accreditation & Certificates Non Metals Material Testing
- AC7122/1: Non-Metallic Material Testing – Mechanical Testing
- AC7122/2: Non-Metallic Material Testing – Physical Testing
- AC7122/4: Non-Metallic Material Testing – Thermal Analysis
- AC7000 – Scope of Accreditation & Certificates Materials Testing Laboratories
- AC7101/3: Mechanical Testing
- AC7101/7: Specimen Preparation
Metcut France
- AC7000 – Scope of Accreditation & Certificates Materials Testing Laboratories
- AC7101/3: Mechanical Testing
Standardized Specifications
Metcut
TENSILE/COMPRESSION
| ASTM E8/E8M, B557 | Tensile – RT |
| ASTM E21 | Tensile – ET |
| ASTM E9, E209 | Compression |
FATIGUE
| ASTM E466 | Flat Bending Fatigue |
| ASTM E466 | High Cycle Fatigue |
| GE: E50TF148 | Low Cycle Fatigue |
| ASTM E606 | Low Cycle Fatigue |
| ISO 1143 | Rotating Bar Bending Fatigue |
FRACTURE MECHANICS
| ASTM E647 | Fatigue Crack Growth |
| ASTM E399, E1820 | Fracture Toughness |
| ASTM E1875 | Young’s Modulus & Shear Modulus |
Specimen Preparation
| Metcut MRI Series 200 Procedures; GE: P1TF79 | Conventional Machining |
| Metcut MRI Series 200 Procedures; GE: P1TF79 | Electron Discharge Machining |
| Metcut MRI Series 200 Procedures; GE: P1TF79 | Low-Stress Grinding & Polish |
| Metcut MRI Series 200 Procedures; GE: P1TF79 | Inertia Welding (Less than 1.0 in) |
Metcut Research Metallography Lab
Physical Testing
| Physical Testing ASTM E139, E292 | Creep/Stress Rupture |
Metallography
| ASTM B934, F2328/F2328M | Case Depth |
| ASTM E18 | Hardness – Rockwell (B, C, 15N, 15Y) |
| ASTM E45 (Method A) | Inclusion Content |
| ASTM E384/E92 | Microhardness -Knoop (500 gf) |
| ASTM E384/E92 | Microhardness -Vickers (100, 300, 500 gf) |
| ASTM E3; GE: P29TF25 | Met. Preparation & Evaluation |
| ASTM E340, E381, E407 | Macroetching/Microetching |
| ASTM E112, E1181, E930; GE: E50TF133 | Grain Size |
| ASTM E1077; SAE J419, J423 | Depth of Decarb |
| AMS 2380; GE: P3TF19 | Alpha Case (Titanium) |
| ASTM F2111 | IGA & Pitting for Aircraft Chemical Processes |
| GE: P29TF34 | Metallographic Inspection of Turbine (Blades/Vanes) |
| ASTM B311 | PM Density Measurement |
| GE: P29TF73 | Surface Integrity Acceptability |
Coatings Testing & Evaluation
| GE: E50TF60; ASTM C633 | Bond Strength of Thermal Sprayed Coatings |
| GE: E50TF61 | Hoffman Scratch Test |
| GE: E50TF65 | Met. Prep. & Eval. Of Thermal Sprayed |
| GE: E50TF66 | Lap Shear Bond Strength of Thermal Sprayed |
| GE: E50TF121 | Room Temp. Erosion Test Method for Coatings |
Failure Analysis
| ASM Handbook (Volumes 7, 9-12) | Fractography |
| ASM Handbook (Volumes 7, 9-12) | Macroscopic and Microscopic Analysis |
| ASTM E1508 | Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) |
| ASTM F1372 | Scanning Electronic Microscopy (SEM) |
| AMS Handbook Volume 11 | Failure Analysis |
Chemical Analysis
| Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES) ASTM 415, E1086, E1999 | Iron-Based Alloy (Al, As, B, Bi, C, Ce, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mo, Mn, N, Nb, Ni, P, Pb, S, Si, Sn, Ti, V, W) |
| ASTM E3047 | Nickel-Based Alloy (Al, As, B, C, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Mo, N, Nb, Ni, P, S, Si, Sn, Ti, V, W) |
| Internal Procedure | Cobalt-Based (Al, C, Co, Cr, Fe, Mn, Mo, N, Nb, Ni, Si, Ti, V, W) |
| ASTM E2994 | Titanium-Based (Al, C, Cr, Fe, Mo, N, Ni, Si, Sn, V) |
| ASTM E1251 | Aluminum-Based Alloy (Al, B, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Si, Sn, Ti, V, Zn, Zr) |
| Internal Procedure | Copper-Based Alloys (Ag, C, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb, Si, Sn, Zn) |
Cincinnati Testing Laboratories
TENSILE
| ASTM C297 | Flatwise Tensile Strength of Sandwich Composites |
| ASTM D412 | Tensile Properties of Rubber |
| ASTM D624 | Tear Strength of Rubber and Elastomers |
| ASTM D638 | Tensile Properties of Plastics |
| ASTM D952 | Adhesive Bond Strength |
| ASTM D953 | Bearing Strength of Plastics |
| ASTM D1708 | Tensile Properties of Plastics by Use of Microtensile Specimens |
| ASTM D3039 | Tensile Properties of PMC Materials |
| ASTM D5766 | Open-Hole Tensile Strength of PMC Laminates |
| ASTM D7291 | Through-Thickness “Flatwise” Tensile Strength and Modulus of Composite Materials |
| HSR/EPM-D-001-93 | Monotonic Tensile Testing of Ceramic Materials |
| SACMA SRM 4-88 | Tensile Properties of Advanced Composite Materials |
| SACMA SRM 5-88 | Open-Hole Tensile Properties of Composite Materials |
| SACMA SRM 9-88 | Bearing Strength of Composite Materials |
COMPRESSIVE
| ASTM C364 | Edgewise Compressive Strength of Sandwich Constructions |
| ASTM C365 | Flatwise Compressive Properties of Sandwich Cores |
| ASTM D395 | Compression Set of Rubber |
| ASTM D621 | Deformation Under Load |
| ASTM D695 | Compressive Properties of Plastics |
| ASTM D1621 | Compressive Properties of Rigid Cellular Plastics |
| ASTM D2412 | Parallel Plate Loading Pipe Test |
| ASTM D3410 | Compressive Properties of PMC Materials |
| ASTM D5467 | Compressive Properties of Unidirectional PMC Materials Using a Sandwich Beam |
| ASTM D6484 | Open-Hole Copmressive Strength of PMC Laminates |
| ASTM D6641 | Compressive Properties of PMC Materials Using a Combined Loading Compression (CLC) Test Fixture |
| ASTM D7137 | Compressive Residual Strength Properties of Damaged PMC Plates |
| ASTM D7249 | Facing Properties of Sandwich Constructions by Long Beam Flexure |
| SACMA SRM 1-88 | Compressive Properties of Advanced Composite Materials |
| SACMA SRM 2-88 | Compressive After Impact |
| SACMA SRM 3-88 | Open Hole Compression Properties |
SHEAR
| ASTM C273 | Shear Properties of Sandwich Core Materials |
| ASTM C393 | Core Shear Properties of Sandwich Constructions by Beam Flexure |
| ASTM D732 | Strength of Plastics by Punch Tool (Punch Shear) |
| ASTM D1002 | Single Lap Shear of Adhesive Bonded Joints |
| ASTM D2344 | Short-Beam Strength of PMC Materials |
| ASTM D3164 | Strength Properties of Adhesively Bonded Lap-Shear Sandwich Joints |
| ASTM D3165 | Strength Properties of Adhesives in Shear |
| ASTM D3518 | In-Plane Shear Response of PMC Materials by Tensile Test of a ±45° Laminate |
| ASTM D3528 | Double Lap Shear of Adhesive Bonded Joints |
| ASTM D3762 | Adhesive Wedge Test |
| ASTM D3846 | Double Notch Shear (Interlaminar) |
| ASTM D5379 | Shear Properties of Composite Materials by the V-Notched Beam Method |
| ASTM D5961 | Bearing Response of PMC Laminates |
| ASTM D7078 | Shear Properties of Composite Materials by the V-Notched Rail Shear Method |
| ASTM D7248 | Bearing/Bypass Interaction Response of PMC Laminates |
| ASTM D5656/KGR-1 | Thick-Adherend Metal Lap-Shear Joints for Determinatino of the Stress-Strain Behavior of Adhesives |
| SACMA SRM 7-88 | Inplane Shear Stress-Strain Properties (±45°) |
| SACMA SRM 8-88 | Apparent Interlaminar Shear Strength by the Short-Beam Method |
FATIGUE
| ASTM D3166 | Properties of (Metal to Metal) Adhesives in Shear |
| ASTM D3479 | Tension-Tension Fatigue of Composite Materials |
| ASTM D7615 | Open-Hole Fatigue Repsonse of PMC Laminates |
| ASTM E466 | Constant Amplitude Axial Fatigue Test of Metallic Materials |
| ASTM E606 | Constant Amplitude Low Cycle Fatigue Testing |
| ASTM E2368 | Strain-Controlled Thermomechanical Fatigue Testing |
FLEXURAL
| ASTM C393 | Flexural Properties of Sandwich Honeycombs |
| ASTM D790 | Flexural Properties of Plastics |
| ASTM D6272 | Flexural Properties of Plastics by Four-Point Bending |
| ASTM D7264 | Flexural Properties of Composites by Four-Point Bending |
CONDITIONING
| ASTM B117 | Salt Fog Exposure |
| ASTM G85 | Modified Salt Spray Testing |
| ASTM D5229 | Humidity Conditioning and Moisture Absorption |
| GEAE E50TF534 | Thermal Oxidative Stability |
| SACMA SRM 11-88 | General Conditioning |
| **** | Thermal Cycling – Multiple Chambers and Various Thermal Limits |
PEEL
| ASTM D1781 | Climbing Drum Peel |
| ASTM D1876 | T-Peel Test |
| ASTM D3167 | Floating Roller Peel |
IMPACT
| ASTM D256 | Izod & Charpy Impact Test of Plastics |
| ASTM D7136 | Damage Resistance by Drop-Weight Impact |
MISCELLANEOUS
| ASTM D570 | Moisture Absorption |
| ASTM D785 | Rockwell Hardness of Plastics |
| ASTM D792 | Density/Specific Gravity of Plastics |
| ASTM D2240 | Durometer Hardness of Rubber |
| ASTM D2583 | Barcol Hardness of Plastics |
| ASTM D2584 | Ignition Loss (Resin/Glass Content) of Cured Resins |
| ASTM D2734 | Void Content of Reinforced Plastics |
| ASTM D3171 | Fiber Volume by Acid Digestion (Methods B & G) |
| ASTM D5045 | Plane-Strain Fracture Toughness and Strain Energy Release Rate of Plastic Materials |
| ASTM D5528 | Mode I Fracture Toughness |
| ASTM D6671 | Mixed Mode Fracture Toughness |
| ASTM D7905 | Mode II Fracture Toughness |
| ASTM E18 | Rockwell Hardness of Metals |
| ASTM E96 | Water Vapor Transmission Rate |
| GEAE 4013367-056/058 | Mode l Fracture Toughness |
| GEAE 4013367-057/059 | Mode ll Fracture Toughness |
THERMAL PROPERTIES
| ASTM D3418 | Transition Temperatures and Enthalpies of Fusion and Crystallization of Polymers by DSC |
| ASTM D4065 | Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Plastics |
| ASTM D5418 | Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Plastics in Flexure |
| ASTM D7028 | Glass Transition Temperature of Polymer Matrix Composites by DMA |
| ASTM E228 | Linear Thermal Expansion of Solid Materials With a Push-Rod Dilatometer |
| ASTM E831 | Linear Thermal Expansion of Solid Materials by TMA |
| ASTM E1269 | Specific Heat Capacity by DSC |
| ASTM E1356 | Glass Transition by DSC |
| ASTM E1545 | Glass Transition by TMA |
| ASTM E1640 | Glass Transition Temperature by DMA |
| ASTM E2092 | Distortion Temperature in Three-Point Bending by TMA |
| ASTM E2347 | Indentation Softening Temperature |
| ASTM E2602 | Glass Transition Temperature by DSC |
| ASTM E2716 | Specific Heat Capacity by Modulated DSC |
| Bell 299-947-299 D/531.1 | Glass Transition by DMA |
| Bell 299-947-299 D/509.2 | Glass Transition by Microflexure TMA |
| EN 6032 | Glass Transition Temperatures |
| GE E50TF36-S1 | Glass Transition of Composites by TMA |
| SACMA SRM 18R-94 | Glass Transition Temperature by DMA |
| SACMA SRM 25R-94 | Onset and Peak Temperatures by DSC |
CMC SPECIFIC
| ASTM C1275 | Tensile Properties of Ceramics at Room Temperature |
| ASTM C1292 | Double Notch Shear Strength of Ceramics at Room Temperature |
| ASTM C1337 | Creep Properties of Ceramics at Elevated Temperature |
| ASTM C1341 | Flexural Properties of Ceramics |
| ASTM C1359 | Tensile Properties of Ceramics at Elevated Temperature |
| ASTM C1360 | High Cycle Fatigue of Ceramics at Room Temperature |
| ASTM C1425 | Double Notch Shear Strength of Ceramics at Elevated Temperature |
| ASTM C1465 | Determination of Slow Crack Growth Paramaters of Advanced Ceramics |
| ASTM C1468 | Interlaminar Properties of Ceramics |
| HSR/EPM-D-001-93 | Tensile Properties of Ceramics |
| HSR/EPM-D-002-93 | Fatigue Properties of Ceramics |
| HSR/EPM-D-003-93 | Flexural Properties of Ceramics |
Metcut Recherches
FATIGUE
| ASTM E466 | Flat Bending Fatigue |
| ASTM E466 | High Cycle Fatigue |
| ASTM E606 | Low Cycle Fatigue |
| ISO 1143 | Rotating Bar Bending Fatigue |
FRACTURE MECHANICS
| ASTM E647 | Fatigue Crack Growth |
Tensile
ASTM C297
Flatwise Tensile Strength of Sandwich Composites
ASTM D412
Tensile Properties of Rubber
ASTM D624
Tear Strength of Rubber and Elastomers
ASTM D638
Tensile Properties of Plastics
ASTM D952
Adhesive Bond Strength
ASTM D953
Bearing Strength of Plastics
ASTM D1708
Tensile Properties of Plastics by Use of Microtensile Specimens
ASTM D3039
Tensile Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials
ASTM D5766
Open-Hole Tensile Strength of Polymer Matrix Composite Laminates
ASTM D7291
Through-Thickness “Flatwise” Tensile Strength and Modulus of Composite Materials
HSR/EPM-D-001-93
Monotonic Tensile Testing of Ceramic Materials
SACMA SRM 4-88
Tensile Properties of Advanced Composite Materials
SACMA SRM 5-88
Open-Hole Tensile Properties of Composite Materials
SACMA SRM 9-88
Bearing Strength of Composite Materials
Compressive
ASTM C364
Edgewise Compressive Strength of Sandwich Constructions
ASTM C365
Flatwise Compressive Properties of Sandwich Cores
ASTM D395
Compression Set of Rubber
ASTM D621
Deformation Under Load
ASTM D695
Compressive Properties of Plastics
ASTM D1621
Compressive Properties of Rigid Cellular Plastics
ASTM D2412
Parallel Plate Loading Pipe Test
ASTM D3410
Compressive Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials
ASTM D5467
Compressive Properties of Unidirectional Polymer Matrix Composite Materials Using a Sandwich Beam
ASTM D6484
Open-Hole Copmressive Strength of Polymer Matrix Composite Laminates
ASTM D6641
Compressive Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials Using a Combined Loading Compression (CLC) Test Fixture
ASTM D7137
Compressive Residual Strength Properties of Damaged Polymer Matrix Composite Plates
ASTM D7249
Facing Properties of Sandwich Constructions by Long Beam Flexure
SACMA SRM 1-88
Compressive Properties of Advanced Composite Materials
SACMA SRM 2-88
Compressive After Impact
SACMA SRM 3-88
Open Hole Compression Properties
Shear
ASTM C273
Shear Properties of Sandwich Core Materials
ASTM C393
Core Shear Properties of Sandwich Constructions by Beam Flexure
ASTM D732
Strength of Plastics by Punch Tool (Punch Shear)
ASTM D1002
Single Lap Shear of Adhesive Bonded Joints
ASTM D2344
Short-Beam Strength of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials
ASTM D3164
Strength Properties of Adhesively Bonded Lap-Shear Sandwich Joints
ASTM D3165
Strength Properties of Adhesives in Shear
ASTM D3518
In-Plane Shear Response of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials by Tensile Test of a ±45° Laminate
ASTM D3528
Double Lap Shear of Adhesive Bonded Joints
ASTM D3762
Adhesive Wedge Test
ASTM D3846
Double Notch Shear (Interlaminar)
ASTM D5379
Shear Properties of Composite Materials by the V-Notched Beam Method
ASTM D5961
Bearing Response of Polymer Matrix Composite Laminates
ASTM D7078
Shear Properties of Composite Materials by the V-Notched Rail Shear Method
ASTM D7248
Bearing/Bypass Interaction Response of Polymer Matrix Composite Laminates
ASTM D5656/KGR-1
Thick-Adherend Metal Lap-Shear Joints for Determinatino of the Stress- Strain Behavior of Adhesives
SACMA SRM 7-88
Inplane Shear Stress-Strain Properties (±45°)
SACMA SRM 8-88
Apparent Interlaminar Shear Strength by the Short-Beam Method
Fatigue
ASTM D3166
Properties of (Metal to Metal) Adhesives in Shear
ASTM D3479
Tension-Tension Fatigue of Composite Materials
ASTM D7615
Open-Hole Fatigue Repsonse of Polymer Matrix Composite Laminates
ASTM E466
Constant Amplitude Axial Fatigue Test of Metallic Materials
ASTM E606
Constant Amplitude Low Cycle Fatigue Testing
ASTM E2368
Strain-Controlled Thermomechanical Fatigue Testing
Flexural
ASTM C393
Flexural Properties of Sandwich Honeycombs
ASTM D790
Flexural Properties of Plastics
ASTM D6272
Flexural Properties of Plastics by Four-Point Bending
ASTM D7264
Flexural Properties of Composites by Four-Point Bending
Conditioning
ASTM B117
Salt Fog Exposure
ASTM G85
Modified Salt Spray Testing
ASTM D5229
Humidity Conditioning and Moisture Absorption
GEAE E50TF534
Thermal Oxidative Stability
SACMA SRM 11-88
General Conditioning
****
Thermal Cycling – Multiple Chambers and Various Thermal Limits
Peel
ASTM D1781
Climbing Drum Peel
ASTM D1876
T-Peel Test
ASTM D3167
Floating Roller Peel
Impact
ASTM D7136
Izod & Charpy Impact Test of Plastics
ASTM D7136
Damage Resistance by Drop-Weight Impact
Miscellaneous
ASTM D570
Damage Resistance by Drop-Weight Impact
ASTM D785
Rockwell Hardness of Plastics
ASTM D792
Density/Specific Gravity of Plastics
ASTM D2583
Durometer Hardness of Rubber
ASTM D2583
Barcol Hardness of Plastics
ASTM D2584
Ignition Loss (Resin/Glass Content) of Cured Resins
ASTM D2734
Void Content of Reinforced Plastics
ASTM D3171
Fiber Volume by Acid Digestion (Methods B & G)
ASTM D5045
Plane-Strain Fracture Toughness and Strain Energy Release Rate of Plastic Materials
ASTM D5528
Mode I Fracture Toughness
ASTM D6671
Mixed Mode Fracture Toughness
ASTM E18
Mode II Fracture Toughness
ASTM E18
Rockwell Hardness of Metals
ASTM E96
Water Vapor Transmission Rate
GEAE 4013367-056/058
Mode l Fracture Toughness
GEAE 4013367-057/059
Mode ll Fracture Toughness
Thermal Properties
ASTM D3418
Transition Temperatures and Enthalpies of Fusion and Crystallization of Polymers by DSC
ASTM D4065
Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Plastics
ASTM D5418
Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Plastics in Flexure
ASTM D7028
Glass Transition Temperature of Polymer Matrix Composites by DMA
ASTM E228
Linear Thermal Expansion of Solid Materials With a Push-Rod Dilatometer
ASTM E831
Linear Thermal Expansion of Solid Materials by TMA
ASTM E1269
Specific Heat Capacity by DSC
ASTM E1356
Glass Transition by DSC
ASTM E1545
Glass Transition by TMA
ASTM E1640
Glass Transition Temperature by DMA
ASTM E2092
Distortion Temperature in Three-Point Bending by TMA
ASTM E2347
Indentation Softening Temperature
ASTM E2602
Glass Transition Temperature by DSC
ASTM E2716
Specific Heat Capacity by Modulated DSC
Bell 299-947-299 D/531.1
Glass Transition by DMA
Bell 299-947-299 D/509.2
Glass Transition by Microflexure TMA
EN 6032
Glass Transition Temperatures
GE E50TF36-S1
Glass Transition of Composites by TMA
SACMA SRM 18R-94
Glass Transition Temperature by DMA
SACMA SRM 25R-94
Onset and Peak Temperatures by DSC
CMC-Specific
ASTM C1275
Tensile Properties of Ceramics at Room Temperature
ASTM C1292
Double Notch Shear Strength of Ceramics at Room Temperature
ASTM C1337
Creep Properties of Ceramics at Elevated Temperature
ASTM C1341
Flexural Properties of Ceramics
ASTM C1359
Tensile Properties of Ceramics at Elevated Temperature
ASTM C1360
High Cycle Fatigue of Ceramics at Room Temperature
ASTM C1425
Double Notch Shear Strength of Ceramics at Elevated Temperature
ASTM C1465
Determination of Slow Crack Growth Paramaters of Advanced Ceramics
ASTM C1468
Interlaminar Properties of Ceramics
HSR/EPM-D-001-93
Tensile Properties of Ceramics
1111111HSR/EPM-D-002-93
Fatigue Properties of Ceramics
HSR/EPM-D-003-93
Flexural Properties of Ceramics