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
- Vikers Hardness Test
- Rockwell Hardness Test
- Brinell Hardness Test
- Micro Hardness Test
€50 - Fixed Setup*
*Micro Hardness Test requires "Mounting" of test piece - €90
Tensile Testing
- Tensometer
- Yield Strength
- Tensile Strength
- Elongation
€50 - Fixed Setup
Machining of tensile test samples (if required) - €70 per Hour
Charpy Impact Test
- Impact Test
- Impact Loading
- Joules to Fracture
- Embrittlement
€50 - Fixed Setup
Machining of tensile test samples (if required) - €70 per Hour
Metallography
- Microstructure Inspection
- Grain Size Determination
- Case Depth Measurement
- Microstructure Photography
€50 - Fixed Setup
€50 - Fixed Mounting
Presentation of written report - €85
Failure Analysis
- Visual Inspection
- Chemical Analysis
- Metallography
- Fractography
Typical minimum cost of investigation - €2,500
Includes a written final Report
Chemical Analysis
- Optical Emission Spectrometer (OES)
- Grey Cast Iron Specific Test
- Chemical Composition
- Mechanical Properties
Written report confirming material grade - €25
Sectioning of sample (if required) - €35