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Microscopic Evaluation

Microscopic testing includes methods that use microscopic instruments to search for characteristics below the surface of a material, or those too small to be detected by the human eye alone. These types of evaluations are generally performed using a high-powered optical microscopic equipment. These methods apply when examining the subsurface of a material or a small section of a larger sample.  

Some of the methods that we use include:

  • General Microstructure
  • Banding
  • Casting evaluation
  • Case Depth (Carburization/Depth of decarburization)
  • Coating thickness
  • Failure analysis
  • Ferrite content
  • Grain Flow
  • Grain size
  • Inclusion content and severity
  • Intergranular corrosion
  • Intermetallic phase determination
  • Microstructure evaluation
  • Nitriding
  • Passivation
  • Pitting and crevice corrosion
  • Porosity
  • Replication metallography
  • Volume fraction
  • Weld Evaluation



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