NATA Approved LaboratoryLMATS is the sole independent engineering testing laboratory in Victoria as of 09/11/2011 to have spectrometer analysis with full NATA ACCREDITATION No:15840 to the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025 - 2005 to test for Iron Based Alloys, Copper Based Alloys and Aluminium Based Alloys under the various Australian and International standards most popular being;
API 5L, AS 1163, AS 3678, AS 3679, AS 1831AS 1830, AS 1734, AS 1548, AS 4671, AS 2074, AS 4291, AS 1444, ASTM A 105, ASTM A 106, ASTM A 20, ASTM A 240, ASTM A 333, ASTM A352, ASTM A 517, ASTM A 351, Aluminium Alloys, Brass, Bronze

Positive Material Identification

Positive Material Identification, commonly known as PMI can be performed using several test methods.

LMATS employs a simple non-destructive test method called as XRF (X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy) by using Thermofisher Niton XLT 818 or Innov-X Alpha analysers.
These instruments are widely accepted by various industries and especially the petrochemical industry where the precision test results are paramount.

Note - The portable XRF method used to determine the chemical composition of the material is valid for the identification of the principal alloying elements only. In most cases this provides sufficient data to enable a reasonably reliable estimate of the material type. This method cannot detect carbon and hence the sole analysis should not be used to select materials for applications where the material’s strength is critical. For detailed steel material identification, either a full chemical analysis should be performed or supplementary mechanical tests should be performed.

LMATS also deploy Spark Atomic Emission Spectroscopy techilogies