We Provide Support to:

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• Forensic engineering and Insurance companies

• Law firms and litigation support

• General manufacturing and plating shops

• Aerospace and Defense

• Thermal plants and land based gas turbines users

• Naval and ground transportation companies

• Petrochemical and pharmaceutical industry

• Health and safety

• Airlines & airports

• Government departments & agencies
   

Examples of Failure Analysis Services:

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• Aircraft and gas-turbines components

• Automotive parts and other debris removed from fires, explosions, accidents

• Broken glass and ceramic products

• Corrosion failures including orthopedic implants

• Damaged axles, shafts, bearings and gears

• Damaged welds and other joining

• Failed cables, wires, bolts, fasteners and nuts

• Failed boilers, heat exchangers and pumps

• Substandard plated components

• Particles, fibers and whiskers

• Substandard raw materials, forging and casting

• Taps, valves and other defective plumbing

 

Materials Engineering:

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We have extensive experience in selecting the most appropriate metallic and non-metallic materials and processes for your application including:

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• Iron and Steel

• Non-ferrous materials including super alloys

• Heat treatment and case hardening treatments (carburizing, nitriding, etc)

• Welding procedures development and qualifications

• Recommendations for corrective action in cases of non-conformance or failure

• Selection and evaluation of specific materials and processes suitable for your system design, including processes and testing protocols for plastics and composite materials (carbon fiber, fiberglass, metallic fiber composites, etc)

• Development and monitoring programs for technology evaluation

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Laboratory Testing & Quality Control:

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• We follow industry accepted methods and procedures such as ASTM, SAE, AMS, DIN, SACMA, etc. as well as specific procedures developed by our clients.

• We have also developed custom testing procedures to address special requirements.

• We also provide guidance to clients who may not be knowledgeable as to which testing procedure best suits their requirements.

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Common Testing Services:

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• Metallography of wrought steel, castings, forgings

• Heat treatment evaluation, carburizing and nitriding

• Metallography of stainless steel and super alloys

• Metallography of aluminum products

• Hydrogen pick-up, eutectic melting, clad diffusion

• Examination of surface treatments

• Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC)

• Susceptibility to intergranular Corrosion (STIC)

• Coatings thickness measurment

• Hardness and microhardness

• Stress Durability (Hydrogen Embrittlement Test)

• Surface defects: "Orange Peel", Ludder lines

• Examination of fasteners

• Examination of welds and welders qualifications

• Air Contamination and Particle/Fibre Identification

• Whiskers Control