Q.C. Metallurgical Laboratory: Failure Analysis

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Accidents or failures often result from design and /or material imperfections, problems in manufacturing, component misuse or corrosion. Our failure analysis is performed using the most advanced technology in Fractography, Metallography, Mechanical and Chemical Analysis to determine the cause(s) of failure. The primary objective of failure analysis is to determine the true failure mode and provide our customers with solutions to prevent premature failures in the future. Q.C. Metallurgical offers a full spectrum of metallurgical testing in conjunction with our engineering analysis tools to evaluate the root cause of component failure .	Scanning Electron Microscope with EDS capabilities
Typical Products/Components for Failure Analysis All Manufactured Products Welded, Brazed and Soldered Joints All types of wire and cable Tools and Dies All types of castings and forgings Shafts and Bearings Gears Mechanical Fasteners Springs Boilers and Heat Exchangers Pressure Vessels Polymer Parts	Weld failure due to brittle and fatigue fractures
Failure Mechanisms Fatigue Wear Fractures Ductile and Brittle Fractures Hydrogen Embrittlement Liquid Metal Embrittlement Corrosion Stress Corrosion Cracking Uniform Corrosion Galvanic Corrosion Pitting Corrosion Intergranular Corrosion Crevice Corrosion Marine Corrosion	Corrosion fracture of pipe
	Heavily corroded fracture surface

Q.C Metallurgical Laboratory INC.
17048 215 St.
Davenport, IA 52806
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Phone (563) 386-7827 Fax (563)386-6780