Elmet Technologies, a fully integrated manufacturer of tungsten and molybdenum, is excited to announce its analytical laboratory has renewed mechanical accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 through August 2024.
To start, we would like to congratulate and extend gratitude to our Quality, Continuous Improvement, and Laboratory Compliance teams for their diligent work and high-level expertise to ensure the successful renewal of our accreditation.
View the official PDF certificate on our Customer Resources page.
Renewal of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Accreditation
In our mission as a global leader in performance metals, the Elmet team has been working diligently to create new technologies and processes that ensure our customers and partners receive the high-quality, high-purity products they have come to expect. Our accreditation renewal supports that mission and we’re proud of this achievement!
In recognition of the successful completion of the A2LA evaluation process, accreditation is granted to Elmet Technologies laboratory to perform the following tests on metals:
| Test | Test Method(s) |
| Rockwell Hardness Testing | ASTM E18 |
| Vickers Microhardness | ASTM E384-11e1; G21-1523-012A Procedure for Microhardness Testing |
| Tensile Testing – Room Temperature | ASTM E8/E8M-13a sections: 7.6.3.2 strain control method, 7.6.3.3 crosshead control method, 7.7.1 offset method for YS, 7.10 UTS, 7.11 Elongation |
| Metallography-General | ASTM E3, ASTM E407 |
| Metallography-Grain Count (size) | ASTM E112, ASTM E1382: 4.1.3 intercept procedure |
| Density Testing | ASTM B311 |
| IGA – High Temperature Combustion Analysis (C) | ASTM E1941; M-23-020 |
| IGA – High Temperature Combustion Analysis (N, O) | ASTM E1019; M-23-021 |
| ICP – OES – Inductive Coupled Plasma – Optical Emission Spectroscopy | M-23-022 |
A2LA has accredited Elmet Technologies LLC of Lewiston, Maine for competence in the field of Mechanical Testing. Certificate No. 5397-01.
This laboratory is accredited in accordance with the recognized International Standards ISO/IEC 17025:2017 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. This accreditation demonstrates technical competence for a defined scope and the operation of a laboratory quality management system. 08/01/2022.
Other Lab and Testing Services
Elmet Technologies Lab also provides other testing services for metal powders and metal products, and provides failure analysis services including Scanning Electron Microscopsy (SEM) and qualitative chemical analyses of fracture surfaces (EDAX).
To view Elmet Technologies official accreditation and certificate, please visit our Customer Resources page on the Elmet website. To find out more about any lab testing services and pricing, contact [email protected]