Nondestructive Examinations

Specialized nondestructive examination services.

Intertek nondestructive examination services include:

Steamside oxide scale thickness measurement (TubeAlert^SM Service) – This technology is used to determine the remaining creep life of superheater and reheater tubing in fossil boilers.
Pulsed eddy current (PEC) examinations – This technology is used to measure wall thickness in high energy piping systems for flow accelerated corrosion damage.
Time-of-flight-diffraction (TOFD) examinations – This technology is used as a semi-automated ultrasonic examination of welds for thick walled components.
Deposit measurements – This technology is used to measure the waterside deposits in fossil boilers to determine deposit loading.
X-ray fluorescence (XRF) examinations – This technology is used to determine chemical composition of materials.
Metallurgical replication – This technology is used to examine metal components microstructural makeup. This can be used to evaluate long-term creep damage or assess the cause of cracking.