The Applied Technical Services metallurgy lab conducts failure analysis to determine the source and cause of component and equipment failures. Our metallurgy experts offer an extensive list of services to meet the needs of our clients in several different industries, including but not limited to:
- Automotive
- Aerospace
- Military and Defense
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Consumer Products
- Petrochemical
- Nuclear
- Power Generation
Metallurgical Failure Analysis
The highly trained failure analysis experts at Applied Technical Services are equipped to perform a wide array of testing methods, including chemical analysis, mechanical property analysis, scale and deposit analysis, hardness testing, dimensional inspections, root cause analysis, dimensional inspections, scale thickness measuring, and many more. These methods can be used to perform failure analysis on equipment components such as bolts, screws, shafts, gears, springs, pumps, pipes, wire ropes, fasteners, chains, heat exchangers, bearings, boiler tubes, and blades.
Materials Tested
ATS performs metallurgical failure analysis on metals and alloys such as:
- Aluminum
- Titanium
- Steel
- Stainless Steel
- Copper Alloys
- Superalloys
Potential Findings
Our analysis services can discover a broad range of issues, including but not limited to:
- Corrosion
- Impact Damage
- Design Flaws and Defects
- Environmental Effects
- Fractures and Stress Ruptures
- Material Flaws and Defects
- Overloading
- Fatigue
Additional Metallurgy Services
ATS provides several other types of services in our metallurgy lab in addition to our failure analysis services, including but not limited to:
- Reverse Engineering
- Hardness Testing
- Material Identification
- Litigation Support
Applied Technical Services
With over fifty years of experience, Applied Technical Services is proud to be the preferred testing provider of several of the nation’s most revered companies and manufacturers. Since our founding in 1967, ATS has strived to maximize the value of our industrial testing services. We maintain internationally recognized certifications and accreditations, such as ISO 9001:2015, and utilize innovative technologies to provide the most accurate reporting with consistent quality. Trust the proven experts at Applied Technical Service and contact us today for a free quote for failure analysis services.
