Metals
The structure and properties of metallic materials are of the critical importance in the processing, selection, quality control and failure analysis of such materials due to their wide-spread applications throughout a myriad of industries.
Metallurgical Testing
CTLGroup offers routine and comprehensive metallurgical testing in order to provide clients with essential and fundamental information about the characteristics, conditions, and behaviors associated with their metallic products and manufacturing processes. Our metallurgical expertise addresses a wide range of applications and client needs, utilizing state-of-the-art analysis, consulting, and on-site investigations to provide our clients with practical solutions to complex technical problems.
Services:
• Forensic metallurgical failure analysis • Tribology and wear
• Fracture mechanics and analysis • Weld inspection and evaluation
• Fitness for service evaluation • Corrosion analysis and mitigation
• Product liability and litigation support • Process troubleshooting
Metals Testing
| Test # | Name | Description |
| ASTM A247 | Standard Test Method for Evaluating the Microstructure of Graphite in Iron Castings | Microscopial |
| ASTM B487 | Standard Test Method for Measurement of Metal and Oxide Coating Thickness | Microscopial |
| ASTM E45 | Standard Test Method for Determining the Inclusion Content of Steel | Microscopial |
| ASTM E112 | Standard Test Method for Determining Average Grain Size | Microscopial |
| Microstructure Evaluation – AMS Metals Handbook | Microscopial | |
| Weld Procedure Qualification, Welder Qualification - ASME Section IX; AWS D1.1, AWS D1.2, AWS D1.3, AWS D1.5, AWS D1.6 | Welds | |
| ASTM E190 | Standard Test Method for Guided Bend Test for Ductility of Welds | Welds |
| EN 1321 | Destructive Test on Welds in Metallic Materials – Macroscopic and Microscopic Examination of Welds | Welds |
| ASTM B117 | Standard Test Method for Operating Salt Spray (Fog) Apparatus | Corrosion |
| ASTM G1 | Standard Practice for Preparing, Cleaning, and Evaluating Corrosion Test Specimens | Corrosion |
| ASTM G31 | Standard Practice for Laboratory Immersion Corrosion Testing of Metals | Corrosion |
