Metal Processing
Materials may not always behave as expected during component processes, like heat treating, surface finishing, and coating. Testing and engineering evaluation can be key to solving processing anomalies. Material characterization services and engineering consulting from MEE staff will provide the assistance needed when your metal processes are not performing to specifications.
Recent projects include:
- Determination of aluminum temper designation
- Steel case depth measurement
- Hardness and grain size determination for brass strip
- Evaluation of delaminations in tin-plated copper
- Determination of stainless steel clamp processing method
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Featured Case Study
Leaking Chemical Storage Tank
Leaking Chemical Storage Tank A chemical storage tank at a manufacturing facility began to leak trace quantities of the chemical from the tank into the chemical containment area surrounding the tank. The leaks were found to be due to numerous small cracks in the type 316 stainless steel shell (wall)….