Metallurgical

Chemical Analysis
Corrosion Tests
Failure Analysis
Machining Capabilities
Mechanical Testing
Metallography
Weld Testing
Types of Industries Served
Inquiries

Sherry Laboratories has built a reputation as an industry leader in the field of metallurgical testing by meeting and exceeding customers’ expectations for accuracy and time requirements for more than 50 years. Clients from virtually every end of the manufacturing spectrum, including the aerospace, automotive, defense, general manufacturing, medical equipment manufacturing and refining industries have relied on Sherry’s dedicated staff and vast range of capabilities to certify products and provide solutions to highly technical problems.

For samples being submitted to our Daleville, IN facility, please use this Precision Elite Form DALEVILLE. Use this Precision Elite Form BROKEN ARROW, for samples being sent to our Broken Arrow, LA facility. Simply fill out the form and save it to your desktop. Then E-mail it as an attachment to the address at the top of the form. When sending future samples simply reuse the form and change only those areas needed.

If you have any questions while filling out the form, please contact the Sherry Laboratories Customer Service Department for the location at which you are sending the sample.You can also E-mail us at the address listed on the top of each form.
Daleville: 1-800-847-3563
Broken Arrow: 1-800-982-8378

View our Metallics and Nonmetallics Testing Capabilities.

Chemical Analysis

Sherry Laboratories offers a wide array of Chemical Analysis, including:

• Carbon, Combustion-Leco
• FT-IR, Non-Metallics
• Metal Gas Analysis
  • Hydrogen
  • Nitrogen
  • Oxygen
• Optical Emission Spectrographic (OES)
  • Baird One Spark
  • Jarrell Ash Atom Comp
• Sulfur, Combustion-Leco
• Wet Chemistry
  • Atomic Absorption (AA)
  • Colorimetric
  • Direct Current Plasma (DCP)
  • Gravimetric
  • Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP)
  • Corrosion Testing

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Corrosion Tests

Sherry Laboratories performs a wide variety of corrosion tests, including:

• ASTM methods for:
  • Crevice and Pitting Resistance
  • Intergranular Attack
  • Stress Corrosion Cracking
• Humidity
• Salt Spray Fog
• Water Resistance Methods

We also do testing base on alternative methods and client specifications

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Failure Analysis

Sherry Laboratories performs failure analysis evaluations supported by material testing to determine the root cause of a failure or desired material evaluation criteria, supported by photographic documentation. Some of the areas in which we specialize are:

• Compositional
  • Infrared Spectroscopy
  • Quantitative Chemical Analysis
  • SEM/EDS Analysis
• Fractography
  • Optical Microscopy
  • SEM
  • Visual
• Physical Properties
  • Conductivity
  • Corrosion Evaluations
  • Hardness
  • Impact
  • Microstructure Analysis
  • Stress Rupture/Creep
  • Surface Finish
  • Tensile
    • Elevated Temperature
    • Room Temperature
    • Machining Capabilities

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Machining Capabilities

Sherry Laboratories has complete facilities for machining specimens. These capabilities include:

• CNC and Conventional Mills, Lathes, and Surface and Blanchard Grinders
• Elaborate Gaging Equipment, including Optical Comparison
• Machine tools are available for Fabrication of Special Fixturing, Test Systems and Components to meet the most elaborate testing configurations.
• One-Ton Handling Capacity
• Twenty-Inch Sawing Capacity
• Mechanical Testing

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Mechanical Testing

Sherry Laboratories routinely performs a variety of Mechanical Testing, such as:

• Bend Testing
• Compression Testing
• Fatigue (all using the MTS System)
  • Amplitude
  • Displacement
  • Load
  • Speed
  • Strain
  • Wave Form
• Field Testing
  • Electronic Hardness
  • King Brinell
  • Telebrinell
• Impact Testing
  • Charpy V-Notch
  • Izod
• Lab Testing
  • Brinell
  • Heat Treatment
    • Normalize
    • Stress Relief
    • Temper
  • Jominy Hardenability
  • Microhardness
    • Knoop
    • Vickers
  • Rockwell
    • Standard
    • Superficial
• Tensile Testing
• Welding Qualifications

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Metallography

Sherry Laboratories has the ability to prepare and analyze:

• Case Depth Measurement
• Coating and Plating Thickness
• Ferrite Content
• Grain Flow
• Grain Size
• Heat Treat Condition
• Inclusion Rating
• Material Defects
• Microhardness
• Microstructure
• Photography-Visual Examinations
• Porosity
• Surface Chemistry
  • Carburization/Decarburization
• Surface Evaluation
• Welding Testing

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Weld Testing

Sherry Laboratories conducts procedure, performance, and production weld testing for mechanical, chemical, metallurgical, impact and hardness properties per:

• American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• American Welding Society (AWS)
• Military Standards (MIL-STD)

Base metal, weld metal, and heat-affected zone impact specimens are tested from – 320ºF to + 440ºF as
required by:

• American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
• American Petroleum Institute (API)
• American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• (American Welding Society (AWS)
  

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Types of Industries Served

• Aerospace
• Appliance
• Automotive
• Construction
• Consultants
• Defense
• Electronics
• Engineering
• Fabricated Metal Products
• Fasteners
• Foundry
• Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
• Insurance
• Marine Manufacturing
• Material Recycling
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• Nuclear
• Off-Road Equipment
• Offshore Engineering
• Oil and Gas
• Petrochemical
• Pressure Vessel
• Primary Metals
• Prosthetics
• Steel
• Transportation
• Tube, Pipe and Fittings
• Welding and Fabrication

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Inquiries

If questions persist, contact the SL Customer Service Department at (765) 378-4102 or via e-mail at salesin@sherrylabs.com.