Failure Investigation
Metamet Consultants Ltd has a particular expertise in the assessment of material failures:
- In-Situ or laboratory based investigation
- Semi-Conductor components to marine engines
- Identification of failure and advice on remedial actions
- Expertise in Marine, Petrochemical, Automotive, Aerospace and Industrial failure investigations
- Metals, polymers, composites, ceramics and other materials
The types of failures we see regularly are:
- Fractures
- Component Failures
- Corrosion
- Errosion
- Deformation
- Pitting
- Contamination
We have the facilities to analyse contaminents for further analysis if required.
Some recent investigations undertaken by Metamet consultants are:
- Investigation of carburisation of tubes in the platformer heater of an oil refinery
- Investigation of weld failures in an offshore flexible riser pipe
- Assessment of condition of boiler tubes in a desalination plant.