Utilize our expertise in testing metal components to safeguard your business and address the increasing consumer demand for durable, high-quality products.
Metal components are susceptible to various challenges, such as corrosion, wear and tear, and environmental influences. However, they are essential in many consumer products, including footwear accessories, leather goods, belt buckles, jewelry, buttons, zippers, and snap hooks. We perform testing on metal parts to ensure compliance with mandatory regulations, as well as to assess their quality and performance.
At our global Centres of Excellence, our specialists help you evaluate the safety, reliability, and durability of your products' metal components. They assist in identifying defects and ensuring adherence to standards and brand specifications.
We offer an extensive array of tests, including chemical, climatic, and mechanical assessments, as well as evaluations of coatings and finishes, providing thorough insights into your materials throughout their lifecycle. Understanding how your metal components behave under various conditions of use, packaging, storage, and transportation enables you to optimize manufacturing processes, reduce time-to-market, and enhance product longevity.
Explore our testing services for metal parts to advance safely:
Chemical Testing:
Regulatory assessments: REACH, CPSC, Proposition 65, etc.
Product compliance with the Product Restricted Substances List (PRSL) or other international regulations.
Research into allergenic compounds like heavy metals (nickel, cobalt, etc.) and concerning substances such as fluoride and bisphenols.
Accelerated Aging Tests:
Climatic assessments to evaluate how your metal accessories will age under simulated environmental conditions.
Damp heat tests with or without leather interaction per ISO 4611.
Salt spray tests following NF EN ISO 9227 and ASTM B117 standards.
Thioacetamide tests.
Artificial sweat resistance tests as per NF S80-77.
Mechanical Testing:
Tensile, compression, torsion, and bending assessments.
Endurance tests including opening/closing and rotation evaluations.
Abrasion resistance testing in accordance with ISO 23160.
Coating and Finishing Tests:
Accelerated aging under artificial light (e.g., Suntest).
Resistance of coatings assessed by the cross-cut test per ISO 2409.
Adhesion evaluations via thermal shock tests.
Scratch and abrasion resistance testing, particularly for lacquered parts, following ISO 23160 standards.
Wear resistance against ceramic elements.
Coating thickness measurement using metallographic cutting, with or without coating composition analysis.
This list is not exhaustive. For inquiries or further information, please reach out to our experts.
