For more than 50 years, ATS has been providing material testing services to clients nationally and internationally. Our accredited labs have earned an excellent reputation among many major industries including automotive, aerospace, chemical, construction, manufacturing, and power generation. Our diverse range of tests, many of which are standardized, measure material characteristics and behaviors when exposed to specific applied conditions. ATS experts collect and report detailed data that can assist in determining material identification, manufacturing/application suitability, mechanical reliability, and causes of failures.
List of ATS’ Accredited Material Testing Labs
- Mechanical Testing Labs – ISO/IEC 17025:2017
- Environmental Testing Labs – ISO/IEC 17025:2017
- Metallurgy Labs – ISO/IEC 17025:2017
- Chemical Analysis Labs – ISO/IEC 17025:2017
- Nondestructive Testing – ISO/IEC 17025:2017
Types of Materials Tested
- Metals
- Polymers/Plastics
- Rubber
- Composites
- Wood
- Ceramic
- Glass
- Paper
- Leather
- Textiles
- Coatings/Paint
- Stone/Sand/Clay
ATS’ Multi-Disciplined Material Testing Services
Mechanical Testing — Accredited Services
- Notched Bar Impact – ASTM, EN, ISO
- Tensile – ASTM, EN, ISO
- Fastener Testing, Tensile – ASTM, SAE
- Fracture Toughness – ASTM
- Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials – ASTM, ISO
- Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials – ASTM
- Microhardness of Materials – ASTM, EN, ISO
- Vickers Macrohardness – ASTM, EN, ISO
- Leeb Hardness – ASTM
Metallographic Analysis — Accredited Material Testing Services
- Macroscopic and Microscopic Examination of Weld – EN
- Inclusion Evaluation – ASTM
- Microstructure and Graphite Type in Iron – ASTM
- Grain Size – ASTM
- IGA Susceptibility – ASTM
- Metal and Oxide Coating Thickness – ASTM
- Coating Weight – ASTM
- Decarb Depth – ASTM
- Case Depth – ATS (ASM)
- SEM/EDS – ASTM
- Image Analysis – ASTM
- Coating Thickness – ASTM
- Acid Dissolution Testing of Anodic Coatings – ASTM
- Conductivity Measurement – ASTM
- Weld and Braze Evaluation and Qualification – AMS-STD, API, ASME, AWS, AASHTO, ISO, BS, BS EN, DIN EN, MIL-STD, NAVSEA, NACE
- Failure Investigation – ATS (ASM)
- Computed Tomography – ATS
Non-Metals Testing — Accredited Material Testing Services
- Pencil Hardness – ASTM
- Tape Adhesion – ASTM, FLTM, GM, ISO
- Specular Gloss – ASTM, ISO
- Color – ASTM, ISO
- Coating Impact – ASTM
- Izod Impact (Method A) – ASTM
- Rockwell Hardness, Plastic – ASTM
- Flexural Properties – ASTM
- Coating Thickness – ASTM
- Tensile Properties of Plastics – ASTM, ISO, DIN
- Durometer (Shore A & D) – ASTM, DIN
- Tear Resistance – ASTM
- Odor Testing – VDA
- Organic Emissions of Non-Metallic Materials for Automobile – VDA
- Fogging – DIN, PV
- Flammability of Interior Materials – DIN FMVSS, HES
- Flammability of Clothing Textiles – ASTM, 16 CFR
- Flammability of Plastic Materials – UL
- Paints and Varnishes – Visual Comparison of Colour of Paints – ISO
- Paint and Varnishes – Evaluation of Degradation of Coatings – ISO
- Paints and Varnishes – Determination of Resistance to Cyclic Corrosion – ISO, MBN
Environmental Exposure — Accredited Material Testing Services
- Florida Exposure – PV
- Kalahari Exposure – PV
- Immersion in Liquids (Paints & Varnishes) – ISO
- Salt Spray – ASTM, FLTM BI, GM, DIN, ISO
- CASS – ASTM
- Altitude Testing – MIL-STD, RTCA
- Filiform Corrosion – ISO, ASTM
- Humidity – ASTM
- Coating for Automotive Industry – Pressure-water Jetting – DIN, DIN EN ISO
- Cyclic Salt Fog – ASTM, SAE, GMW
- Stone Chip Resistance / Gravelometer – ASTM, SAE, DIN ISO
- UV Fluorescent Exposure Testing – ASTM, ISO
- Xenon Arc Weathering – ASTM, SAE, ISO, VDA
- Measurement of Gloss of Painted Panels -FLTM BI
- Resistance to Interior Weathering – FLTM BO
- Artificial Weathering of Automotive Interior Trim Materials – GMW
- Solar Simulation – DIN
- Shock and Vibration – MIL-STD, IEC
- Seismic Testing – IEEE 344, GR-63-CORE, AC-156
Chemical – Accredited Material Testing Services
- Optical Emissions Spectroscopy (OES) – ASTM
- X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) – ASTM
- XRF (Wavelength Dispersive) – ASTM
- Combustion (S, C, N, O, H)- ASTM
- SEM/EDS – ASTM
- X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) – ASTM
- Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) – ASTM
- Lead by Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) – ASTM
- Determining Lead Content in Substrates or Children’s Toys – ASTM
- Surface Coating Materials – Soluble Test for Metals – ASTM
- Toy Substrate Materials – ASTM
- Determining Total Lead in Paint and Other Similar Surface Coatings – 16 CFR 1303
- Determining Total Lead in Children’s Metal Products – CPSC
- Determining Total Lead in Non-Metal Children’s Products – CPSC
- Toy Safety: Migration of Certain Elements – EN
- Standard Operating Procedure for Determining Phthalates – CPSC
- Analysis of Bisphenol A – ATS
- Organic Emissions of Non-Metallic Materials for Automobiles – VDA
- Determination of Aldehyde and Ketone Emissions – GMW
- Substances of Concern Materials and Components Constituents and Emissions- BMW
- Substances of Concern Prohibited and Declarable Substances in Materials and Components- EPA
- Determination of Volatile Matter Content, Water Content, Density, Volume Solids, and Weight Solids of Surface Coatings – EPA, ASTM
- Toyota Engineering: Substances of Concern Materials and Components Constituents and Emissions – TSM
- Non-Metallic Materials in Automotive Interior Trim; Determination of Emission of Organic Compounds – PV
- Polymer Materials; Measuring Emissions of Formaldehyde – PV
- DSC – ASTM
- DMA – ASTM
- TGA – ASTM
- TMA – ASTM
- FTIR – ASTM
- Ion Chromatography (IC) – ASTM
- Specific Gravity – ASTM
- Brookfield Viscometer – ASTM
- Electrical Conductivity of Solutions – ASTM
- Capillary Viscometer – ASTM
- pH – ASTM
- Wet Chemistry – ASTM
