Metallurgy Laboratory Applications

Intertek metallurgical experts provide services for materials identification, coating evaluation, failure analysis, corrosion assessment and more. Many metallurgy tests available are are carried out by scientists using high and low power microscopy.

Areas of Metallurgy Testing and Consulting Expertise include:

• Corrosion Expertise
  • Corrosion Monitoring
  • Corrosion Testing
  • Corrosion Evaluation
  • Stainless Steel Corrosion Investigation
• Coatings Analysis and Assessment
• Coating Thickness
• Coating Hardness
• Coating Interface
• Coating Composition
• Material Analysis Identification (Including structural analysis, etc.)
• Mechanical micro-hardness and macro-hardness
• Failure investigations
• High resolution polymer replication of materials for in-house evaluation
• Fire evaluation (e.g. steelwork to determine damage by fire)
• Failure Investigations to components and for structures of both metallic and non-metallic materials including work involving litigation.
• Magnet Component Failure Case Study
• Heating Element Production Failure Case Study
• Ferrography Expertise
• Weld monitoring

• Preventative maintenance
• Non-destructive testing of welded joints
  • Use of weld polymer replication and penetrant flaw detection techniques
• Metal Fatigue monitoring and investigation