🇵🇱 Zakłady Remontowe Energetyki Katowice S.A. PL

PCA AB 1898 • Katowice, Poland • 34 methods

Materials & polymers

Zakłady Remontowe Energetyki Katowice S.A. is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 1898 (Katowice, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 34 test methods in the following areas: Materials & polymers. Test objects include: Welded joints in metallic materials, Metal products and materials, Ferromagnetic metal products and materials, Flat steel products. Most frequently used techniques: Ultrasonic method, Radiographic method, Magnetic particle method.

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 1898
  • Methods in scope: 34
  • Types of test objects: 14
  • Techniques used: 10
  • City: Katowice, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 1898
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
ul. Gen. Jankego 13, 40-615 Katowice, Laboratorium Badawczo - Pomiarowe
City
Katowice, Poland

What this laboratory tests (14)

Analytical techniques used (10)

Laboratory locations

Accreditation scope — test methods (34)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Testing and Measurement Laboratory
1 Metal products and materials Shape imperfections and external surface discontinuities Visual method PN-EN 13018:2016-04
2 Welded joints in metallic materials Shape imperfections and external surface discontinuities Visual method PN-EN ISO 17637:2017-02
3 Ferromagnetic metal products and materials Surface and subsurface discontinuities Magnetic particle method PN-EN ISO 9934-1:2017-02
4 Welded joints in ferromagnetic materials Surface and subsurface discontinuities Magnetic particle method PN-EN ISO 17638:2017-01
5 Metal products and materials Surface discontinuities open to the tested surface Penetrant testing method PN-EN ISO 3452-1:2021-12 | PN-EN ISO 3452-5:2009 | PN-EN ISO 3452-6:2009
6 Flat steel products Discontinuities Ultrasonic method PN-EN 10160:2001 | PN-EN ISO 16810:2014-06 | PN-EN ISO 16810:2025-04
7 Welded joints in metallic materials Discontinuities Ultrasonic method PN-EN ISO 17640:2019-01 | PN-EN ISO 13588:2019-04 | PN-EN ISO 16810:2014-06 | PN-EN ISO 16810:2025-04
8 Steel forgings Discontinuities Ultrasonic method PN-EN 10228-3:2016-07 | PN-EN ISO 16810:2014-06 | PN-EN ISO 16810:2025-04
9 Steel castings Discontinuities Ultrasonic method PN-EN 12680-1:2005 | PN-EN ISO 16810:2014-06 | PN-EN ISO 16810:2025-04
10 Seamless and welded steel tubes Discontinuities Ultrasonic method PN-EN ISO 10893-8:2011 | PN-EN ISO 10893-8:2011/A1:2020-12 | PN-EN ISO 10893-10:2011 | PN-EN ISO 10893-10:2011/A1:2021-01 | PN-EN ISO 10893-11:2011 | PN-EN ISO 10893-11:2011/A1:2021-01
11 Welded joints in metallic materials Discontinuities of welded joints with a thickness from 3,2 mm to 8 mm Ultrasonic method using the Phased Array technique PN-EN ISO 20601:2019-03
12 Metal products and materials Thickness
Range (1 - 300) mm
Ultrasonic method PN-EN ISO 16809:2019-08 | PN-EN ISO 16809:2025-12
13 Metal products and materials Discontinuities Radiographic method PN-EN ISO 5579:2014-02
14 Welded joints in steel pipes Discontinuities Radiographic method PN-EN ISO 10893-6:2019-04
15 Welded joints in metallic materials Discontinuities Radiographic method PN-EN ISO 17636-1:2023-02
16 Metal products and materials HV hardness
Range HV10
Method: Vickers PN-EN ISO 6507-1:2024-04
17 Welded joints in metallic materials HV hardness
Range HV10
Method: Vickers PN-EN ISO 9015-1:2011 | PN-EN ISO 6507-1:2024-04
18 Metal products and materials, Welded joints in metallic materials HV hardness
Range HV10
Method: dynamic tested characteristics/method PN-EN ISO 9015-1:2011 | PN-EN ISO 6507-1:2018-05 | PN-EN ISO 6507-1:2024-04
19 Metal products and materials Mechanical properties:
Force Fm Yield strength Re Proof strength, plastic extension Rp Proof strength Rt0,5 Tensile strength Rm Percentage elongation A Relative reduction of area Z Force range do 600 kN
PN-EN ISO 6892-1:2020-05 Metoda B
20 Metal products and materials Tensile test at room temperature PN-EN ISO 6892-1:2020-05 Metoda B
21 Welded joints in metallic materials Mechanical properties:
Force Fm Tensile strength Rm Force range do 600 kN
PN-EN ISO 4136:2022-12 | PN-EN ISO 6892-1:2020-05 Metoda B
22 Welded joints in metallic materials Tensile test at room temperature PN-EN ISO 4136:2022-12 | PN-EN ISO 6892-1:2020-05 Metoda B
23 Metal products and materials Mechanical properties:
Force Fm Yield strength Re Proof strength, plastic extension Rp Tensile strength Rm Percentage elongation A Relative reduction of area Z Force range do 600 kN Temperature range (100 - 650)°C
PN-EN ISO 6892-2:2018-08 Metoda B
24 Metal products and materials Tensile test at elevated temperature PN-EN ISO 6892-2:2018-08 Metoda B
25 Welded joints in metallic materials Mechanical properties:
Force Fm Tensile strength Rm Force range do 600 kN Temperature range (100 - 650)°C
PN-EN ISO 4136:2022-12 | PN-EN ISO 6892-2:2018-08 Metoda B
26 Welded joints in metallic materials Tensile test at elevated temperature PN-EN ISO 4136:2022-12 | PN-EN ISO 6892-2:2018-08 Metoda B
27 Welded joints of metallic materials, Size and distribution of welding imperfections on the internal fracture surface, Fracture test Tensile test at elevated temperature PN-EN ISO 9017:2018-03
28 Metal products and materials, Absorbed energy, Range: KV2, KU2, Initial hammer energy: 300 J, 450 J, Temperature range: - room (23±5) oC - reduced: down to – 60 oC, Impact test by the Charpy method Tensile test at elevated temperature PN-EN ISO 148-1:2017-02
29 Welded joints in metallic materials Impact energy
Range KV2, KU2 Initial hammer energy: 300 J, 450 J Temperature range: room (23±5) oC reduced: to – 60 oC Charpy impact test
PN-EN ISO 9016:2022-09 | PN-EN ISO 148-1:2017-02
30 Welded joints in metallic materials Ability of the welded joint to undergo plastic deformation under a bending force and presence of welding discontinuities in the welded joint, Bend test PN-EN ISO 5173:2023-06
31 Welded joints in metallic materials Macrostructure, Macroscopic examinations PN-EN ISO 17639:2022-07
32 Welded joints in metallic materials Microstructure, Microscopic examination PN-EN ISO 17639:2022-07
33 Material and weld metal of stainless chromium-nickel austenitic and ferritic- austenitic duplex steels Delta ferrite content
Range (0,67 - 123,7) FN Range (0,68 - 85,8) % FE
Magnetic induction method PN-EN ISO 8249:2018-11
34 Steel products and materials Content of elements C, Mn, Si, P, S, CR, Ni, Cu, Mo, V, Al, Nb
C (0,001 – 1,3) % Mn (0,001 – 1,8) % Si (0,001 – 2,0) % P (0,005 – 0,05) % S (0,01 – 0,05) % Cr (0,01 – 3,0) % Ni (0,01 – 4,5) % Cu (0.01 – 0,5) % Mo (0,01 – 0,5) % V (0,01 – 0,6) % Al (0,005 – 0,2) % Nb (0,01 – 0,1) %
Spark excitation atomic emission spectrometry PN-H-04045:1997

Reference standards (39)

PN-EN 10160:2001
PN-EN 10228-3:2016-07
PN-EN 12680-1:2005
PN-EN 13018:2016-04
PN-EN ISO 10893-10:2011
PN-EN ISO 10893-10:2011/A1:2021-01
PN-EN ISO 10893-11:2011
PN-EN ISO 10893-11:2011/A1:2021-01
PN-EN ISO 10893-6:2019-04
PN-EN ISO 10893-8:2011
PN-EN ISO 10893-8:2011/A1:2020-12
PN-EN ISO 13588:2019-04
PN-EN ISO 148-1:2017-02
PN-EN ISO 16809:2019-08
PN-EN ISO 16809:2025-12
PN-EN ISO 16810:2014-06
PN-EN ISO 16810:2025-04
PN-EN ISO 17636-1:2023-02
PN-EN ISO 17637:2017-02
PN-EN ISO 17638:2017-01
PN-EN ISO 17639:2022-07
PN-EN ISO 17640:2019-01
PN-EN ISO 20601:2019-03
PN-EN ISO 3452-1:2021-12
PN-EN ISO 3452-5:2009
PN-EN ISO 3452-6:2009
PN-EN ISO 4136:2022-12
PN-EN ISO 5173:2023-06
PN-EN ISO 5579:2014-02
PN-EN ISO 6507-1:2018-05
PN-EN ISO 6507-1:2024-04
PN-EN ISO 6892-1:2020-05 Metoda B
PN-EN ISO 6892-2:2018-08 Metoda B
PN-EN ISO 8249:2018-11
PN-EN ISO 9015-1:2011
PN-EN ISO 9016:2022-09
PN-EN ISO 9017:2018-03
PN-EN ISO 9934-1:2017-02
PN-H-04045:1997