NMC has worked on over 100 failure analysis and metallurgical consulting projects. Projects ranged in complexity and duration. All projects large or small received the same attention to detail and comprehensive analysis.
Below are a few examples of past projects. Company names have been omitted to protect privacy.
- Analysis of hot corrosion failure in aircraft gas turbine compressor blades
- Analysis of a fatigue fractured prop from a twin engine small aircraft
- Erosion-corrosion failure of a municipal water pump
- Corrosion Failure of an SUV fuel pump
- Cold solder joint failure in an electronic circuit
- Corrosion failure of a 20,000 gallon above ground storage tank holding gasoline
- Overload failure of a cast aluminum automotive control arm
- Corrosion fatigue failure of an ATV handlebar
- Fatigue fracture of HAZ in an aluminum bicycle frame
- Adhesive wear failure of lubrication starved transmission gears
- Overload failure of snubber piston rods used in large airport bag handling system
- Materials selection for a deep (water) well drill
- Development of a self lubricating coating for rolling sliding contact conditions
- Wear performance analysis of proprietary alloys used in heavy digging machinery
- Analysis of NiTi failure in a medical device
