The Metallurgy Lab at GEC
The Gray’s Engineering & Consulting (GEC) metallurgy lab features advanced testing equipment and is staffed by the industry’s premier certified experts. GEC offers an extensive list of metallurgy testing services, including several different types of failure analysis, hardness and microhardness testing, tensile testing, and more.
Failure Analysis Services
GEC has a long list of failure analysis offerings. We perform failure analysis by conducting a thorough investigation into how and why a device or component failed through the collection and analysis of data. Our experts compile this information into an analysis report and provide corrective actions that can be taken to prevent future failure and malfunction. Our metallurgy lab performs several different types of failure analysis, including but not limited to:
- Bearing Failure Analysis
- Blade Failure Analysis
- Boiler Tube Failure Analysis
- Bolt Failure Analysis
- Corrosion Failure Analysis
- Embrittlement Failure Analysis
- Fastener Failure Analysis
- Fatigue Failure Analysis
- Gear Failure Analysis
- Heat Exchanger Failure Analysis
- Hose Failure Analysis
- Pipe Failure Analysis
- Polymer Failure Analysis
- Rope Failure Analysis
- Shaft Failure Analysis
- Spring Failure Analysis
- Weld Failure Analysis
Hardness and Microhardness Testing Services
Our metallurgy experts conduct hardness and microhardness testing to determine a subject’s ability to withstand the conditions of their standard operating environment without compromising structural integrity. Hardness testing is crucial to verifying a product’s resilience to ensure proper functionality and standard compliance. The GEC metallurgy lab performs many different types of hardness and microhardness testing, including but not limited to:
- Knoop Microhardness Testing
- Leeb Hardness Testing
- Plating Hardness Testing
- Rockwell Hardness Testing
- Superficial Rockwell Hardness Testing
- Vickers Microhardness Testing
Additional Metallurgy Lab Services
The GEC metallurgy lab offers additional standard and special testing and analysis services, including but not limited to:
- Corrosion Analysis
- Corrosion Testing
- EDS (Energy-Dispersive Spectroscopy)
- Grain Size Measurement
- Image Analysis
- Particle Analysis and Cleanliness
- Inclusion Analysis
- Microstructural Assessment
- Plating Thickness and Identification
- Tensile Testing
Grey’s Engineering & Consulting: The GEC Advantage
GEC has been proudly serving as Arizona’s premier industrial testing services provider for several years, offering a frequently expanding list of services such as vibration testing, temperature testing, electrical testing, environmental testing, mechanical testing, and more. We strive to maximize the value of our metallurgy lab services by incorporating innovative technologies to reduce client costs. Grey’s Engineering & Consulting holds several internationally recognized certifications and accreditations. Contact us today for a free quote on metallurgical services.
Testing Capabilities
Dynamics Methods
- Vibration Testing Services
- Drop Testing
- Shock Testing
- Pyro Shock Testing
- Temperature Cycling
- Temperature Shock
- Combined Temp / Humidity
- Combined Temp / Altitude
- Combined Temp / Humidity / Altitude
- High Temperature
- Low Temperature
- Resistance
- Current
- Insulation Resistance
- Thermal Time Transient
- Electrostatic Discharge
- Dielectric Withstand Voltage
- Magnetic Effects
- Life Cycle (Charge / Discharge)
- Continuity
Thermal Vacuum Methods
Environmental Conditioning Methods
- Salt / SO2 Spray / Fog
- Solar Radiation / Sunshine
- Explosive Atmosphere
- Explosive / Rapid Decompression
- Rain
- Freezing Rain
- Fluid Susceptibility
- Sand and Dust
Load Testing Methods
- Tensile / Compression
- Acceleration
- Push
- Drop
- Impact
- Random Drop / Tumble
- Positive Pressure (Overpressure)
- Temperature Cyclying
- Temperature Shock
- Combined Temp / Humidity
- Combined Temp / Altitude
- Combined Temp / Humidity / Altitude
- High Temperature
- Low Temeprature
- Resistance
- Current
- Insulation Resistance
- Thermal Time Transient
- Electrostatic Discharge
- Dielectric Withstand Voltage
- Magnetic Effects
- Life Cycle (Charge/Discharge)
- Continuity
- Salt / SO2 Spray / Fog
- Solar Radiation / Sunshine
- Explosive Atmosphere
- Explosive / Rapid Dceompression
- Rain
- Freezing Rain
- Fluid Susceptibility
- Sand and Dust
- Tensile / Compression
- Acceleration
- Push
- Drop
- Impact
- Random Drop / Tumble
- Positive Pressure (Overpressure)