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The M&P Lab is a full-service materials testing laboratory and consultancy. We specialize in metallurgical evaluation, material or component identification, qualification testing and failure analysis.
We perform chemical, thermal, metallurgical, mechanical, electrical, and microstructural analyses to solve problems involving metals and alloys, polymers and composites, chemicals and liquids, fuels and lubricants, coatings, organic materials, ceramics and concrete.

Some of our Test Methods, Standards, and Specifications

ASTM
MIL-SPEC
NEMA LI-1
SAE Aerospace Material Specifications

OEM-Specific Specifications
This list is not all-inclusive. Please contact us today with your special inquiries!

Quality Assurance/Accreditations
At The M&P Lab, quality is paramount. The M&P Quality Assurance Program sets us apart from most testing laboratories. We are also accredited to GE Aviation – S-400 Special Process Certification. Each and every job is performed in compliance with the rigorous quality requirements mandated by ISO 17025, Nadcap (aerospace and defense industry) and 10 CFR 50 Appendix B (nuclear utility industry). The accuracy and precision of our results, coupled with our meticulous reporting procedures, are second to none. This world-class service allows our clients to make critical decisions based on reliable, accurate information.


Contact Information

For all Questions or Requests For Quotations, please contact The M&P Lab on:

(518) 382-0082   (Schenectady, NY)

(864) 297-4417   (Greenville, SC)

Email: info@the-mandp-lab.com

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Examples of ASTM Test Methods Performed

A262 Detecting Susceptibility to Intergranular Attack in Austenitic Stainless Steels

C138 Density (Unit Weight), Yield, and Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete – requires verification that we can perform, ordered from library

C295 Petrographic Examination of Aggregates for Concrete

C373 Water Absorption, bulk density, apparent porosity and apparent specific gravity of fired white ware products

C457 Microscopical Determination of Parameters of the Air-Void System in…

C642 Density, Absorption and Voids in Hardened Concrete

C657 D-C Volume Resistivity of Glass

C856 Petrographic Examination of Hardened Concrete

C876 Corrosion Potentials of Uncoated Reinforcing Steel Concrete

C1218 Water-Soluble Chloride in Mortar and Concrete

C1341 Flexural Properties of Advanced Ceramic Composites

D56 Flash Point by Tag Closed Cup Tester

D86 Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure

D92 Flash Point - Cleveland Open Cup

D95 Water in Petroleum Products and Bituminous Materials by Distillation

D97 Pour Point of Petroleum Products

D127 Drop Melting Point of Petroleum Wax

D129 Sulfur in Petroleum Products

D149 Dielectric Breakdown Voltage and Dielectric Strength of Solid Electrical Insulating Materials at Commercial Power Frequencies

D150 AC Loss Characteristics and Permittivity (Dielectric Constant) of Solid Electrical Insulation

D217 Cone Penetration of Lubricating Grease (1/2 scale)

D229 Rigid Sheet and Plate Materials Used for Electrical Insulation

D257 DC Resistance or Conductance of Insulating Materials

D287 API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products

D412 Tension Testing of Rubber & Thermoplastic Elastomers

D445 Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids

D471 Rubber Property - Effect of Liquids

D482 Ash from Petroleum Products

D495 High-Voltage, Low-Current, Dry Arc Resistance of Solid Electrical Insulation

D573 Rubber Deterioration in Air Oven

D624 Tear Strength - Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers

D638 Tensile Properties of Plastics

D648 Deflection Temperature of Plastics Under Flexural Load in the Edgewise Position

D664 Acid Number of Petroleum Products by Potentiometric Titration

D695 Compressive Properties of Rigid Plastics (compressive strength, yield strength and modulus)

D751 Standard Test Method for Coated Fabrics

D785 Rockwell Hardness of Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials

D790 Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials

D792 Density and Specific Gravity (Relative Density) of Plastics by Displacement

D808 Chloride in Petroleum Products (Bomb)

D974 Acid and Base Number by Color-Indicator Titration

D1000 Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive-Coated Tapes Used for Electrical and Electronic Applications

D1002 Apparent Shear Strength of Single-Lap-Joint Adhesively Bonded Metal Specimens by Tension Loading (Metal-to-Metal) (Lap-shear test)

D1298 Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity), or API Gravity fo Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hudrometer Method

D1401 Water Separability of Petroleum Oils and Synthetic Fluids

D1403 Cone Penetration of Lubricating Grease Using One-Quarter and One-Half Scale Cone Equipment

D1796 Water and Sediment in Fuel Oils by the Centrifuge Method

D1824 Apparent Viscosity of Plastisols and Organosols at Low Shear Rates

D2240 Rubber Property - Durometer Hardness

D2265 Dropping Point of Lubricating Grease Over Wide Temperature Range

D2500 Cloud Point of Petroleum Products

D2344 Short-Beam Strength of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials and Their Laminates

D3039 Tensile Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials

D3163 Determining Strength of Adhesively Bonded Rigid Plastic Lap-Shear Joints in Shear by Tension Loading

D3171 Constituent Content of Composite Materials

D3223 Total Mercury in Water

D3386 Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion of Electrical Insulating Materials

D3410 Compressive Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials with Unsupported Gage Section by Shear Loading

D3417 Enthalpies of Fusion and Crystallization of Polymers by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)

D3418 Transition Temperatures and Enthalpies of Fusion and Crystallization of Polymers by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)

D3518 In-Plane Shear Response of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials by Tensile Test of a +/- 45° Laminate

D3529 Matrix Solids Content and Matrix Content of Composite Prepreg

D3530 Volatiles Content of Composite Material Prepreg

D3677 Rubber Identification by Infrared Spectrophotometry

D3850 Rapid Thermal Degradation of Solid Electrical Insulating Materials by Thermogravimetric Method (TGA)

D4325 Nonmetallic Semi-Conducting and Electrically Insulating Rubber Tapes

D4327 Anions in Water by Chemically Suppressed Ion Chromatography

D5028 Curing Properties of Pultrusion Resins by Thermal Analysis

D5379 Shear Properties of Composite Materials by the V-Notched Beam Method

D5766 Open-Hole Tensile Strength of Polymer Matrix Composite Laminates

D6272 Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials by Four-Point Bending

D6304 Determination of Water in Petroleum Products, Lubricating Oils, and Additives by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration

D6641 Compressive Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials Using a Combined Loading Compression (CLC) Test Fixture

E8 Tension Testing of Metallic Materials

E10 Brinell hardness of Metallic Materials

E18 Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials

E21 Elevated Temperature Tension Tests of Metallic Materials

E23 Notched Bar Impact Testing of Metallic Materials

E45 Determining the Inclusion Content of Steel

E110 Indentation Hardness of Metallic Materials by Portable Hardness Testers

E112 Determining Average Grain Size

E132 Poisson's Ratio at Room Temperature

E139 Conducting Creep, Creep-Rupture, and Stress-Rupture Tests of Metallic Materials

E190 Guided Bend Test for Ductility of Welds

E292 Conducting Time-for-Rupture Notch Tension Tests of Materials

E384 Microindentation Hardness of Materials

E466 Conducting Force Controlled Constant Amplitude Axial Fatigue Tests of Metallic Materials

E562 Determining Volume Fraction by Systematic Manual Point Count

E794 Melt & Crystallization Temperatures by Thermal Analysis

E831 Linear Thermal Expansion of Solid Materials by Thermomechanical Analysis

E930 Estimating the Largest Grain Observed in a Metallographic Section (ALA Grain Size)

E1019 Determination of Carbon, Sulfur, Nitrogen, and Oxygen in Steel, Iron, Nickel, and Cobalt Alloys by Various Combustion and Fusion Techniques

E1181 Characterizing Duplex Grain Sizes

E1131 Compositional Analysis by Thermogravimetry

E1245 Determining the Inclusion or Second-Phase Constituent Content of Metals by Automatic Image Analysis

E1356 Assignment of the Glass Transition Temperatures by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)

E1382 Determining Average Grain Size Using Semiautomatic and Automatic Image Analysis

E1828 Assignment of the Glass Transition Temperature by Thermomechanical Analysis

E1858 Determining Oxidation Induction Time of Hydrocarbons by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)

E1868 Loss-on-Drying by Thermogravimetry

E1877 Calculating Thermal Endurance of Materials from Thermogravimetric Decomposition Data

E2070 Kinetic Parameters by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) Using Isothermal Methods

F606 Determining the Mechanical Properties of Externally and Internally Threaded Fasteners, Washers, Direct Tension Indicators, and Rivets.

 

Partial List of MIL-SPEC Standards We Meet

MIL-DTL-83420M Wire Rope, Flexible, for Aircraft Control, General Specification for

MIL-I-24768/4 Insulation, Plastic, Laminated, Thermosetting, Glass-mat, Polyester-Resin (GPO N-1)

MIL-M-24041C Molding and Potting Compound, Chemically Cured, Polyurethane

MIL-S-46047E(MR) Steel, Bars and Blanks (1-3/4" and over in diameter) for Barrels of Small Arms Weapons

MIL-STD-2041D Control of Detrimental Materials.




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