Corrosion Failure Analysis

One simple definition of metal corrosion as offered by Google “is the gradual deterioration of metals caused by the action of air, moisture, or a chemical reaction (such as an acid) on their surface”. Our metallurgical engineers have experience solving corrosion failures from all industries.

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The Human Body And The Ocean As A Corrosion Source

The human body and the military do not sound related, but they both are involve highly corrosive salt environments. The human body’s salt concentration is highly corrosive (almost 1% salt). The corrosive environment of the human body required special metal for orthopedic implants. Our worlds five oceans all have an even higher salt concentration of 3.5%. The orthopedic implant industry and all oceanfront cities both deal with saltwater attack. Saltwater is also an electrolyte for electrochemical corrosion of metals.

Other Metal Corrosion Failure Conditions

Turbulent Flow in Piping
Sour Gas Corrosion in Down Hole Oil Drilling
Absence of Water Treatment in Residential Buildings Water Lines
Metal Hardware in Commercial Bathrooms
Restaurant Kitchen Counters, Appliances and Hardware

Metal Corrosion Failure Mechanisms

Pitting Corrosion
Intergranular Corrosion
Stress Corrosion Cracking
Crevice Corrosion
Electrolytic Corrosion
Dissimilar Metal Corrosion
Cavitation Corrosion
De-Alloying Corrosion
Erosion-corrosion
Micro-biological Corrosion (MIC)

Metal corrosion failure investigations can be interesting, uncommon and affect all industries in our world.

Call ASAP Metal testing and speak to a metallurgical engineer about having us perform your metal corrosion failure investigation. Our reports are thorough and include all necessary metallurgical testing and examinations with photographs for you to understand the root cause of your corrosion problem.