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Failure Analysis of Metals

Houston Electron Microscopy has the experience and specialized equipment to conduct complete microscopic failure analysis of metallic components. The most common forms of material failures are fracture, corrosion, wear, and deformation. Our SEM/EDS system allows for the microscopic study of where failures initiate and help determine the cause of failure.

Failure Analysis Examples

 

            Fatigue from Toe of Weld

Failure Analysis of metal weld

 

    Intergranular Fracture From Hydrogen Attack

Intergranular Fracture

 

          Bacterial Anaerobic Corrosion

Bacterial Anaerobic Corrosion

 

 

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  • Scanning Elecctron Microscopy - elemental mapping
 

Available for download is a Presentation of SEM & EDS applications and examples (pdf file) with more information.

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  • Failure Analysis - Metals
  • Failure Analysis - Non Metals
  • PDC Measurement and Analysis
  • Phase Analysis and Measurements
  • Contamination Debris in Oil Samples
  • Geological Core Sample Analysis
  • Metallography
  • Microstructural Analysis
  • Element Analysis
  • Element mapping
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