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Microstructural Analysis for Engineering Materials
A critical step in evaluating engineering materials is microstructural analysis. Our Materials Analysis Lab technicians perform sectioning, mounting, polishing, and examination of metallographic specimens. This facility supports our engineers and our customers by providing insight and valuable microstructural data. Such information can be used for product improvements, for expert testimony in failure analyses, or to explain the mechanical behavior of tested materials.
Our laboratory provides a complete range of materialographic services for metallic, intermetallic and nonmetallic materials. Failure analysis and quality control testing services are available along with high magnification imaging using Scanning Electron Microscopy equipped with Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS).
Capabilities
- Acid Digestion
- Alpha Case
- Alloy Depletion
- Alloy Identification
- Bend Testing
- Chemical Analysis (OES)
- Depth of Decarburization
- Coatings Evaluation
- Failure Analysis
- Fractography
- Grain Size
- Acid Digestion
- Grain Flow Evaluation
- Inclusion Rating
- Intergranular Attack (IGA)
- Macrostructure Evaluation
- Microstructural Evaluation
- Microhardness
- Macrohardness
- Ply Drop-Off Analysis
- Scratch Testing
- Surface – Case Depth
- SEM / EDS Analysis
- Tensile and Lap Shear Bond Strength Testing
- Thermal Spray Coatings Evaluation
- Weld Evaluation
