LABORATORY

The Ironcastings’s metallurgical laboratory is equipped with most advanced inspection instruments, thanks to which we are able to supply the high-quality castings to our customers and make products meeting comprehensive inspection requirements on chemical composition, mechanical properties, non-destructive testing and more.

• Chemical Analysis:
  • ARL 3460 spectrometer (18 elements)
  • Leco CS744 (Carbon-Sulfer) analyzer
  • ARL 8860 spectrometer (26 elements)
• Thermal Analysis:
  • ITACA X System

• Mechanical Proprerties:
  • GALDABINI Traction machine
  • (Hardness tester 3.000 kg, type HECKERT

• Metallurgical microstructure:
  • LEITZ metallograph microscope W/
  • (ZEISS metallograph microscope equipped with ZEISS last software for metallographic analysis according to ASTM 247 – ISO 9245-2 GJS Specifications (ZEN Core 4.2)

• Green Sand Tests:
  • Complete Simpson Technologies apparatus for sand tests.
  • GSC – Automatic Green Sand Control

• Dimensional testing:
  • GOM scan machine, type 5M
  • Calibers / Depth gauges

• Non- destructive controls:
  • Ultrasonic system of “KRAUTKRAMER”

• Final controls:
  • Visual-tactile comparators (SCRATA visual comaprators)
  • Thickness test