Materials identification, coating evaluation and corrosion assessment are carried out using high and low power microscopy. Areas of expertise include:

• Corrosion Expertise
  • Corrosion Monitoring
  • Corrosion Testing
  • Corrosion Evaluation
• 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.
• 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