🇵🇱 SIEĆ BADAWCZA ŁUKASIEWICZ PL
Materials & polymers
SIEĆ BADAWCZA ŁUKASIEWICZ is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 554 (Gliwice, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 18 test methods in the following areas: Materials & polymers. Test objects include: Metal products, Nickel alloys, Iron ores, Steel, cast iron, nickel alloys. Most frequently used techniques: Spark excitation atomic emission spectrometry, High-temperature extraction with IR detection, Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES).
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 554
- Methods in scope: 18
- Types of test objects: 11
- Techniques used: 13
- City: Gliwice, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 554
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- - GÓRNOŚLĄSKI INSTYTUT TECHNOLOGICZNY, Centrum Badań Materiałów, ul. Karola Miarki 12-14, 44-100 Gliwice
- City
- Gliwice, Poland
What this laboratory tests (11)
- Metal products — 3 methods
- Nickel alloys — 3 methods
- Iron ores — 2 methods
- Steel, cast iron, nickel alloys — 2 methods
- Steel, pig iron, cast iron — 2 methods
- Carbon, low- and medium-alloy steel — 1 method
- Chromium and chromium-nickel steel — 1 method
- Chromium and chromium-nickel steel *) — 1 method
- Steel — 1 method
- Steel, cast iron — 1 method
- Titanium alloys — 1 method
Analytical techniques used (13)
- Spark excitation atomic emission spectrometry — 3 methods
- High-temperature extraction with IR detection — 2 methods
- Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) — 2 methods
- Wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (WD-XRF) — 2 methods
- Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) — 1 method
- Gravimetric method — 1 method
- High-temperature combustion with IR detection — 1 method
- High-temperature extraction method with detection (TC) — 1 method
- Method: by the Vickers method; Method: by the Rockwell method (scale A, B, C); Method: by the Brinell method ( ball diameter: 2,5; 5; 10 mm) — 1 method
- Method: Impact strength by the Charpy method — 1 method
- Method: Static tensile test — 1 method
- Optical emission spectrometry method with spark excitation — 1 method
- Titrimetric method — 1 method
Laboratory sections (2)
- Research Group: Analytical Chemistry — 15 methods
- Research Group: Testing of Material Properties and Structure — 3 methods
Certificate information
- Issue date
- 28.08.2026
- Issue no.
- 22
Accreditation scope — test methods (18)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Group: Testing of Material Properties and Structure | |||||
| 1 | Metal products | Yield strength Re, Rp, Tensile strength Rm, Elongation A, Agt, Reduction of area Z Yield strength Re, Rp Tensile strength Rm Elongation A, Agt Reduction of area Z Force range F up to 600 kN at room temperature Force range F up to 100 kN at elevated temperature up to 900 C Regulated area: Tests based on the results of which the laboratory formulates opinions and interpretations are marked with the symbol * |
Method: Static tensile test | * | PN-EN ISO 6892-1:2020-05 | PN-EN ISO 6892-2:2018-08 | |
| 2 | Metal products | Absorbed energy KV2, KU2 Initial hammer energy 300 J Temperature range (-80 – 500) C and at liquid nitrogen temperature Regulated area: Tests based on the results of which the laboratory formulates opinions and interpretations are marked with the symbol * |
Method: Impact strength by the Charpy method | PN-EN ISO 148-1:2017-02 * | |
| 3 | Metal products | Hardness Range HV0,1 – HV30 Range (20 – 88) HRA Range (20 – 100) HRB Range (20 – 70) HRC Range up to 650 HB Regulated area: Tests based on the results of which the laboratory formulates opinions and interpretations are marked with the symbol * |
Method: by the Vickers method; Method: by the Rockwell method (scale A, B, C); Method: by the Brinell method ( ball diameter: 2,5; 5; 10 mm) | * | PN-EN ISO 6507-1:2024-04 | PN-EN ISO 6508-1:2024-06 | PN-EN ISO 6506-1:2014-12 | |
| Research Group: Analytical Chemistry | |||||
| 4 | Iron ores | Content of: Fe, Mn, TiO2, CaO, SiO2, Al2O3, MgO, P, K2O, S Fe (35,0 – 71,0) % Mn (0,02 – 4,0) % TiO2 (0,01 – 7,8) % CaO (0,01 – 18,0) % SiO2 (0,15 – 38,5) % Al2O3 (0,1 – 6,5) % MgO (0,06 – 4,0) % P (0,005 – 0,6) % K2O (0,005 – 0,8) % S (0,005 – 0,9) % |
Wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (WD-XRF) | Procedure No. 1/CHEM, issue 6: 10.2025 | |
| 5 | Iron ores | Content of total iron and iron (II) Total iron (30 – 72) % Acid-soluble iron (II) (1 – 25) % |
Titrimetric method | Procedure No. 7/CHEM, issue 4: 09.2021 | |
| 6 | Chromium and chromium-nickel steel | C, Mn, Si, P, S, Cr, Ni, Cu, Mo, V, Ti, Nb, Al, W content C (0,014 – 1,08) % Mn (0,29 – 2,0) % Si (0,30 – 2,5) % P (0,010 – 0,040) % S (0,004 – 0,035) % Cr (8,0 – 28,0) % Ni (0,5 – 35,2) % Cu (0,05 – 3,5) % Mo (0,06 – 3,7) % V (0,04 – 0,78) % Ti (0,04 – 1,0) % Nb (0,07 – 1,1) % Al (0,01 – 0,88) % W (0,02 – 2,1) % |
Spark excitation atomic emission spectrometry | Procedure No. 2a/CHEM, issue 7: 10.2025 | |
| 7 | Chromium and chromium-nickel steel *) | Content of: N N (0,03 – 0,26) % Regulated area: *) Accreditation suspended at the request of the body for the part of the scope marked in bold italics from 03.03.2026 to 28.02.2027. |
Optical emission spectrometry method with spark excitation | Procedure No. 2a/CHEM, issue 6: 09.2024 | |
| 8 | Carbon, low- and medium-alloy steel | C, Mn, Si, P, S, Cr, Ni, Cu, Mo, V, Ti, Al, Nb, B, Sn content C (0,006 – 1,3) % Mn (0,05 – 2,0) % Si (0,010 – 1,8) % P (0,005 – 0,092) % S (0,003 – 0,18) % Cr (0,01 – 5,2) % Ni (0,015 – 4,5) % Cu (0,005 – 0,90) % Mo (0,005 – 1,5) % V (0,003 – 0,8) % Ti (0,001 – 0,28) % Al (0,003 – 0,55) % Nb (0,005 – 0,3) % B (0,001 – 0,015) % Sn (0,005 – 0,15) % |
Spark excitation atomic emission spectrometry | Procedure No. 3/CHEM, issue 7: 10.2025 | |
| 9 | Steel, cast iron | C, S content C (0,006 – 3,9) % S (0,0020 – 0,30) % |
High-temperature combustion with IR detection | Procedure No. 4/CHEM, issue 5: 10.2025 | |
| 10 | Steel, cast iron, nickel alloys | N, O content N steel, cast iron (0,002 – 0,29) % N nickel alloys (0,0004 – 0,012) % |
High-temperature extraction method with detection (TC) | Procedure No. 5/CHEM, issue 5: 10.2025 | |
| 11 | Steel, cast iron, nickel alloys | N, O content O steel, cast iron (0,0003 – 0,030) % O nickel alloys (0,0005 – 0,0014) % |
High-temperature extraction with IR detection | Procedure No. 5/CHEM, issue 5: 10.2025 | |
| 12 | Steel, pig iron, cast iron | Content of: Mn, Cr, Ni, Cu, Mo, V, Ti, Al, W, Si, P Mn (0,01 – 4) % Cr (0,01 – 25) % Ni (0,01 – 25) % Cu (0,01 – 4) % Mo (0,01 – 4) % V (0,01 – 4) % Ti (0,001 – 4) % Al (0,01 – 4) % W (0,01 – 4) % Si (0,005 – 5) % P (0,005 – 2) % |
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) | Procedure No. 6/CHEM, issue 6: 09.2023 | |
| 13 | Steel, pig iron, cast iron | Silicon content Range (0,2 – 5) % |
Gravimetric method | Procedure No. 9/CHEM, issue 5: 09.2023 | |
| 14 | Steel | H content Range (0,7 – 12) ppm |
High-temperature extraction with IR detection | Procedure No. 15/CHEM, issue 5: 11.2025 | |
| 15 | Nickel alloys | Mo, Nb, Zr, Re, W, Ta, Cu, Hf, Co, Fe, Mn, Cr, V, Ti, P, Si, Al, B, C content Mo (0,05 – 34,0) % Nb (0,005 – 7,5) % Zr (0,005 – 0,22) % Re (0,01 – 6,2) % W (0,02 – 14,8) % Ta (0,02 – 12,0) % Cu (0,01 – 1,7) % Hf (0,01 – 1,5) % Co (0,03 – 33,5) % Fe (0,02 – 40,5) % Mn (0,01 – 1,6) % Cr (0,1 – 29,5) % V (0,01 – 1,0) % Ti (0,005 – 5,3) % P (0,002 – 0,056) % Si (0,01 – 1,35) % Al (0,05 – 6,5) % |
Wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (WD-XRF) | Procedure No. 21/CHEM, issue 7: 10.2025 | |
| 16 | Nickel alloys | Mo, Nb, Zr, Re, W, Ta, Cu, Hf, Co, Fe, Mn, Cr, V, Ti, P, Si, Al, B, C content B (0,002 – 0,016) % C (0,035 – 0,35) % |
Spark excitation atomic emission spectrometry | Procedure No. 21/CHEM, issue 7: 10.2025 | |
| 17 | Nickel alloys | Content of Pb, Bi, Sn, Se, Ag, Tl, Te Pb (0,5 – 10) ppm Bi (0,3 –10) ppm Sn (1,0 – 6) ppm Se (0,5 – 10) ppm Ag (0,5 – 4) ppm Tl (0,5 – 8) ppm Te (0,5 – 10) ppm |
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) | Procedure No. 24/CHEM, issue 8: 10.2025 | |
| 18 | Titanium alloys | Content of V, Fe, Al, Si V (2,6 – 14,5) % Fe (0,07 – 0,5) % Al (2,1 – 6,1) % Si (0,01 – 0,075) % |
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) | Procedure No. 10/CHEM, issue 1: 10.2025 | |
Reference standards (20)
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PN-EN ISO 148-1:2017-02 *
PN-EN ISO 6506-1:2014-12
PN-EN ISO 6507-1:2024-04
PN-EN ISO 6508-1:2024-06
PN-EN ISO 6892-1:2020-05
PN-EN ISO 6892-2:2018-08
Procedure No. 1/CHEM, issue 6: 10.2025
Procedure No. 10/CHEM, issue 1: 10.2025
Procedure No. 15/CHEM, issue 5: 11.2025
Procedure No. 21/CHEM, issue 7: 10.2025
Procedure No. 24/CHEM, issue 8: 10.2025
Procedure No. 2a/CHEM, issue 6: 09.2024
Procedure No. 2a/CHEM, issue 7: 10.2025
Procedure No. 3/CHEM, issue 7: 10.2025
Procedure No. 4/CHEM, issue 5: 10.2025
Procedure No. 5/CHEM, issue 5: 10.2025
Procedure No. 6/CHEM, issue 6: 09.2023
Procedure No. 7/CHEM, issue 4: 09.2021
Procedure No. 9/CHEM, issue 5: 09.2023