Oracle Test Laboratory, Wednesbury
LoneStar Fasteners HydroboltWednesbury, West Midlands
The current UKAS result names Oracle Test Laboratory as part of LoneStar Fasteners Hydrobolt at Universal Point, Wednesbury. Its linked ISO/IEC 17025:2017 schedule lists specified tensile, Charpy impact, hardness, metallographic, stress-rupture and fastener tests, with testing at that address only. The detailed material blocks, method editions and conditions apply. LoneStar’s group-wide laboratory description does not extend this scope. The official result and schedule supply a phone route, and the schedule supplies an email address, with exact work and access arrangements to agree.
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Key facts
- Exact testing location
- Universal Point, Steelmans Road, Wednesbury, West Midlands WS10 9UZ. Both schedule pages restrict testing to this main address.
- Material and product scope
- The metals, alloys and metal-products block contains specified tensile, impact, hardness, metallographic and stress-rupture rows. A separate fastener block contains ambient tensile/wedge and proof-load rows.
- Current official evidence
- The official UKAS result links Testing Laboratories 8436 to an ISO/IEC 17025:2017 schedule, issue 015 dated 24 December 2024. The result and linked document were retrieved on 1 October 2026.
- Information route
- The current result and linked schedule publish +44 1902 604162. The schedule also publishes Ian.James@lsfe.com. These are document-published enquiry routes, with no separate current-person role or availability claim.
Testing capabilities
Ambient tensile testing of metals
For metals, alloys and metal products, the schedule lists tensile testing at ambient temperatures with force up to 600 kN. The rows cite BS EN ISO 6892-1:2019, ASTM E8/E8M-22 Method B and ASTM A370-23.
Elevated-temperature tensile testing
The same metals block lists elevated-temperature tensile testing up to 1,000°C with force up to 600 kN, citing BS EN ISO 6892-2:2018 and ASTM E21-20. These are the printed row limits, with suitability and combined conditions to confirm for the proposed specimen.
Charpy V and U notch impact
The metals block lists Charpy V and U notch testing at -196°C and from -101°C to ambient temperature. It does not establish a continuous range from -196°C to ambient. The rows cite BS EN ISO 148-1:2016, ASTM E23-24 and ASTM A370-23.
Specified Brinell, Rockwell and Vickers hardness
The metals block lists Brinell HBW 10/3000 and 5/750 to BS EN ISO 6506-1:2014, ASTM E10-23 and ASTM A370-23. Rockwell HRB and C cite BS EN ISO 6508-1:2016 and ASTM E18-24. Vickers micro-indentation cites BS EN ISO 6507-1:2018, ASTM E92-23 and ASTM E384-22. No broader scale or Vickers load range is inferred.
Listed metallographic examinations
The metals block lists decarburisation/carburisation determination, macroetch testing for steel and alloy, microstructure analysis using DIHM TH148, grain size to ASTM E112-2024 Method A and inclusion content to ASTM E45-18a Method A. The first two entries print ASTM F2328/F2328-17(2022) and ASTM 604/604M-07(2022), with ASTM E381-2022 also listed for macroetch. The unusual printed identifiers are retained and should be confirmed before requesting a particular standard.
Ambient and elevated stress rupture
The continued metals block lists stress rupture at ambient temperature and elevated temperatures up to 1,000°C, citing ASTM E139-11(2018) and ASTM E292-18. It publishes no force, duration or specimen envelope for this row.
Fastener tensile and wedge loading
The separate fastener block lists tensile strength and tensile strength under wedge loading at ambient temperatures, with force up to 1,000 kN. The rows cite BS EN ISO 3506-1:2020 section 7.2, BS EN ISO 898-1:2013 and ASTM F606/F606M-21. This force limit is specific to these fastener tensile/wedge rows.
Fastener proof load
The fastener block lists proof load to BS EN ISO 898-2:2012, ASTM A194/A194M-22 and ASTM A962/A962M-22. It does not give a force limit for proof load, so the preceding 1,000 kN tensile/wedge limit is not transferred.
Equipment and published limits
| Specification | Published value | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Metals ambient tensile force | Up to 600 kN | Printed ambient tensile limit for the metals, alloys and metal-products block. No equipment model, specimen size or universal material suitability is published. |
| Metals elevated tensile conditions | Up to 1,000°C and force up to 600 kN | Two limits in the elevated tensile row. They do not establish that every material/specimen can be tested at both maxima together. |
| Charpy temperature conditions | -196°C and -101°C to ambient | Separate -196°C condition and -101°C-to-ambient interval for Charpy V and U notch. No continuous intervening temperature coverage is inferred. |
| Published hardness scales | Brinell HBW 10/3000 and 5/750, Rockwell HRB and C, Vickers micro-indentation | Only the printed scales/types are allocated. The schedule supplies no Vickers load range or equipment model. |
| Stress-rupture temperature | Ambient and elevated temperatures up to 1,000°C | Temperature statement only. No force, test duration or specimen limit is supplied for the stress-rupture row. |
| Fastener tensile/wedge force | Up to 1,000 kN at ambient temperatures | Applies to the separate fastener tensile-strength and wedge-loading row. It is not a generic metals, elevated-temperature or proof-load capacity. |
Access and contact
Use the current UKAS result’s +44 1902 604162 phone or the linked schedule’s Ian.James@lsfe.com email to ask about the exact Oracle work. The schedule restricts testing to Universal Point, Wednesbury. Its named contact field is retained in the evidence without asserting a separately verified present role. LoneStar’s group laboratory page and Wednesbury corporate network phone do not establish Oracle-specific external-access terms. Agree the method, specimen, acceptance criteria, quotation and accredited-report requirements with the laboratory.
Facility contact
- Address
- Universal Point, Steelmans Road
Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 9UZ
United Kingdom - Ian.James@lsfe.com
- Telephone
- +44 1902 604162
- Website
- Official test house website
Standards and accreditation
- UKAS 8436 and ISO/IEC 17025:2017
- The fresh official result links issue 015 dated 24 December 2024. Accreditation is bounded by the detailed two-page materials, methods and main-address-only scope. PDF creation/modification on 2 January 2025 is document metadata, not the issue date or a new scope revision.
- Exact metal tensile, impact and hardness rows
- The capability descriptions retain the schedule’s specific editions, ASTM E8/E8M-22 Method B, separate Charpy conditions and Brinell/Rockwell/Vickers scale restrictions. A broad international-standards statement on the group page does not establish additional Oracle methods or newer editions.
- Metallography identifiers and internal method
- Grain size and inclusion content are both Method A. Microstructure analysis cites DIHM TH148. The schedule prints ASTM F2328/F2328-17(2022) and ASTM 604/604M-07(2022), plus ASTM E381-2022 for macroetch. The repeated F2328 and absent E prefix are not corrected by inference. Confirm the required standard and report wording with the laboratory.
- Stress rupture and separate fastener scope
- The stress-rupture row cites ASTM E139-11(2018) and ASTM E292-18. The separate fastener rows retain BS EN ISO 3506-1:2020 section 7.2 and their listed tensile/wedge and proof-load standards. No force is published for proof load, and no fastener-size or stress-rupture-duration limit is inferred.
What to confirm with the facility
- Testing is at Universal Point only. The two differing UKAS header addresses belong to the accreditation body. LoneStar’s other locations, manufacturing, 24-hour breakdown and group laboratory standards do not become Oracle capabilities or access terms.
- The Charpy row gives -196°C separately from -101°C to ambient. The 1,000 kN ambient limit belongs to fastener tensile/wedge tests, while the proof-load row gives no force range. No missing temperature interval or adjacent-row limit is filled in.
- Metallography standards with repeated F2328 and no E prefix are quoted as printed. No corrected standard identity, broader method variant, equipment model or unspecified load/duration/specimen capacity is asserted.
- The official phone and schedule email differ from the imported telephone. The named schedule contact is source provenance, not a separate current-role assertion. The group map’s 0121 435 0009 is a corporate location route and is not substituted for the Oracle laboratory phone.
- Confirm material and fastener applicability, specimen preparation and dimensions, exact method edition, force/temperature combination, acceptance criteria, witness needs, report status, costs and programme before arranging work.
Before requesting a test
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Frequently asked questions
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Related testing facilities
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Further reading
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Sources and review
Reviewed by Arc on 1 October 2026 in Europe/London using a fresh exact UKAS result, its linked two-page schedule and limited LoneStar owner/group context. Issue 015 is dated 24 December 2024. PDF creation/modification metadata is 2 January 2025 at 11:43:43 UTC. The fresh schedule bytes match the retained 30 September copy, and both complete current PDF pages were inspected. The main-site, material-block, discrete Charpy and adjacent fastener-row boundaries are preserved, as are two unusual printed metallography identifiers. The official result and schedule publish the laboratory phone and the schedule supplies the email, without a separate present-person role claim. Homepage metadata records publication on 6 October 2025 and modification on 1 June 2026. The group laboratory page records publication on 24 September 2024 and modification on 18 June 2025. UKAS directory-template publication on 30 June 2020 and modification on 11 November 2022 do not date this organisation result or scope update. Unrelated UKAS results and other LoneStar locations/services are excluded, and imported map coordinates are cleared.
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UKAS Oracle Test Laboratory schedule 8436, issue 015
The two-page schedule is issue 015 dated 24 December 2024, with PDF creation/modification metadata dated 2 January 2025. It limits testing to Universal Point, Wednesbury. Exact materials, method editions, force/temperature conditions and hardness scales control this guide. The separate Charpy conditions and fastener-only 1,000 kN tensile/wedge limit are retained. Two unusual metallography identifiers are quoted as printed. The schedule supplies the phone and email route.
UKAS Oracle Test Laboratory testing laboratory result
Retrieved on 1 October 2026, the exact result lists Testing Laboratories 8436 at Universal Point, Wednesbury and links the testing schedule. Unrelated results are excluded. Directory-template publication on 30 June 2020 and modification on 11 November 2022 are not update dates for this organisation or method scope.
LoneStar Group homepage and Wednesbury network location
The Europe map lists Universal Point, Steelmans Road, Wednesbury, with a group phone of 0121 435 0009. That corporate route is separate from the Oracle phone published by UKAS. Group manufacturing, 24-hour breakdown and worldwide laboratory statements do not establish Oracle services or access terms. Homepage metadata records publication on 6 October 2025 and modification on 1 June 2026.
LoneStar Group independent test laboratories page
The page advertises laboratories in Europe, the USA and the Middle East and broad international standards. It does not identify Oracle-specific methods, ranges or booking conditions. This guide follows the detailed UKAS 8436 rows instead. WebPage metadata records publication on 24 September 2024 and modification on 18 June 2025.