Whether it is corrosion failure analysis services or metal corrosion analysis, the best choice of is MSi. MSi realizes that there is much more to the problem than what we can see.
We spend a lot of time and effort in collecting relevant information about the material that is being tested. This is important for solving a corrosion failure investigation. Information about the material’s time in service and history of leaks or failures in the past can help us give clients more accurate answers to their questions.
MSi conducts a visual examination prior to initiating destructive corrosion failure investigation testing. This is done to identify reasons behind leaks. These may be cracks, splits, pitting, or differences in surface appearance. Looking at the appearance can help us find out whether the discontinuity was caused by a corrosive attack or localized build-ups of corrosion residue. In the case of piping, we locate the junctions and bends. Then we identify whether the corrosion occurred from the inner diameter or the outer diameter.
During the corrosion failure investigation, corrosion residue may be present. If this is the case, energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analysis is used. This helps identify the elemental composition of the residue. This will help our engineers find out whether the chemical make-up is corrosive to the base material.
It is impossible to get an accurate view of the corrosion with the naked eye. A highly magnified view of the corrosion is possible with our scanning electron microscope. With this microscope, MSi can easily identify the corrosion mechanism. Common causes of corrosion seen during corrosion failure investigation include pitting, intergrannular cracking, branched cracking typical of stress corrosion cracking, and even microbiological attacks.
During the corrosion failure investigation, MSi engineers try to get more background information about the service application. This helps identify corrosion mechanisms, which combine with fluid flow and even lack of proper fluid flow, causing residue growth. This residue growth then attacks the base material.
At MSi Testing we strongly believe that the key to solving any corrosion failure investigation is the engineering experience and their interaction with clients. At MSi, we provide the perfect balance of experience and customer service.
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