Materials Testing


Metallurgical Testing - Scope of Services

Our metallurgical facilities include:
  • Sample preparation - sectioning, mounting and polishing
  • Light macro and microscopic examination with photographic documentation
  • Scanning electron microscopy services with chemical analysis capability
  • Bulk hardness measurement with Rockwell and Brinell hardness testing equipment
  • Micro hardness evaluation
  • Special testing fixtures for fatigue and tensile strength measurement
  • Accelerated corrosion testing - Salt Fog
  • NDT services - X-ray analysis and liquid penetrant evaluations

With the addition of this equipment we offer support in the areas of:
  • Failure investigation
  • Failure analysis
  • Materials analysis
  • Materials selection
  • Metals testing
  • Technical consulting
  • Coating evaluation and corrosion analysis
  • Product development