Malabou Testing & Services

Advanced Testing & Managed Testing Programmes

Why Malabou?

Because testing alone is not the problem — managing complex, long-duration testing programmes is.

Most laboratories focus on individual tests.

Consultants advise but don’t execute.

OEM test houses are often constrained by internal priorities and limited scope.

Malabou – Testing & Services operates as your technical extension on the ground. We combine advanced materials testing with fully managed testing programmes, providing independent engineering oversight, accredited results, and a single point of technical accountability — while leveraging a distributed network of ISO/IEC 17025-accredited laboratories across India.

Managed Testing Programmes

Malabou manages complete testing programmes for:

  OEMs

  Industrial asset owners

  Consulting engineers

  Researchers and technology developers

Clients benefit from clearly defined scopes, consolidated reporting, and direct metallurgical and engineering oversight from test initiation through to final results — without the burden of coordinating multiple laboratories, time zones, or technical interfaces.

On-the-Ground Technical Oversight

Malabou’s physical presence within partner laboratories allows us to:

 Verify test methodologies and compliance with applicable standards

 Review sample preparation and test execution

 Engage directly with laboratory metallurgists and technicians

 Ensure results are technically robust, traceable, and globally recognised

Malabou governs the entire process, while maintaining independence, accreditation, and technical rigour.

Extended-Time Material Testing

Extended-time material testing answers a fundamental engineering question:

“What actually happens to this material after months or years in service?”

Unlike short-duration mechanical tests, extended testing captures time-dependent degradation mechanisms such as fatigue, creep, rupture, corrosion, oxidation, and environmental ageing — mechanisms that often govern real-world performance and failure.

Extended-time testing supports:

 Material qualification and benchmarking

 New process and surface treatment validation

 Life prediction and remaining-life assessment

 Risk reduction in demanding service environments

Applicable Standards (Indicative)

 ASTM E466 – Force-Controlled Constant Amplitude Axial Fatigue Tests

 ASTM E606 / E606M – Strain-Controlled Fatigue Testing

 ASTM E139 – Creep, Creep-Rupture, and Stress-Rupture Testing

 ASTM B117 – Salt Spray (Fog) Testing

 ASTM G85 – Modified Salt Spray Testing

 ISO 1099 – Axial Force-Controlled Fatigue Testing

 ISO 204 – Uninterrupted Creep Testing

 ISO 9227 – Corrosion Tests in Artificial Atmospheres (Salt Spray)

 EN 10291 – Long-Term Creep Testing of Metallic Materials

 AS/NZS 1580 – Paints and Related Materials – Methods of Test

Standards Disclaimer

The standards listed above are indicative and representative of commonly applied test methods. Testing may be performed to equivalent ASTM, ISO, EN, AS/NZS, or customer-specific specifications as required by project scope, material type, and regulatory or contractual requirements.