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Westmoreland Mechanical Testing and Research Banbury Laboratory

Westmoreland Mechanical Testing & ResearchBanbury

The retained A2LA 0621.03 document identifies Westmoreland at 19 Wildmere Road, Banbury. Its defined scope includes metals and plastics/reinforced-composite mechanical methods, metals fatigue/creep/metallurgy and listed chemical/corrosion tests. The document’s printed revision date and certificate validity remain distinct from Arc’s actual source review.

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Key facts

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Testing capabilities

Metals mechanical, fatigue and creep

The scope lists tensile/modulus/compression/bend/bearing/shear/hardness, Charpy/Izod, fracture toughness, separately controlled fatigue/crack growth and creep/stress rupture methods for metals.

Composites and plastics mechanical tests

The listed plastics/reinforced-composite scope includes compression and residual compression, in-plane shear, tensile, flexural, tension fatigue and peel methods with their stated references.

Metallurgy, chemistry and corrosion

Metals scope includes grain/inclusion/decarburisation and specimen preparation/macro/micro methods, defined elemental combustion/fusion analyses, intergranular or alternate-immersion stress corrosion and salt spray.

Equipment and published limits

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Access and contact

The document publishes Steve Atkins, s.atkins@wmtr.co.uk and www.wmtr.co.uk. Specify the material/product, property, specimen preparation, selected method and report scope when enquiring.

Facility contact

Address
19 Wildmere Road
Banbury, OX16 3JU
United Kingdom

Standards and accreditation

A2LA 0621.03 — ISO/IEC 17025:2017
The retained certificate was presented 16 July 2025 and states validity to 30 June 2027 for the defined mechanical scope. The scope prints revision 02/05/2026. Accreditation applies only to its stated Banbury products/tests and is not a blanket certificate for every advertised method.

What to confirm with the facility

  • The printed scope revision date 02/05/2026 is not converted into an assumed calendar interpretation. The certificate’s validity statement does not guarantee current equipment availability or acceptance of a specific specimen.
  • Confirm the exact test/method edition, specimen/material scope, preparation, force/temperature envelope, accredited reporting, availability and quotation.

Before requesting a test

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Frequently asked questions

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  • Composite Test & Evaluation Honiton materials testing laboratory

    Compare reinforced-composite coupon tensile testing for the proposed article. Agree reinforced composite, coupon orientation, preparation/conditioning, tensile procedure and required property; full blade fatigue is separate.

  • Simpson Strong-Tie European Test Laboratory

    Compare metallic product or coating salt-spray exposure for the proposed article. Agree metal/coating specimen, surface preparation, neutral or other specified salt-spray method, duration and corrosion assessment.

Further reading

  • Climatic and environmental exposure

    Browse climatic and environmental exposure for Metallurgy, chemistry and corrosion. Compare the documented article, method and conditions in each entry.

  • Materials and structural testing

    Browse materials and structural testing for metal fatigue or crack-growth testing. Match the selected article, method and conditions in this exact retained task before comparing entries.

  • Review environmental qualification test coverage

    Map reinforced-composite coupon tensile testing; metallic product or coating salt-spray exposure; metal intergranular-corrosion testing to the required environment and test article. Keep exposure profile, fixture, configuration and measured behaviour separate from a general facility capacity claim.

Sources and review

Arc reviewed the original sources on 2026-10-13. The cited material supports the bounded site information presented here. Test suitability and commercial arrangements require direct confirmation.

Arc publishes this directory entry and does not operate the test facility. Suggest a correction to Arc with a supporting source.

  1. A2LA Westmoreland Mechanical scope and certificate 0621.03

    American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) · Reviewed

    A2LA certificate 0621.03 was presented 16 July 2025 and states validity to 30 June 2027 for the defined Banbury mechanical scope. The scope prints Revised 02/05/2026, retained verbatim without choosing a day/month interpretation. Product and method allocations remain specific.