Investigations
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Investigations are performed for a wide variety of reasons including providing evidence for insurance claims and legal actions.
Component failures:
- Fracture - overload and fatigue
- Deformation
- Wear
- Corrosion
Contaminant analysis:
- Filter debris
- Particles in rubber & plastics
- Wear debris
- Corrosion products
- Dust, eg chimney fall-out
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Materials
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Extensive materials experience includes:
- Irons and steels, including microalloy steels
- Aluminium, magnesium, titanium and copper-based alloys
- Plastics and rubbers
- Polymeric composites
- Tribological materials, including bearings and friction materials
- Sealing materials, including gaskets
- Metal matrix composites
- Engineering ceramics
- Coatings
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Processes
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Comprehensive process knowledge includes:
- Casting, including continuous and squeeze
- Powder metallurgy, including aluminium and copper
- Rolling, including powder
- Forging
- Extrusion, including continuous
- Heat treatment
- Injection moulding
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Applications
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Application experience includes:
- Automotive: eg powertrain, valvetrain, brakes and suspension
- Industrial: eg lifting equipment, hydraulics and tooling
- Aerospace
- Railway
- Domestic products
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Facilities
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Extensive laboratory facilities include:
- Reichert Polyvar Met research grade optical microscope
- Leitz Miniload 2 Microhardness Tester
- Leo 435VP variable pressure electron microscope
- Oxford Instruments Isis energy dispersive x-ray analyser
- Nicolet Impact 410 FTIR
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