DT - destructive testing

Destructive Testing & Lab Analyses

Materials & Lab testing provides accurate and reliable information for manufacturers on the properties of the components and materials or substances they are using or producing. In many cases, testing is also used to confirm that the materials properties are consistent with the documentation and can be safely used in engineering applications or supplied onward to end users.

DEKRA’s deep experience in testing, our global laboratory facilities and experts offer manufacturers and plant owners cutting-edge materials, parts & substances testing alongside decades of engineering know-how in materials. Through our investments in new technology we aim to deliver the most accurate and reliable information available on the properties of the components and materials or substances you use or produce. This, combined with our market driven approach and unparallel customer service, gives you a trusted testing partner to secure your quality.

Destructive testing (DT)

Material and laboratory testing provides manufacturers with accurate and reliable information on the properties of the components, materials and substances they use or produce. In many cases, testing is also used to confirm that materials conform to documented properties and can be safely used in technical applications or supplied to end users.

Full service metal laboratory

Our accredited (FINAS Accreditation Service) testing laboratories are equipped with modern testing facilities, a dedicated high-efficiency machine shop for sample preparation and an NDT inspection unit. This combination ensures fast and reliable delivery of results.

Our services cover the whole of Finland

DEKRA Metal Laboratories operate in both Turku and Oulu. The Turku laboratory has solid experience and a high-quality customer-oriented inspection process. Our Turku laboratory has its own efficient machine shop for the production of test rods and samples. We also perform NDT inspections on the parts you supply.

Our Oulu laboratory cooperates with the University of Oulu. The university has strong expertise in metals and materials research. Together with the University of Oulu, we have a significant combination of expertise and equipment infrastructure to deliver accurate test results.

Fracture inspection and laboratory analyses

DEKRA's experience in inspection, our global laboratory facilities and our experts provide manufacturers and facility owners with cutting-edge inspection of materials, parts and substances and decades of materials engineering expertise. By investing in new technology, we aim to provide the most accurate and reliable information possible on the properties of the components and materials or substances you use or produce. This, combined with our market-oriented approach and unrivalled customer service, gives you a reliable inspection partner for quality assurance.

DEKRA's metal laboratories offer an independent, unbiased and expert inspection service for method testing of various production processes.

Services and FINAS accreditation

Our laboratories are accredited by FINAS accrediting service T220 (SFS-EN ISO/IEC 17025). Our accredited testing services include:

tension test
hot tension test
bend test
impact resistance test
hardness tests
macro-structure tests
elemental analysis with portable OES spectrometer

Permits

Accreditations by FINAS: https://www.finas.fi/sites/en/operators/Pages/default.aspx#k=Dekra#l=1033

SFS-EN ISO/IEC 17025.

DEKRA Finas information Accreditation certificate Competency areas

Destructive testing services:

Accredited testing services:

Our laboratories are accredited by FINAS accrediting service T220 (SFS-EN ISO/IEC 17025). Our accredited testing services include:

tension test
hot tension test
bend test
impact resistance test
hardness tests
macro-structure tests
elemental analysis with portable OES spectrometer

Constitutive material tests

- Founding

- Material manufacturers

- Heat treatment plants

- Additive manufacturing processes

- 3.1 for material certification

- As part of a damage investigation

Other services

damage analysis
metallurgy
electron microscopy SEM
PMI measurements with OES and XRF elemental analysers
mechanical testing of plastics
testing of thermal cutting methods

Services

Welding method tests:

Welding must be carried out using approved welding procedures using the Welding Procedure Specification (WPS)
The objective of the welding procedure test is to demonstrate that the welding procedure used achieves a qualitatively satisfactory level of the product to be manufactured.
The scope of the inspection is determined by the method test standard used. Product standards and requirements of classification societies may require additional tests to the standard inspection frequency.

Method tests for bending:

As required by product standards for cold and hot forming processes for piping.
The manufacturer shall demonstrate by bending method tests that the requirements of the product standard are met for the relevant pipe size combinations, material and bending radius, among others.
The bending procedure test shall ensure that the material meets the required properties after forming.

Thermal shear method tests:

For the thermal shear method test, a preliminary cutting procedure specification (pCPS) is generated and the shear is performed according to this specification.
The quality of the cutting surfaces is ensured by the cutting methods checked and tested
The testing of the thermal cutting procedure test includes the determination of the roughness of the cutting surface, hardness measurements and the measurement of the perpendicularity and angular tolerance of the cutting edge.

Hot straightening method test:

Where hot straightening is used to correct a deformation, a documented hot straightening procedure shall be developed for at least steel grades above S355.
The method shall be validated by tensile, impact, and hardness tests.
In addition to the method tests, DEKRA is also responsible for the control and non-destructive testing (NDT) of the method tests and for the basic pressure tests.

Muut palvelumme:

vaurioselvitykset
metallurgia
elektronimikroskopia SEM
PMI-mittaukset OES- ja XRF-alkuaineanalysaattoreilla.
muovien mekaaninen testaus
termisen leikkauksen menetelmäkokeiden testaus

Pay attention to following details when ordering a test:

Customer should mark test samples with own identifier
Test results are sent out by email and by post to the address given by customer
Samples and test materials are returned to customer only by request. Test material is saved for a month after testing. In case of returning test material back to customer, handling fee and transportation will be charged.
We follow general terms of a conduct (DISE2010) of DEKRA Industrial Oy in all assignments
When evaluating the acceptance of testing results, laboratory examines the results directly without factoring in the uncertainty of measurement. This applies to the testing procedures within the scope of accreditation.