Omega Laboratory

Mechanical Testing	Chemical Analysis	Microstructure testing
Corrosion testing	Water Analysis	NDT, Structural & Building Inspection testing
Testing on Welded structures	Environmental testing	Paint Testing

Mechanical Testing

• Tension tests on products Metals, Plastics, Composites
• Brinell hardness tests
• Rockwell hardness tests
• Rockwell Tests using B, C scales
• Vickers hardness tests
• Micro hardness Tests
• Impact tests, Charpy, Izod, BS & ASTM, upto -196 °C Transverse and Shear Tests •Bend tests Tests on reinforcement for concrete Tests on HTS wire
• Tests on Tubes-Flattening
• Tension and crushing tests

Chemical Analysis

Ferrous & non ferrous metals & alloys by Spectro (OES) / AAS / ICP-OES
• Steel
• Stainless steel
• Cast Iron
• Aluminium
• Copper
• Nickel
• Lead
• Zinc
• Gold
• Silver
• Platinum and other Alloys

Micro Structure Testing

1. On Ferrous materials

• Grain size
• Effective case depth
• Depth of surface defect
• Non-metallic inclusion content
• Macroscopic examination of steels
• Graphite type and distribution in cast irons
• Segregation of carbides

2. On non-ferrous alloys

• Grain size
• Depth of cladding
• Depth of surface defects
• Porosity content.

Corrosion Testing

• Oxalic Acid Test, ASTM A 262, Practice A
• Ferric Sulfate - Sulfuric Acid, ASTM A262 - Practice B
• Nitric Acid, ASTM A262, Practice C, (Huey Test)
• Copper - Copper Sulfate - 16% sulfuric acid, ASTM A262 - Practice E (Straus Test)
• Copper - Copper Sulfate - 50% sulfuric acid, ASTM A262 - Practice F
• Salt Spray (Neutral / Fog), ASTM B117
• Salt Spray Test (CASS)
• Pitting Corrosion Test, ASTM Gr 48
• Crevice Corrosion
• Hydrogen-Induced Cracking (HIC) Test, NACE TMO284
• Sulfide Stress Corrosion Cracking (SSCC), NACE TM 0177
• Chloride Stress Corrosion Test as per ASTM Gr 36 Specification
• Corrosion test as per ASTM Gr 35 specification
• Ammonia Vapour Test
• Corrosion test as per ASTM A 761 Specification

Water Analysis

• Coliforms (total and faecal)
• Total Plate count
• Streptococci (faecal)
• Enterococci Escherichia coli
• Legionella
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Pseudomonas
• Biochemical oxygen demand
• Suspended solids
• Total grease
• Beach grease in waters

NDT Structural & Building Inspection

Pile Integrity Test (PIT)
Rebound Hammer Test
Core Test
Carbonation Test
Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity Test
Rebar Location/Detection Test
Half Cell Potential Metre Test
Electrical Resistivity Test
Dye Penetrantion Test
Magnetic Particle Test
Radiography Testing (X-Ray and Gamma Ray)
Ferrite Testing
Positive Material Identification (PMI) using portable alloy analyzers
Oxide layer thickness measurement
Portable Hardness Test
Residual Life Assessment (RLA) of Boilers and Pressure Vessels
In-Situ Metallography
Thickness Survey
Coating Thickness Tests
Weld ability Study
Visual Inspection and Field Services
Testing &Inspection

Testing On welded Structures

Visual inspection
Penetrant inspection
Magnetic particle inspection
Radiography
Ultrasonic inspection
Macro examination
Mechanical testing
Fracture test

Environmental Testing

Particulates (SPM & RPM)
Metals lead, mercury, arsenic etc
Sulphur dioxide, Nitrogen oxides, Carbon Monoxide, Ammonia, and Ozone
Methane & Benzene
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
1,3-Butadiene from vehicle exhausts.

Paint Testing

• Alkali Resistance of Paint
• Cass Test
• Chemical Resistance
• Chip Resistance
• Coating Hardness
• Coating Surface roughness /Profile
• Coating Thickness
• Condensing Humidity
• Crosshatch Adherence
• Drying Time
• Failure Analysis

• Falling Weight
• Flexibility
• Free Falling Sand Abrasion
• FTIR
• Gloss (60deg.C)
• Hardness
• Impact resistance
• Moisture Content
• Peel
• Penetration Resistance
• Salt Spray

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