Stavanger Steel Inspection AS (SSI) is an independent company performing Destructive Testing (DT) and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) of steel materials.
The company (laboratory) is located within the premises of Stavanger Steel and has, up to 2018, been an integrated and crucial part of a 100+ year old steel-making tradition.
All testing is performed with modern and calibrated test equipment and according to procedures based on recognized standards.
Testing personnel holds high competence for the testing performed and they are committed to act impartial to Stavanger Steel (SSA).
SSI is certified according to NS-EN ISO 9001: 2015 and NS-EN ISO 14001: 2015.

SSI is accredited according to NS-EN ISO / IEC 17025. (Link to accreditation certificate)


The following test methods are carried out:

DT:
Tensile testing
Charpy-V impact testing
Hardness testing (Brinell, Vickers, Rockwell C)
Corrosion testing
Metallographic examination
 
NDT:
Ultrasonic testing (UT)
Magnetic Particle testing (MT)
Dye Penetrant testing (PT)
Eddy Current testing (ET)
Certification NDT operators: ISO 9712 level 2