Element Shanghai is a materials testing laboratory that specializes in the testing of both metallic and non-metallic materials for the Aerospace, Medical Device, Energy and Chemical Processing sectors.

It has a fully equipped machine shop for specimen preparation and delivers a comprehensive range of services that include chemical analysis, mechanical testing, fatigue testing, metallurgical analysis, failure investigation and on-site testing. It also has a number of heat furnaces for the heat treatment of materials prior to testing.

The laboratory is the process of securing a number of industry accreditation's including Nadcap & A2LA and also a number of Aerospace OEM approvals from GE, Rolls-Royce, Honeywell, COMAC, Airbus and Boeing.

Featured Services

Metallurgical Testing

Metallurgical Testing

Find out about Element's range of metallurgical testing services, including microscopy, corrosion evaluation, hardness and on-site services.

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Mechanical Testing

Element's mechanical tests show whether a material or part is suitable for its intended mechanical applications.

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Fatigue Crack Growth Testing

Fracture Mechanics

Find out how Elements fracture mechanics services support the Oil and Gas Upstream sector

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Failure Analysis

Failure Analysis

Find out how Element's global team of failure analysis experts learn from the past, to help prevent failures in service. 

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Approvals, accreditations and documents

  • Shanghai A2LA Certificate
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  • Shanghai AECC Certification
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  • Shanghai GE S400 Certificate
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  • Shanghai Honeywell Approval
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  • Shanghai Nadcap Certificate
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  • Shanghai Nadcap Scope
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