Automotive, Transportation and Marine Industries

Failure Analysis – Forensic Engineering

The transportation industry is made up of automotive, marine, aerospace, railroad and many more. The United Stated depends on the transportation industry to provide everything from delivery, day to day transportation, flights, vacationing, entertainment and more.

Metallurgical Technologies (MTi) routinely performs Metallurgical Analysis for various sections of the transportation industry. We specialize in rapid response with prompt report turnaround. When the root cause of the metallurgical product failure is identified, results are communicated immediately. Recommendations can be made to help prevent future failures. Failures in the transportation industry often lead to insurance and legal claims. MTi specializes in insurance claim investigations and can provide litigation support.

We also perform expert consulting for failure analysis, litigation and forensic engineering.

Below are several case study reports from the automotive, transportation and marine industries in which we service. All client information has been removed from these reports for confidentiality reasons.

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Forensic examination of a failed component can prevent recurring failures, help with preventive detection, and suggest remedies. If you have a component failure that you would like investigated, just take a moment to fill in our information request form and we’ll gladly give you an estimate.

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Failure Analysis Services

Determine cause of failure & recommend ways to prevent future recurrence.

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Corrosion Investigation

Determine cause of material degradation that reduces life expectancy.

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SEM/EDS
Micro-Analysis

Verify fracture mechanism & initiation. Microstructure composition and imaging.

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Metallography Services

Reveals grain structure, thermo mechanical processing & flaw and defect characteristics.

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