Test Capabilities

API 5L3 - Drop-Weight Tear Tests on Line Pipe

API 6A - Specification for Wellhead and Christmas Tree Equipment

API 1104 - Welding of Pipelines and Related Facilities

ASME IX - Qualification Standard for Welding and Brazing Procedures, Welders, Brazers, and Welding and Brazing Operators

ASTM A370 - Standard Test Method and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products

ASTM A751 - Standard Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products

ASTM A770 - Standard Specification for Through-Thickness Tension Testing of Steel Plates for Special Applications

ASTM D149 - Test Method for Dielectric Breakdown Voltage and Dielectric Strength of Solid Electrical Insulating Materials at Commercial Power Frequencies

ASTM D638 - Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics

ASTM D792 - Standard Method for Density and Specific Gravity (Relative Density) of Plastics by Displacement

ASTM D1708 - Standard Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics by Use of Microtensile Specimens

ASTM E3 - Standard Guide for Preparation of Metallographic Specimens

ASTM E8 - Standard Test Method for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials

ASTM E18 - Standard Test Method for Rockwell Hardness and Rockwell Superficial Hardness of Metallic Materials

ASTM E23 - Standard Test Method for Notched Bar Impact Testing for Metallic Materials

ASTM E112 - Standard Test Method for Determining Average Grain Size

ASTM E190 - Standard Test Method for Guided Bend Test for Ductility of Welds

ASTM E384 - Standard Test Method for Vickers Hardness of Metallic Materials

ASTM E883 - Standard Guide for Reflected – Light Photomicrography

Affiliations

American Welding Society (AWS)

Glossary

List of common terms and their definitions related to the testing of metallic materials, welding procedures and more.

Abbreviations

List of acronyms for terms related to the testing of metallic materials, welding procedures, and more.

Industry Organizations

ABS - American Bureau of Shipping

AISC - American Institute of Steel Construction

AISI - American Iron and Steel Institute

ANSI - American National Standard Institute

API - American Petroleum Institute

ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASM - American Society of Metals

ASNT - American Society for Nondestructive Testing

ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials

AWS  -  American Welding Society

IFI - International Fasteners Institute

Useful Sites

MatWeb-Data sheets for over 92,000 metals, plastics, ceramics, and composites.