IMR Test Labs has performed thousands of metallurgical examinations on thermal spray coatings, plasma spray coatings and diffusion coatings. While the majority of our customers are from the aerospace industry, a significant number of customers now come from other industries such as automotive, biomedical, and fuel cell.
Thermal spray and diffusion coatings present unique sample preparation and evaluation issues. For that reason, IMR has developed a comprehensive training pogram titled "Aerospace Metallography and Coating Evaluation". This program, developed jointly with and endorsed by Pratt & Whitney, is offered at IMR throughout the year.
IMR's training, experience, and equipment assures that accurate results are obtained every time. For more information about our capabilities, contact:
Doug Puerta (Director Metallurgical Engineering in NY), Dave Mohr (Senior Metallurgist / Failure Analyst in KY), or Gregg Anderson (Technical Sales in SC).
• Vacuum assisted mounting equipment • Fluorescent dye mounting media for accurate porosity measurement • Struer's Autopolishers for consistent preparation with no preparation-introduced defects • Research quality metallographs, equipped with digital cameras and image analysis software • SEM/EDS and full Chemical analysis laboratory available for process problem solving and powder analysis
Experience:
Tungsten Carbide-Cobalt "Splat", 1000X SEM
• Ten degreed Metallurgists on staff • Two GE Central Coatings Laboratory (CCL) trained Metallographers • Six Metallographic Technicians on staff • Combined coating evaluation experience in excess of 50 years • Thousands of completed coating evaluations to aerospace specifications
