METALLURGICAL MATERIAL TESTING

Acquiring a perfect knowledge of material components in products, equipment or facilities throughout their life cycle

In the industrial sector, clients and stakeholders have strong technical performance and reliability requirements for the material components from which their products, equipment or facilities are made. Monitoring is needed at all key steps of the life cycle: design, sourcing, completion and maintenance.

What is Metallurgical Material Testing?
Bureau Veritas helps its clients in the industrial sector acquire a perfect knowledge of the metals and alloys which are the components of their products, equipment or facilities, throughout their life cycle. The following services are proposed, either on site or in laboratories:
- Measures and tests to check compliance and quality of material components
o Non destructive testing (NDT)
o Chemical analysis, mechanical testing, specialist metallurgical analysis of equipment and facilities
-Periodic quality follow-up and verification of manufacturing methods and processes including forging, tooling, thermal and chemical treatment, and coatings
-Assessment of potential rust situations and breakdown causes:
o Identification of rusted areas and rust causes
o Explanation of part breakdown or part degradation
- Specific advisory and studies (welding, bonding, fatigue)

What are the key benefits?
- Choose most appropriate material components at development stage
- Assurance of compliance and compatibility of material components
- Ensure performance, reliability and safety proofing of products, equipment and facilities at any stage of their life cycle
- Assess material components' life expectancy and behaviour when being used
- Optimize maintenance breaks to minimize duration and cost
- Gain a deeper understanding of potential or actual incidents/accidents, to implement avoidance strategies