The testing machines in the Italian Institute of Welding Group’s Laboratory allow to carry out the following  tests for the charcterization of metals, plastics and bolted connections.

Metallic alloys

• Tensile test at room temperature (*)
• Tensile test at controlled temperature (from  -80°C up to 1100°C)
• Compression test
• Hardness test (Vickers, Brinell, Rockwell) (*)
• Bend test (*)
• Charpy V impact test (from  -196°C up to 20°C) (*)
• Fracture test
• Flaring test
• Flattening test

Plastics materials

• Tensile test at room temperature (*)
• Bend test (*)
• Flattening test
• De-cohesion test
• Burst test
• Hydrostatic test on carbon fiber repairs of steel pipes

Bolted connections

• Test for the determination of the Slip Factor

(*) Accredited test by ACCREDIA (Certificate n. 0029) according to ISO IEC 17025:2005 (the accreditation is valid for the tests performed in accordance with the EN Standards).