🇵🇱 POLITECHNIKA BYDGOSKA PL

PCA AB 372 • Bydgoszcz, Poland • 14 methods

Materials & polymersConstructionAutomotive

POLITECHNIKA BYDGOSKA is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 372 (Bydgoszcz, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 14 test methods in the following areas: Materials & polymers, Construction, Automotive. Test objects include: Metals and metal alloys, Steel for the reinforcement and prestressing of concrete, Railway rails, Bogie frames of rail vehicles.

At a glance

Accreditation number: PCA AB 372
Methods in scope: 14
Types of test objects: 5
City: Bydgoszcz, Poland

Accreditation number: AB 372
Accreditation body: PCA
Address: im. JANA I JĘDRZEJA ŚNIADECKICH, LABORATORIUM BADAŃ MATERIAŁÓW I KONSTRUKCJI, Al. prof. S. Kaliskiego 7, 85-796 Bydgoszcz
City: Bydgoszcz, Poland

What this laboratory tests (5)

Metals and metal alloys — 5 methods
Steel for the reinforcement and prestressing of concrete — 5 methods
Railway rails — 2 methods
Bogie frames of rail vehicles — 1 method
Machine assemblies and mechanical structural components or parts of structures — 1 method

Accreditation scope — test methods (14)

No.	Test object	Methodology / Parameters	Reference document
Test methods
1	Metals and metal alloys	Mechanical properties: tensile strength Rm, proof strength, plastic extension Rp, distinct yield strength Re, elongation A, reduction of area Z max. force do 1000 kN displacement do 400 mm Tensile test at room temperature	PN-EN ISO 6892-1:2020-05 Metoda B \| ASTM E8 / E8M-21
2	Metals and metal alloys	Mechanical properties: tensile strength Rm, proof strength, plastic extension Rp, distinct yield strength Re, elongation A, reduction of area Z max. force do 1000 kN displacement do 400 mm Tensile test at elevated temperature do 350°C	PN-EN ISO 6892-2:2018-08 \| ASTM E21-20
3	Metals and metal alloys	Characteristic fatigue properties under axial tension and compression max. force up to ±1000 kN displacement up to ±200 mm Characteristic fatigue properties under bending conditions Range maks. moment ±50 Nm Fatigue test at temperature do 350°C	PN-76/H-04326 \| PN-74/H-04327 \| ASTM E466-21
4	Metals and metal alloys	Fatigue properties under low-cycle fatigue of metals max. force up to ±1000 kN displacement up to ±200 mm Fatigue test at temperature do 350°C	PN-84/H-04334 \| ASTM E606 / E606M-21
5	Metals and metal alloys	Fatigue properties under high-cycle and gigacycle fatigue of metals: Range częstotliwość obciążenia 20 ± 0,5 kHz Stress ratio R ≥ -1 Fatigue test at temperature do 350°C	Procedura PB-02 wydanie 2 z dnia 01.09.2021 r.
6	Steel for the reinforcement and prestressing of concrete	Tensile test max. force do 1000 kN displacement do 400 mm	PN-EN ISO 15630-1:2019-04 \| PN-EN ISO 15630-2:2019-04 \| PN-EN ISO 15630-3:2019-04 \| PN-H-93220:2018-02
7	Steel for the reinforcement and prestressing of concrete	Fatigue test Range maks. siła do ±1000 kN displacement up to ±200 mm	PN-EN ISO 15630-1:2019-04 \| PN-EN ISO 15630-2:2019-04 \| PN-EN ISO 15630-3:2019-04 \| PN-H-93220:2018-02
8	Steel for the reinforcement and prestressing of concrete	Bend test, Diameter up to 16 mm	PN-EN ISO 15630-1:2019-04 \| PN-H-93220:2018-02
9	Steel for the reinforcement and prestressing of concrete	Bend test with back-bending, Diameter up to 16 mm	PN-EN ISO 15630-1:2019-04 \| PN-H-93220:2018-02
10	Steel for the reinforcement and prestressing of concrete	Resistance to cyclic loading, Diameter up to 10 mm	PN-H-93220:2018-02
11	Machine assemblies and mechanical structural components or parts of structures	Strength under static loading conditions max. force do 1000 kN Displacement do 400 mm Tensile or compression tests Strength under variable loading max. force up to ±1000 kN displacement up to ±200 mm Fatigue tests	Procedura PB-01 wydanie 2 z dnia 01.09.2021 r.
12	Bogie frames of rail vehicles	Static testing max. force do 1000 kN Displacement do 400 mm Fatigue testing max. force up to ±1000 kN displacement up to ±200 mm	PN-EN 13749+A1:2024-04 p. 6.2.3, 6.2.4
13	Railway rails	Static strength Bend test max. force do 1000 kN displacement do 400 mm	PN-EN 14587-1:2019-03 Annex A
14	Railway rails	Fatigue strength of joints welded by the flash butt welding method max. force up to ±1000 kN Displacement up to ±200 mm	PN-EN 14587-1:2019-03 Annex C

Reference standards (18)

ASTM E21-20

ASTM E466-21

ASTM E606 / E606M-21

ASTM E8 / E8M-21

PN-74/H-04327

PN-76/H-04326

PN-84/H-04334

PN-EN 13749+A1:2024-04 p. 6.2.3, 6.2.4

PN-EN 14587-1:2019-03 Annex A

PN-EN 14587-1:2019-03 Annex C

PN-EN ISO 15630-1:2019-04

PN-EN ISO 15630-2:2019-04

PN-EN ISO 15630-3:2019-04

PN-EN ISO 6892-1:2020-05 Metoda B

PN-EN ISO 6892-2:2018-08

PN-H-93220:2018-02

Procedura PB-01 wydanie 2 z dnia 01.09.2021 r.

Procedura PB-02 wydanie 2 z dnia 01.09.2021 r.