Metallurgy Laboratory Capabilities
Metallurgy testing, measurement and evaluation.
Intertek metallurgy laboratories work with clients in a wide range of industries, on a global basis.
State-of-the-art metallurgy laboratories provide:
- Corrosion Testing
- Ferrography Testing
- Scanning Electron Microscopes: ESEM-FEG (EDXA of metallic and non-metallic materials)
- 3-D Optical measurement and inspection
- 3-D Images and Profiles:
- Examination of Surface Breaking Defects, Surface Finish, Roughness Measurement, General Topography, etc. on a diverse range of samples including surface replication samples
- The optical 3D measurement device allows robust and highly accurate 3D measurements of micro- and nano structures up to 20nm z-resolution
- Highly Accurate Measurement of Even Slopes and Vertical Edges
- Excellent Performance on very Rough Surfaces
- Robust Handling of greatly varying Surface Reflection Properties
- Verification by Optical Color Image
- Optical Microscopes (Connected to Image Database)
- Cross-Sectional and Image Analysis
- Binocular Microscopes for Low Magnification Inspection
Sample Preparation:
- Abrasive Wheel Sectioning
- Semi-automated Sample Preparation to Diamond or Colloidal Silica Surface Finish
- On-Site (In-situ) Metallurgy
Hardness Testing:
- Vickers Macro-Hardness and Micro-Hardness Testing (UKAS accredited)
- Rockwell (HRB & HR15Y scales)
Chemical Analysis:
- Carbon, Sulphur, Oxygen, Nitrogen, and more.
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Contact us to see how Intertek can help your organization with Metallurgy Laboratory Capabilities.