Schedule of Accreditation

issued by

United Kingdom Accreditation Service

21 - 47 High Street, Feltham, Middlesex, TW13 4UN, UK

Tata Steel (UK) Limited

Issue No: 008 Issue date: 21 January 2014

4337

Tata Steel UK Limited

Contact: Mr H Ferguson

Stocksbridge Laboratory

Tel: +44 (0)1709 826762

Stocksbridge Works

Fax: +44 (0)1709 826030

Stocksbridge

E-Mail: hugo.ferguson@tatasteel.com

Sheffield

Website: www.tatasteel.com

South Yorkshire

Accredited to
ISO/IEC 17025:2005

S36 2JA

Testing performed by the Organisation at the locations specified below

Locations covered by the organisation and their relevant activities
Laboratory locations:
Location details

Location Address
Tata Steel UK Limited
Stocksbridge Laboratory
Stocksbridge Works
Stocksbridge
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S36 2JA

Location Address
Tata Steel UK Limited
Rotherham Laboratory
PO Box 50
Aldwarke Lane
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S60 1DW

Assessment Manager: CB3

Activity

Local contact
Mr L Ibitson
Tel: +44 (0) 114 2832242
Fax: +44 (0) 114 2832720
Email: lee.ibitson@tatasteel.com

Local contact
Mr P Rugg / Mr S Kingston
Tel: +44 (0) 1709 826161
Fax: +44 (0) 1709 826192
Email: paul.rugg@tatasteel.com /
sean.kingston@tatasteel.com

Metals
Metals
tests
Metals
tests
Metals
tests

& Weldments - Chemical tests

& Weldments - Corrosion

Metals
Metals
tests
Metals
tests
Metals

& Weldments - Chemical tests

& Weldments - Mechanical

& Weldments - Mechanical

Location
code

& Weldments - Metallurgical

& Weldments - Metallurgical

& Weldments NDT tests

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S c h e d u le o f Ac c r e d it a t io n
issued by

United Kingdom Accredit at ion Service

21 - 47 High Str eet, Felth a m, Middl es ex , TW13 4UN, UK

Tata Steel (UK) Limited

4337
Accredited to
ISO/IEC 17025:2005

Issue No: 008

Issue date: 21 January 2014

Testing perform ed by the Organisation at the locations specified

DETAIL OF ACCREDITATION
Materials/Products tested

Type of test/Properties
measured/Range of
measurement

FERROUS METALS and

ALLOYS

Chemical Tests

Carbon and Low Alloy

Steels, Stainless Steels,
and Iron.

Elemental analysis
Al, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Mo, Nb, Ni,
P, Pb, Si, Sn, Ti, V, W

Elemental analysis
Ag, Bi, Ca, Cd, Hg, Mg, Pb, Sb
Te, Zn

Elemental analysis
B, Cr, Mn, Ni, B

Carbon and Low Alloy

Steels, Stainless Steels,
and Iron.

Elemental analysis
Al, As, B, C, Ca, Ce, Co,
Cr, Cu, Mn, Mo, N, Nb,Ni
P, Pb, S, Sb, Se, Sn, Ta, Ti, V
W, Zr
Carbon, and sulphur content

Nitrogen content

Assessment Manager:

CB3

Standard specifications/
Equipment/Techniques used

Location
Code

Documented In-House Methods

using Inductively Coupled Plasma
Emission Spectrometry
QAS.ME01.ICP
QAS.ME02.ICP

Documented In-House Methods

using Atomic Absorption
Spectrometry
QAS.Ag01.AAS
QAS.Bi01.FIAS & QAS.Bi02.AAS
QAS.Ca01.AAS
QAS.Cd01.AAS
QAS.HG01.CVP
QAS.Mg01.AAS
QAS.Pb01.AAS & QAS.Pb02.AAS
QAS.Sb01.FIAS
QAS.Te01.AAS
QAS.Zn01.AAS

Documented In-House Methods

using Gravimetric, Photometric and
Titrimetric techniques.
QAS.B01.CHE
QAS.Cr01.CHE
QAS.Mn01.CHE
QAS.Ni01.CHE
QAS.Si01.CHE

Documented In-House Method

using Optical Emission
Spectrometry
QAR.5.4.OES. 010

Documented In-House Method

using combustion techniques
QAR.5.04.C_S.010

Documented In-House Method

using inert gas fusion techniques
QAR.5.04.N_O.020

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S c h e d u le o f Ac c r e d it a t io n
issued by

United Kingdom Accredit at ion Service

21 - 47 High Str eet, Felth a m, Middl es ex , TW13 4UN, UK

Tata Steel (UK) Limited

4337
Accredited to
ISO/IEC 17025:2005

Issue No: 008

Issue date: 21 January 2014

Testing perform ed by the Organisation at the locations specified

Materials/Products tested

FERROUS METALS and

ALLOYS (contd)

Type of test/Properties
measured/Range of
measurement

Location
Code

Chemical Tests (contd)

Oxygen content

Hydrogen content

FERROUS METALS and

ALLOYS

Standard specifications/
Equipment/Techniques used

Documented In-House Method

using inert gas fusion techniques
QAR.5.04.N_O.020

Documented In-House Method

using hot extraction techniques
QAR.5.04.H_.010

ASTM A262-13 Practice E

DIN 50914:1996

BS EN ISO 7438:2005

Corrosion Tests

Susceptibility to Intergranular
corrosion
Mechanical Tests
Bend
Hardness:
Brinell (HBW 10/3000)

BS EN ISO 6506-1:2005
ASTM E10-12

A&B

Rockwell (Scale C)

BS EN ISO 6508-1:2005

Rockwell (Scales B & C)

BS EN ISO 6508-1:2005
ASTM E18-11

Vickers (HV10 & 30)

BS EN ISO 6507-1:2005

Hardenability

BS EN ISO 642:1999 and

ASTM A255-10

A&B

Charpy (U- and V-notch)

(Temperatures from 77K to
373K)

BS EN ISO 148-1: 2010

ASTM A370-12a
ASTM E23- 12c

A&B

Izod

BS 131:Part 1:1961 (2007)

A&B

Lateral expansion, percent

shear fracture and crystallinity

BS 131:Part 5:1965
BS 131:Part 6:1998
ASTM E23-07a

Impact:

Assessment Manager:

CB3

A&B

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S c h e d u le o f Ac c r e d it a t io n
issued by

United Kingdom Accredit at ion Service

21 - 47 High Str eet, Felth a m, Middl es ex , TW13 4UN, UK

Tata Steel (UK) Limited

4337
Accredited to
ISO/IEC 17025:2005

Issue No: 008

Issue date: 21 January 2014

Testing perform ed by the Organisation at the locations specified

Materials/Products tested

FERROUS METALS and

ALLOYS

Type of test/Properties
measured/Range of
measurement

BARSTOCK

Location
Code

Mechanical Tests (contd)

Tensile
(Ambient temperature)
(Forces from 2.5 kN to 1000
kN)

METALS, ALLOYS and

METAL PRODUCTS

Standard specifications/
Equipment/Techniques used

BS EN ISO 6892-1:2009
ASTM A370-12a
ASTM E8/E8M- 13
BS 4A 4: Pt1 Sect 1 1966
BS EN 2002-1:2005

A&B

Decarburisation

BS EN ISO 3887:2003
ASTM E1077-01(2005)

A&B

Inclusion content

ASTM E45- 13 (Methods A C D &

E)
DIN 50 602 1985 (Withdrawn)

A&B

Metallurgical Tests

RD

Determination of carbide
structures

SEP 1520 3 Edition: 1998

(Comparison Method)

Grain size

ASTM E112- 12 (Comparison

Method)

Macro etch for grain flow/size

and segregation

Documented In-House Method

QMR-4-10-M-100

Macro etch for grain flow/size

and segregation

ASTM E381-96(2005)
ASTM A604-07(2012)

Sulphur prints

Documented In-House Method

QMR-4-10-M-100

Phase Volume Fraction by

point count

AMS 2315 Issue E

ASTM E562-11

A&B

Non Destructive Tests

Magnetic particle inspection
using fluorescent wet
continuous method, restricted
to current flow (circular
magnetising) method

ASTM E1444- 2012

A

END

Assessment Manager:

CB3

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