Failure analysis requires a complex combination of skills, experience and equipment. At ATS, we have the necessary resources to efficiently complete any project. Our chemists, metallurgists and professional engineers work as a team to solve problems and determine causes of failures. ATS has a full complement of failure analysts who can conduct lab testing, metallurgical analysis and provide expert testimony. ATS’ metallurgy and failure analysis group maintains a full-service metallurgical laboratory for your quality assurance and research testing needs.
Metallurgy Services
Failure Analysis
- Bearing Failure Analysis
- Blade Failure Analysis
- Bolt Failure Analysis
- Boiler Tube Failure Analysis
- Chain Failure Analysis
- Corrosion Failure Analysis
- Fastener Failure Analysis
- Gear Failure Analysis
- Heat Exchanger Failure Analysis
- Pipe Failure Analysis
- Plastic Failure Analysis
- Pump Failure Analysis
- PVC Pipe Failure Analysis
- Screw Failure Analysis
- Shaft Failure Analysis
- Spring Failure Analysis
- Wire Rope Failure Analysis
Litigation Support
- Deposition and Trial Testimony
- Legal Evidence Storage
- Host Laboratory Testing as Neutral Party
Material Identification
- Alloy Identification
- Contaminants Identification (SEM/EDS)
- Corrosion Deposits (EDS, XRD)
- Metal Chip Identification
- Plating Composition
Metallurgical Services
- Brinell Hardness Testing
- Case Depth Measurement
- Computed Tomography
- Field Microstructural Evaluation and Replication
- First Article Testing
- Grain Size Measurements
- Graphite Type in Cast Irons
- Inclusion Rating
- Intergranular Corrosion Testing
- Knoop Hardness Testing
- Microstructural Assessment
- On Site Hardness Testing
- Plating Hardness
- Plating Thickness and Type
- Reverse Engineering
- Rockwell Hardness Testing
- Rockwell Superficial Hardness Testing
- Vickers Hardness Testing