QUALITY CONTROL
All AJAX facilities are supported by the A2LA accredited AJAX Laboratory Service. Internationally recognized suppliers of metal finishing applications have fully licensed and authorized AJAX to apply their products due in part to our thorough quality control procedures. Historic data and process monitoring systems are integrated across all services to capture critical operating parameters. Our stable processes, time-proven metal finishing protocols, and precise distribution structures equate to continuous adaptation and improvement.

• ISO 9001:2008 Registered
   Quality System

• A2LA Accredited Testing Laboratories

• Ford Q-1 Award

• Ford Motor Company’s Heat Treatment
  “Preferred Supplier Award”

ACCREDITED TEST

Heat Treating
Depth of Carburization
(Microscopic & Microhardness Method)
Depth of Decarburization
(Microscopic & Microhardness Method)
Hardness (Rockwell C, 15N, 30N, Vickers)
Proof Load (Externally Threaded Fasteners)
Proof Load (internally Threaded Fasteners)
Sample Preparation
TensionTesting of Fasteners (Axial & Wedge)

Plating Lab
Thickness by X-Ray Fluorescence
Thickness by Eddy Current
Verification of Phosphate Coating Weight (Gravimetric)
Salt Spray (Fog)

Locking & Sealing
Adhesive Torque Testing

Torque Tension



*for those customers as applicable
(A2LA Cert. No. 0221.01) REVISED 07/26/2011

TEST REFERENCE

SAE J423

ASTM E384, E1077
SAEJ121, J121M
ASTM E18, E92, F606, F606M
ASTM F606, F606M, SAE J429
ASTM F606, F606M
ASTM E3
ASTM F606, F606M, SAE J429

ASTM B568
ASTM E376
ASTM B767

ASTM B117

IFI 125/525*

Ford WZ-100, 101;
GMW 3044, 3200, 4700;
SAE J174, J174M;
USCAR 10, 11