Lab

PLEASE NOTE:
The performance of lab services listed here and the associated fees VARY GREATLY depending on our (General Surface Hardening, Inc.’s) work schedule and the availability of qualified personnel. Contact our quote department and/or General Manager for availability of services and specific charges.

     Superficial Hardness Testing

Superficial Hardness testing is performed on all outgoing orders unless otherwise specified by the customer purchase order OR equipment size/aesthetic limitations on such testing can have/has had any affect on the overall quality of the specific part, load, or process as a whole, at the discretion of the quality assurance department.
Equipment:
(2) Manual and (2) Digital Rockwell Hardness Testers
Scales Used: C, B, A, R15N, R30N
(2) 3000 kgf Brinell Hardness Testers
(1) “King Brinell” Portable Brinell Hardness Tester
(1) “Telebrinell” System
(1) Portable Leeb hardness tester
(1) File Hardness Testing Set

Struers DuraScan Hardness Tester

Manual, digital, and superficial Rockwell hardness testers

     Microhardness Testing

Microhardness testing is performed for a fee at the customer’s request. Our quote department and general manager are available by email, fax, and phone to answer any specific questions.
Equipment:
Struers DuraScan Microhardness Tester
LECO DM400 Microhardness Tester
Microscope Camera

Struers DuraScan Microhardness tester

Our Olympus microscope camera

     Spectrography

+Program specifically designed for iron and steel applications.
+Used to verify surface carbon levels and in determining material.
Equipment:
SPECTROMAXx Stationary Spectrometer

SPECTROMAXx stationary spectrometer

     OTHER SERVICES

+Please Note: The services below are not advertised nor do we accept new work orders for these services alone or as part of a process. The performance of any of the services below is assessed by upper management and charged by the hour. We DO NOT claim any certification or standardization regarding these services. They are listed here as a courtesy and for reference.
Unofficial Services:
++Application of Carburizing stop-off paint
++Magnaflux- Wet Particle method
++Magnaflux- Spotcheck (Spray)
++Rough vapor blasting of over-sized parts