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Testing Services

Steel Testing
Sampling & Mechanical Analysis

Steel Testing Services

Accurate Building Inspectors® tests for metal types, strength, durability and oxidation.

* Fees on Request.

CAT# Test Fee *
4960.0 Additional Elements
(ASTM E50 / FEDSTD151) / Each

$  80.00
4960.1 Additional Coupons or Fillings (AWS) $350.00
4960.2 Anchor Bolt Pull-Out/Set-Up (NYC Code) $900.00
4960.3 Anchor Bolt Pull-Out / Per Test $300.00
4961.0 Bolts Wedge Tension $350.00
4961.1 Bolt & Nut Rotational Capacity $140.00
4961.2 Bend Test on Rebar or Wire $100.00
4961.3 Bend Test for Ductility of Welds $100.00
4961.4 Bolting Technician $550.00
4962.0 Charpy V-Notch (Incl. Machining) $450.00
4962.1 Chemical Analysis (To 7 Elements) $550.00
4962.2 Coupon Cutting or Filings $800.00
4963.0 Deformation & Spacing $150.00
4963.1 Dimension Variations Washers $  70.00
4963.2 Dimensions of Bolts $  70.00
4963.3 Dimensions of Nuts $  70.00
4963.4 Double Shear of Bolts (Mil Std 1312) *
4963.5 Dye-Penetrant Inspection / Diem $600.00
4964.0 Field Welding Technician *
4964.1 Fabrication Shop Welding Technician $550.00
4965.0 Grain Size (2″x3″) / Per Sample $450.00
4966.0 Hardness Brinell / Per Test $  90.00
4966.1 Hardness Knoop Micro (Mount & Test) $480.00
4966.2 Hardness Rockwell/Per Test $  90.00
4966.3 Hydrostatic Test (ITL Procedure) $550.00
4967.0 Macro etching Metal & Alloys $350.00
4967.1 Macro-Test (Procedure) $450.00
4967.2 Macro-Test (Performance) $450.00
4967.3 Magnetic Particle Technician *
4967.4 Metallograph Evaluation
(Crack Propagation)

$750.00
4967.5 Microstructure Photo / Per Photo $120.00
4967.6 Nut Cone Proof Load $180.00
4968.0 Paint Thickness (Elrometer) / Per Insp $650.00
4968.1 Penetrant Supplies / Set $  70.00
4968.2 Pile Driving Inspection (PE) *
4968.3 Pile Driving Inspection
(Tech. NYC Bldg Code)

*
4968.4 Proof Load of Nuts $350.00
4969.0 Recommendation of Welding Rods / Each $650.00
4969.1 Reduction of Area in Tension $140.00
4969.2 Reinforcing Steel Technician *
4970.0 SEM Fractography (Fracture Type) $900.00
4970.1 Shear-Welded Wire Fabric $100.00
4970.2 Sheeting & Shoring Inspection (PE) $750.00
4970.3 Skidmore Rental / Per Diem $100.00
4970.4 Skidmore-Wilhelm Bolt Tension Calibration $250.00
4970.5 Skidmore-Wilhelm Bolt Tension Adjustment $100.00
4970.6 Specific Gravity $150.00
4970.7 Stress Rupture Test (Prep. & Test) $450.00
4971.0 Tensile Test (Machined Sample Size 1″ 9″) $475.00
4971.1 Tensile Test High Strength Bolts $220.00
4971.2 Tensile Test of Rebar (Yield+Elongation) $250.00
4971.3 Tensile Test of Weld Metals $250.00
4971.4 Torque Wrench Calibration / Each $250.00
4971.5 Tube-to-Tube Sheet Pull Test $200.00
4972.0 Ultrasonic Inspection of Welds $700.00
4972.1 Ultrasonic Thickness Inspection $700.00
4972.2 Unit weight of Re-bar or Re-bar Coating $150.00
4973.0 Weight of Coating, Zinc (ASTM A123) $350.00
4973.1 Weight of Coating, Zinc (ASTM A153) $160.00
4973.2 Weight of Coating, Zinc (ASTM A525) $160.00
4974.0 Welder Qualifications $450.00
4974.1 Welder Qualifications (Add´l) / Each $250.00
4974.2 Welding Insp/Field Tech (NYC Bldg Codes) $450.00
4975.0 Wire Mesh Fence / Breaking Strength $350.00
4975.1 Wire Mesh Fence / Diameter $  50.00
4975.2 Wire Mesh Fence / Thickness $100.00
4975.3 Wire Mesh Fence / Weight of Coating $250.00
4975.4 Wire Mesh Fence / Mesh Measurements $  70.00
4975.5 Wire Mesh Fence / (Vinyl Coat) / Bond $300.00
4975.6 Wire Mesh Fence/(Vinyl Coat) / Adhesion $150.00
4975.7 Wire Mesh Fence
(Vinyl Coat) / Mandrell Bend

$350.00
4976.0 Steel Failures *

* Fees on Request.