GE AVIATION CERTIFICATION – GT193

GE Aviation authority issues approval under GE specification S400

Sideius Srl
Viale Europa 40
41011, Campogalliano (MO) – Italy

This certificate demonstrates compliance and recognition of approval as a qualified laboratory for performing chemical, physical, and mechanical analysis of metallic materials in accordance with GE Specification S400.

The Quality Management System of the Laboratory SIDEIUS S.r.l. is also approved by GE Aviationaccording to specification S-SPEC-1 (S1000) “GE AEROSPACE QUALITY SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR SUPPLIERS,” which incorporates the requirements of AS13100 standard related to quality management systems of aircraft engine design and manufacturing organizations.

The GE Aviation authority also granted the Laboratory SIDEIUS S.r.l.approval under GE specification P3TF37.

This certificate demonstrates compliance and recognition of approval as a qualified laboratory to perform the Computed Tomography X-Ray (CT) process.

The GE Aviation certificate of approval is for the following tests:

• AI0A – Room temperature tensile (ASTM E8/E8M).
• AI0B – Elevated temperature tensile (ASTM E21)
• AI2F – Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP)
• AI6F – X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) (ASTM E539)
• AI1G – Carbon determination (ASTM E1941, ASTM E1019)
• AI2G – Hydrogen determination (ASTM E1447)
• AI3G – Nitrogen determination (ASTM E1409, ASTM E1019)
• AI4G – Oxygen determination (ASTM E1409, ASTM E1019).
• AI5G – Sulfur determination (ASTM E1019)
• AI8L – Grain size (ASTM E112 – Visual comparison method).
• AI9L – Metallographic analysis, miscellaneous (Estimation of porosity)
• AI0X – Mechanical Test Specimen Preparation (P1TF79 Class B – Low stress grinding)
• AIXD – Trace element analysis (ASTM E359)
• AIXS – Sieve/powder sizing (ASTM B214)
• AI7L – Near surface metallography (IGA, IGO)
• AIXT – Particle size distribution (ASTM B822)