Q. What type of Heat Treatment Services do you offer & how much do they cost?

At the National Heat Treatment Centre, we offer a wide range of Heat Treatment Services, Advice and Testing. We’re always striving to provide an excellent service to our customers. Some of our most popular services are listed below. Further details can be found in our Services section.

If you’re unable to find what you’re looking for here, in our Services section or in the Data Sheets section, feel free to contact us with your query via the Contacts page on our website or by emailing us at info@nhtc.ie

HARDNESS TESTING

€50 - Fixed Setup*
*Micro Hardness Test requires "Mounting" of test piece - €90
20 00
/Test
Vikers Hardness Test
Rockwell Hardness Test
Brinell Hardness Test
Micro Hardness Test

TENSILE TESTING

€50 - Fixed Setup*
Machining of tensile test samples (if required) - €70 per Hour
65 00
/Test
Tensometer
Yield Strength
Tensile Strength
Elongation

CHARPY IMPACT TEST

€50 - Fixed Setup*
Machining of tensile test samples (if required) - €70 per Hour
25 00
/Test
Impact Test
Impact Loading
Joules to Fracture
Embrittlement

METALLOGRAPHY

€50 - Fixed Setup*
€50 - Fixed Mounting
Presentation of written report - €85
25 00
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Microstructure Inspection
Grain Size Determination
Case Depth Measurement
Microstructure Photography

FAILURE ANALYSIS

Typical minimum cost of investigation - €2,500
Includes a written final Report
poa
/case by case
Visual Inspection
Chemical Analysis
Metallography
Fractography

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS

Written report confirming material grade - €25
Sectioning of sample (if required) - €35
65 00
/Analysis
Optical Emission Spectrometer (OES)
Grey Cast Iron Specific Test
Chemical Composition
Mechanical Properties