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Metallurgical Analysis

Metallurgical analysis: the key to character
Uncovering a metal's character—its heat treatment condition, its microstructure, the process by which it was formed, and whether it conforms to necessary specifications—requires metallurgical analysis.

Supporting every industry with metallurgical analysis
Stork's metallurgical engineers and technicians combine their chemical and metallurgic expertise with broad industrial knowledge to analyze metals and deliver rapid, accurate analyses, reports, and solutions to clients from every kind of industry and agency.

Metallurgical analysis services
Additionally, Stork's metals experts performs micro and macro examinations to detect, identify, and resolve specification issues. Our metallurgical analysis services include:

  • Corrosion Testing Passivity check, neutral and copper accelerated salt spray (CASS), immersion testing, humidity, intergranular corrosion, copper sulfate dip test, corrosion exposure, and other customized tests per your requirements
  • Metallographic Preparation & Examination Conventional mounting and etching, vacuum impregnation mounting, replication techniques, photomacrographs, photomicrographs, ratings, and cross section examination of nonmetallic materials such as plastics and ceramics
  • Microstructure Evaluations Grain size determination, heat treatment condition, porosity measurement, microstructural constituents
  • Micro Hardness Testing Knoop & Vickers
  • Plating Evaluation Plating thickness, taber abrasions, adhesion/wet tape adhesion, pencil hardness, cross hatch tape adhesion
  • Onsite and In-Laboratory Services Stork has the mobile equipment necessary to conduct onsite tests, including sample grinding, polishing, etching, and replication for laboratory examination
  • Photographic Documentation Offering both digital and Polaroid formats.
  • Hot Hardness Testing available from Stork Climax Research Services

Want to learn more about metallurgical analysis, metal testing, or other services we offer? Send us your question for a quick response. 

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Stork locations offering Metallurgical Analysis services:

  • Stork Herron Testing Laboratories, Inc. - Charlotte, NC

  • Stork Climax Research Services - Wixom, MI

  • Stork FDO Inoteq B.V. - Amsterdam (NL)

  • Stork Herron Testing Laboratories, Inc. - Cleveland, OH

  • Stork MMA Laboratories - Newtown, PA

  • Stork Testing & Metallurgical Consulting, Inc. - Houston, TX

  • Stork Twin City Testing Corporation - St. Paul, MN

  • Stork Technimet, Inc. - New Berlin, WI


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