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Welcome to the ASAMS News Hub — your source for insights, updates, and ideas. Here you’ll find expert thought leadership from our metallurgists, the latest industry and market news, project highlights, and a touch of the lighter side of life at ASAMS. Whether it’s technical expertise or community stories, this is where we share what matters to us and to the industries we serve.

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Have you ever wondered why certain metals behave differently in the cold compared to room temperature? At specific temperatures, the mechanical properties of some materials

Hardness testing measures a material’s resistance to permanent deformation. It is often carried out in a laboratory on static machinery (see our Hardness Scales blog

Hardness testing is one of the most widely used methods for assessing a material’s resistance to deformation. Whether evaluating incoming raw materials, verifying heat treatment

Independent testing for metal AM qualification, process development and aerospace engineering approval Additive manufacturing is changing how aerospace metal parts are designed, manufactured and repaired.

Steel grades can look complicated at first glance, but the letters and numbers in a designation such as S355J2+N give important information about a material’s

ASAMS is pleased to share that Managing Director Thomas Whiskin attended the inaugural TWI Technology Fellows’ Day on 15 May 2025 at TWI’s headquarters in

ASAMS provided clear, expert analysis of the retort system shaft failures, helping us identify the true root cause and strengthen our customers maintenance strategy. Their work has already improved reliability across our customers and given us a greater confidence in managing the failure modes within our assets. Professional, thorough, and highly valuable support throughout.

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Cranfield University have worked collaboratively with ASAMS Ltd over the last 5 years. The MSc student visit each year is a corner stone of this relationship where they see the full scope of testing and methods available in the ASAMS lab. Of particular interest is the corrosion testing facilities which have become the industry norm with fast turnaround and accurate results. A specialist set of requirements were addressed for dissimilar weld between Clad X65 and Super Duplex Steels which required innovative machining from ASAMS, producing excellent results. The combination of testing expertise, Metallurgy and Welding Engineering is a corner stone of the support. ASAMS have also assisted with the development of course material for the Welding Engineering MSc

Cranfield University

Very professional and experienced team.

Shell Bacton – Shell UK

Very efficient service and we have always found staff to be extremely helpful when dealing with us.

HW Webb Engineers

Forsyth’s have utilised ASAMs for many years & their service has been outstanding. ASAMS provide a high-quality, reliable, and quick turnover service which is key in the oil & gas/renewables industry. All staff, are knowledgeable, polite, and more than willing to help with any enquiry. I would thoroughly recommend ASAMS for all mechanical/metallurgical testing.

Forsyths Ltd

Making the switch to ASAMS was a game-changer for us. Their weld procedure and welder qualification testing is consistently accurate, and their turnaround times are exactly what we need to keep projects on track. ASAMS deliver a friendly yet highly professional service, and their ISO 17025 UKAS accreditation gives us confidence in every result. We’re extremely satisfied and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them.

Britl Inspection & Testing

Keep up to date with our thought leadership articles, general news about business and the markets we work in and some fun stuff

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