Materials & Product Testing

Customized destructive, electrochemical, chemical and physical characterizations of metals, polymers and ceramics.

COMPRESSION
FATIGUE AND CREEP
SHEAR (SINGLE AND DOUBLE)
HARDNESS; (e.g. ROCKWELL, VICKERS BRINELL, MICROHARDNESS)
CHARPY IMPACT
FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; (e.g. CTOD, KIC)
TENSILE TO 224 KIPS (1000kN)

Forensic Investigation & Failure Analysis

Expert problem solving and diagnosis including assistance with validity of designs, assessment of defects in materials and suitability of materials for specific applications.

GENERAL PRODUCT LIABILITY
DOMESTIC OIL TANK FAILURES
FIRE AND ARSON INVESTIGATIONS
SHIP SAFETY
INDUSTRIAL FAILURES & RECONSTRUCTIONS
METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TESTING
INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY TESTING

Metallurgical Consulting

Materials verification, qualification and selection.

BANDING
CARBURIZATION/ DECARBURIZATION
CASE DEPTH
COATING/PLATING THICKNESS
DIFFUSION INTO CLADDING
EUTETIC MELTING
GRAPHITE IN CAST IRON
GRAIN FLOW
GRAIN SIZE
INCLUSIONS RATING
MICROHARDNESS
MICROSEGREGATION
MICROSTRUCTURE GENERAL
PHASE IDENTIFICATION
PHOTOMACROGRAPHY
PHOTOMICROGRAPHY
POROSITY
SEGREGATIONS
VOID/NODULE COUNT

Corrosion Investigation

Metals are assessed for susceptibility to pitting, crevice, general (uniform) and stress corrosion cracking and corrosion fatigue.

Corrosion inhibitors are assessed for control of corrosion, stress corrosion cracking and corrosion fatigue.

ATMOSPHERIC CORROSION
CYCLIC WITH WET/ DRY CYCLES
CREVICE CORROSION
ELECTROCHEMICAL
EXFOLIATION
CORROSION FATIGUE
GALVANIC
GENERAL CORROSION
HUMIDITY CABINET
HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT
IMMERSION
INTERGRANULAR
PITTING
SALT SPRAY
STRESS CORROSION

Weld Qualification

Welder performance and weld procedure testing with rapid turnaround times.

TENSILE, BEND & CHARPY
BRAZING EVALUATION
CRACKS
CRATERS
DELTA FERRITE NUMBER
DEZINCIFICATION/DEALLOYING
EFFECTIVE THROAT
FUSION
HARDNESS PROFILE
INTERGRANULAR CORROSION
LEG LENGTH
OVERLAPPING
PENETRATION
POROSITY
REINFORCEMENT HEIGHTS
SCC
SLAG INCLUSIONS
TRANSGRANULAR CORROSION
UNDERCUTTING
WELD PROFILE
BENDING

Chemical Analysis

We offer several techniques for quantification of your chemical components .

These techniques can be applied to a wide variety of materials, including:

METALS
PLASTICS
POLYMERS
POWDERED METALS
ORES
FERROALLOYS
COMPOSITES
CERAMICS

About Our Services

Atlantic Metallurgical Consulting Limited

11 Morris Drive Unit 106, Dartmouth Nova Scotia, B3B 1M2

(902)405-3600

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