METALS & ALLOYS

FULL-SERVICE METAL AND ALLOY TESTING LAB

Metal testing and alloy testing are specialties of Laboratory Testing Inc. and the foundation of the company founded in
1984. We test and analyze all types of ferrous and nonferrous metals including precious metals, alloys, ferroalloys
and powdered metals. All services are performed at our one-stop facility near Philadelphia, PA (USA).
TEST TO ENSURE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE
LTI measures the quality and performance levels of raw materials and product samples according to industry
standards, specifications and customer requirements. If your material or product fails to perform as expected, our
laboratory technicians and materials engineers are highly qualified to carry out a wide-range of metal testing and
evaluation to help identify the root cause.
The use of metals and alloys like cast iron, steel, stainless steel and alloy steel has been a part of our human history
for ages. In recent years, even though the demand for nonferrous metals and new non-metallic materials has
increased dramatically, world metal and alloy production and their use have also risen steeply, and are still the
mainstay of manufacturing. In addition, the safety and reliability requirements for these products have also increased.
SUPPORT BUSINESS DECISIONS WITH METAL TESTING
With over 30 years of experience, the information provided by LTIs wide-range of metal testing services has proven
valuable to customers in all aspects of basic metals and fabricated metal product manufacturing including mining,
foundries, tube, pipe, bar and plate production, casting, forging and stamping, forming of component parts and
finished products, coating and heat treatments and welding:
Some manufacturing treatments and processes can modify or alter the microstructure of metals and alloys,
and thereby influence their properties such as yield strength, ductility, fracture toughness and others. These
properties need to be considered, and often tested, by purchasers that will further process these materials.
The composition and corrosion susceptibility of metals may be determined to aid in material selection.
Surface or internal flaws, inconsistencies and discontinuities that occur in basic metals or a component
product during manufacturing can be uncovered by various types of testing before problems or failures occur.
Read about the package of testing services offered for Titanium.
LTI METAL & ALLOY TESTING CAPABILITIES
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
Spectroscopy (ICP-AES, ICP-MS, AES)
Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometry (SEM/EDS)
Positive Material Identification (PMI)
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
Wet Chemistry
CORROSION TESTING
Intergranular Corrosion Testing (ASTM A262 Practice A, B, C, D, E; G-28 Methods A & B)
Corrosion Resistance Testing (ASTM G48 Methods A & B)
Corrosion Testing (ASTM A923 Method C)
Salt Spray/Salt Fog (ASTM B117)
Humidity Testing
Passivation Testing
Temperature Testing
MECHANICAL TESTING
Tensile Testing
Elevated Temperature
Charpy Impact Testing
Fracture Toughness Testing
Hardness Testing
Bend Testing
Stress Rupture Testing
Hydrogen Embrittlement
Weld Testing
Fastener Testing
METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS
Microstructure
Carburization/Decarburization
Grain Size (ASTM E112)
Inclusion Rating (ASTM E45)
 Plating Thickness
Carbide Precipitation
Ferrite by Point Count (ASTM E562)
Intergranular Attack & Oxidation
Alpha Case
Intergranular Corrosion (ASTM A262)
Sensitization
Nodularity/Nodule Count
Eutectic Melting
Macro-etch (ASTM E340)
Grain Flow
Surface Condition
Microhardness (Knoop & Vickers)
Surface Contamination
Case Depth
Profiles
Weld Qualification
NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING
Ultrasonic Testing
Magnetic Particle Inspection
Liquid Penetrant Inspection
X-ray Inspection (Radiography)
Visual Examination
FAILURE ANALYSIS
SEM/EDS Analysis
DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION
Calibration services are also provided for the one-stop convenience of our customers in manufacturing and other
industries that rely on accurate gages, measuring hand tools, or measuring instruments (pressure, torque, force,
electrical, temperature, mass, vacuum). On-site calibration is also available for equipment such as surface plates,
optical comparators, ovens and furnaces, hardness testers, scales and balances, temperature controllers and more.