Test methods
Material Analytics

Microstructure

Standard / method Title of the standard or method Accredited
DIN 50190-3 Depth of hardening of heat treated parts – Determination of nitriding depth x
DIN EN 10328 Iron and steel – Determination of hardening depth after surface hardening x
DIN EN ISO 2639 Steel – Determination and testing of case hardening depth x
DIN EN ISO 4516 Metallic and other inorganic coatings – Vickers and Knoop microhardness test x
DIN EN ISO 6507-1
Metallic materials – Vickers hardness test – Part 1: Test method
(here: range HV 0.2 to HV 100)
x
DIN EN ISO 18265 Metallic materials – Conversion of hardness values
DIN ISO 22826 Destructive testing of welds on metallic materials – Hardness testing of welds produced by laser and electron beams x
DIN 50600 Testing of metallic materials – Metallographic micrographs, image scales and formats
DIN 50602 Microscopic examination of stainless steels for non-metallic inclusions with image series x
DIN 54150 Impression methods for surface testing (replica technique)
DIN EN 10247 Metallographic testing of the content of non-metallic inclusions in steels with image series
DIN EN 26157-1 Fasteners; surface defects; bolts for general requirements
DIN EN 26157-3 Fasteners; surface defects; bolts for special requirements
DIN EN ISO 643 Steel – Microphotographic determination of apparent grain size x
DIN EN ISO 898-1 Mechanical properties of carbon and alloy steel fasteners – Part 1: Screws with specified strength classes – Standard and fine pitch threads x
DIN EN ISO 945-1 Microstructure of cast irons – Part 1: Graphite classification by visual evaluation x
DIN EN ISO 1463 Metal and oxide coatings – Coating thickness measurement – Microscopic method x
DIN EN ISO 2064 Metallic and other inorganic coatings Definitions and specifications concerning the measurement of the coating thickness
DIN EN ISO 3887 Steel – Determination of decarburization depth
DIN EN ISO 6157-2 Fasteners surface defects – Part 2: Nuts
DIN EN ISO 6520-1 Welding and allied processes – Classification of geometric irregularities of metals – Part 1: Fusion welding
SEP 1520 Microscopic examination of carbide precipitation in steels with image series x
SEP 1571-2 Evaluation of inclusions in stainless steels from the basis of inclusion surfaces – part 2 method K and M x
SEP 1572 Microscopic examination of free cutting steels for sulfidic non-metallic inclusions with image series
SEP 1614 Microscopic examination of hot work tool steels
SEP 1615 Microscopic and macroscopic examination of high-speed steels for their carbide distribution with image series
VDG Guideline P201 Volume deficiencies of castings made of non-ferrous metals x
BDG Guideline P202 Volume deficiencies of castings made of aluminum, magnesium and zinc casting alloys x
VW PV 6097 Porosity determination according to VW 50097 x
DSV GAV guideline Guideline for the production of hot-dip galvanized screws
RR CME 5033/5/F1 Surface Standard for Electro Discharge Machining x
RR CME 5043 Rolls Royce Metallurgical Surface standards for chip forming machining of classified parts
SAE AMS 2431/1 Aerospace Material Specification Penning Media (ASR) Cast Steel Shot, Regular Hardness (45 to 52 HRC)
ISO 4967 Steel – Determination of content of non-metallic inclusions – Micrographic using standard diagrams x
ISO 5949 Tool steels and bearing steels – Micrographic method for assessing the distribution of carbides using reference photomicrographs
ISO 9042 Steels – Manual point counting method for statistically estimating the volume fraction of a constituent with a point grid x
ASTM E 45-18a Standard practice for determining the inclusion content of steel x
ASTM E 112-13 Standard Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size x
ASTM E 1181-02 Standard Test Methods for Characterizing Duplex Grain Sizes x

Microanalytics

Standard / Method Title of the standard or method Accredited
DIN ISO 22309 Microanalysis – Quantitative analysis by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) for elements with atomic number 11 (Na) or higher x
DIN EN ISO 9220 Metallic coatings – Measurement of coating thickness methods using scanning electron microscope
ISO 15632 Microbeam analysis – Instrumental specification for energy dispersive X-ray spectrometers with semiconductor detectors
ASTM E 2627-13 Standard Practice for Determination Average Grain Size Using Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) in Fully Recrystallized Polycristalline Materials
DIN ISO 13067 Micro-range analysis – Electron backscatter diffraction – Measurement of average grain size (ISO 13067:2011)

X-Ray Analytics

Standard / method Title of standard or method Accredited
DIN EN 15305 Non-destructive testing – X-ray diffractometric test method for the determination of residual stresses x
DIN EN 16016-1 Non-destructive testing – Radiographic methods – Computed tomography – Part 1: Terminology
DIN EN 16016-2 Non-destructive testing – Radiographic methods – Computed tomography – Part 2: Principles, equipment and specimens
DIN EN 16016-3 Non-destructive testing – Radiographic methods – Computed tomography – Part 3: Performance and evaluation
DIN EN 16016-4 Non-destructive testing – Radiographic methods – Computed tomography – Part 4: Qualification
VW PV 1005 Ferritic ferrous materials – Determination of residual stress depth curves x
ASTM E 915-16 Standard Practice for Verifying the Alignment of X-Ray Diffraction Instrumentation for Residual Stress Measurement x
ASTM E 975-13 Standard practice for X-ray determination of retained austenite in steel with near random crystallographic orientation x

Chemistry

Standard / Method Title of standard or method Accredited
Method for testing plastics
DIN 51451 Testing of petroleum products and related products.
Infrared spectrometric analysis. General principles
x
DIN EN 1905 Method for the determination of PVC content based on total chlorine content x
DIN EN ISO 1158 Vinyl chloride homopolymers and copolymers – Determination of chlorine content x
DIN EN ISO 3451-1 Plastics – Determination of ash – Part 1 General principles Method A x
DIN EN ISO 3451-4 Plastics – Determination of ash – Part 4 Polyamides Method A x
DIN EN ISO 3451-5 Plastics – Determination of ash – Part 5 Polyvinyl chloride Method A x
DIN EN ISO 4614 Plastics- Melamine-formaldehyde resin moldings- Determination of extractable formaldehyde- Method A
DIN EN ISO 6427 Plastics- Determination of extractable components by organic solvents (standard method) x
DIN EN ISO 10147 Cross-linked polyethylene (PE-X) pipes and fittings- Calculation of the degree of cross-linking by determining the gel content x
Determination of total carbon and sulfur content in steel and cast iron materials
DIN EN ISO 15350 Steel and iron – Determination of total carbon and sulfur contents – Infrared absorption method after gelation
Infrared absorption method after combustion in an induction furnace (standard method)
x
Spark emission spectral analysis
DIN EN 14726 Aluminum and aluminum alloys – Determination of the chemical composition of aluminum and aluminum alloys by optical emission spectrometry with spark excitation x
DIN EN 15079 Copper and copper alloys – Analysis by optical emission spectrometry with radio excitation
(F-OES)
x
Method for the evaluation of the hydrogen hazard potential
DIN 50969-2 Prevention of production-induced hydrogen-induced brittle fractures in high-strength steel components – Part 2: Tests

Status: 05/2022