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Tuesday
Jan282020

The Test Codes in the Fasteners & Metals Program have changed

CTS is updating all existing Test Codes in the Fasteners & Metals Testing Program.  Test Codes are now four-digit numbers, updating from three-digit numbers. Below is a list of all available tests with their new test codes to aid you in comparing the old test codes to their updated counterparts.

The implementation of this update allows CTS to add new tests as we continue to expand our Program to meet participant needs. It will also allow CTS to expand existing tests. The most immediate benefit you will notice is that CTS can now include more than ten elements in the Chemical Analysis tests, where it would be desirable.

The new, four-digit Test Codes will be in use as you enroll in testing and when claiming data entry on the CTS Portal. Please be aware that the numerical order has shifted as a result of this update.

Click here for a PDF version of this list.

Physical Properties
Test Name Old Test Codes New Test Codes
Dimensional: Outside Diameter of Plain Plug Gage 101 1001
Charpy V-Notch (-30 degrees) 103 1003
Charpy V-Notch (Room Temperature) 104 1004
     
Tensile Properties
Test Name Old Test Codes New Test Codes
Tensile Properties: Lab-Machined Flat Aluminum 105-107 1101-1103
Tensile Properties: Pre-Machined Round Steel 110-113 1111-1114
Tensile Properties: Lab-Machined Round Steel 140-143 1121-1124
Tensile Properties: Lab-Machined Flat Steel 130-134 1131-1135
     
Fastener Testing
Test Name Old Test Codes New Test Codes
Fastener Wedge Tensile (10 degree) 115 1201
Fastener Axial Tensile 116 1202
Fastener Wedge Tensile (10 degree) - Metric 127 1203
Fastener Axial Tensile - Metric 128 1204
Rockwell Hardness: Externally Threaded Fasteners 125 1210
Vickers Hardness: Externally Threaded Fasteners 126 1211
Fastener Double Shear 129 1220
     
Hardness Testing
Test Name Old Test Codes New Test Codes
Rockwell Hardness: C & B Scales 118 1301
Rockwell Hardness: B Scale 119 1302
Rockwell Hardness: C Scale 120 1303
Microhardness: Knoop & Vickers 121-123 1321-1323
Brinell Hardness 135 1341
Rockwell Superficial Hardness (30N Scale) 136 1351
     
Metallography
Test Name Old Test Codes New Test Codes
Case Depth 145-146 1401-1402
Grain Size (Stainless Steel) 147 1411
Grain Size (Inconel) 148 1412
Alpha Case Depth 144 1421
Alloy Depletion: Inconel 149 1422
     
Chemical Analysis
Test Name Old Test Codes New Test Codes
Nickel-based Alloy 150-157 1500-1519
Aluminum 190-197 1540-1559
Carbon & Low Alloy Steel 170-179 1600-1639
Corrosion Resistant Steel 180-189 1640-1679
Copper-based Alloy 160-167 1700-1699