Microstructure

  • A microscopic view of fractured and irregularly shaped particles, likely mineral or metal debris, with a scale bar indicating 0.10 mm for size reference.

    10kt Gold Sheet Material @200X

  • Microscopic image of fragmented material with cracks and lines, labeled with scale bar of 0.10 mm

    Cobalt Alloy

  • Close-up of a micrometer measuring a metal object, showing measurement markings.

    Galvanized Coating

  • micrograph of inconel 718 steel sample showing grain boundaries

    Inconel 718 Cast

  • Micrograph of flake graphite as polished showing structure

    Interdendritic Flake Graphite (as polished)

  • Microscopic view of a material with numerous small, irregular dark spots and cracks on a light background.

    Aluminum with Si Precipitates

  • Black and white microscopic image of ductile cast iron showing ferrite pearlite grain structure

    Ductile Cast Iron Ferrite-Pearlite

  • A microscopic view of a ferrite at prior austenite grain boundaries steel metal

    Ferrite at Prior Austenite Grain Boundary

  • Microscopic cross section of Haynes 188 alloy showing grain boundaries

    Haynes 188

  • metallograph image showing grain structure of 304L stainless steel, microstructure

    304L Stainless Steel, 200X

Fractures

  • Fracture Initiation, failure analysis, backscatter image

    Fracture Initiation 50x

  • crack in a metal part, bainite and martensite, we determined that the crack existed prior to heat treating, failure analysis

    Crack in Bainite and Martensite

  • scanning electron microscope image of fractured welded wire, failure analysis aerospace

    Fracture Surface on Welded Wire, 500X

  • fracture edge of metal part, failure analysis

    Fracture Edge, BEI

  • microscopic view of failure in metal part, crack after heat treatment

    Crack after Heat Treatment, 75X

  • metal failure, microscopic image with scanning electron microscope, fracture surface

    Fracture Surface, SEM 100X

  • scanning electron microscope image of fracture features

    Fracture Features, SEM 50X

  • Lab created fracture image using scanning electron microscope backscatter emissions image

    Lab Created Fracture, BEI 500X

  • scanning electron microscope SEM image of fractured wire, failure analysis

    Fractured Wire, SEM

  • metallurical failure analysis manufacturing, image SEM

    Shaft Fracture, BEI 1500X

  • Stem failure surface failure analysis, production downtime, expedited testing

    Stem Fracture Surface, SEM 1000X

Joining Methods

  • microscopic image of two metal parts joined with a weld, showing grain structure

    Weld

  • cross section of an electron beam weld showing grain structure

    Electron Beam Weld, 12.5X

  • microscopic image of two austentitic stainless steel sheet metal parts joined by fillet weld

    Fillet Weld in Austenitic Stainless Steel Sheet, 12.5X

  • Laser beam weld showing grain structure and void for quality control process verifcation

    Laser Beam Weld, 100X

Corrosion

  • pulp and paper hot water pipe defect failure analysis

    Corrosion in Hot Water Pipe Tube, 100X

  • Bronze corrosion failure analysis color metallography

    Corrosion of Bronze, 500X

  • Pitting corrosion failure analysis, caustic working environment

    Pitting Corrosion, 50X

  • SCC stress corrosion cracking hot water pipe stainless steel

    Stress Corrosion Cracking in Hot Water Pipe, 100X

Defects

  • "Alpha case" in the context of titanium and EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining) refers to a brittle, oxygen-enriched layer that forms on the surface of titanium alloys when exposed to heat, particularly during manufacturing processes like EDM.

    Alpha Case on Titanium

  • "Alpha case" in the context of titanium and EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining) refers to a brittle, oxygen-enriched layer that forms on the surface of titanium alloys when exposed to heat, particularly during manufacturing processes like EDM.

    Alpha Case on Titanium

  • phases of metal, manufacturing failure analysis

    Carburization in Nickel, 500X

  • EDM Electrical Discharge Machining Recast layer machining

    EDM Recast Layer on A286 Fe Superalloy

  • Electrical Discharge Machining EDM Recast layer defect machining

    EDM Recast Layer on Titanium, 500X

  • laser weld interdendritic cracking defect

    Laser Weld Interdendritic Cracking, 200X

  • Recast Layer, EDM electrical discharge machining secondary phase embrittlement

    Recast Layer

  • EDM Recast layer crack

    EDM Recast Layer with Cracks into Base

  • Hydrogen embrittlement steels (and other metals and alloys) can be embrittled by environmental conditions, copper, failure analysis

    Hydrogen Embrittlement in Copper

  • IGO failure analysis case hardened steel low alloy

    Intergranular Oxidation in Case Hardened Layer of 8620 LA Steel

  • braze failure quality control LME failure analysis

    Liquid Metal Embrittlement in Tube

Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)

  • zinc phosphate crystals plating SEM image

    1500X

  • dendritic 3D printed metal, advanced manufacturing process verification

    Dendritic Structure of 3D Printed 316L Stainless Steel, SEM 10000X

  • powder alloy microscopic spheres of metal, scanning electron microscope, advanced manufacturing process verification

    Alloy in Powdered Form, SEM 1000X

  • BEI SEM Backscatter electron image showing graph of elemental composition metal coating FE NI MO

    Backscatter Electron Image, 500X

  • BEI SEM Backscatter electron image showing graph of elemental composition metal coating FE NI MO

    Backscatter Electron Image, 500X