Forensic Investigation of Corrosion Related Failures

Forensic engineering expertise, for root cause determination of corrosion related failures in equipment and systems.

Intertek offers industrial clients forensic engineering related corrosion failure analyses on a wide variety of equipment, including piping, valves, tanks, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and rebar. 

Corrosion evaluation technical capabilities include laboratory techniques such as x-ray radiography, metallography, microbially-induced corrosion investigation methods, deposit analysis using scanning electron microscopes (SEM), energy dispersive x-rays (EDX), x-ray diffraction, and loss on ignition (LOI).

Intertek is an expert in mechanical, metallurgical, civil, structural, chemical, electrical, material science, corrosion and welding engineering forensic services. On-site examination and documentation, evidence control and storage, field-testing, laboratory testing, finite element and other computer-aided modeling and analysis techniques are available. In addition, forensic economic analysis, animation and court exhibit design and production, and expert witness testimony complete in-depth corrosion investigation capabilities.

Intertek corrosion expertise is availble from our experts in the Power Generation, Petrochemical, Nuclear and Construction, Aviation and Transportation industries, as well as a network of consultants.