Corrosion Analysis

Bess MTI has a team of highly skilled corrosion engineers that perform a wide range of immersion, high-temperature, and electrochemical tests in our corrosion laboratory. We conduct corrosion tests in salt spray, humidity, acid, and UV environments to investigate corrosion phenomena, such as stress-corrosion cracking, corrosion fatigue, hydrogen embrittlement, pitting, preferential welding corrosion (PWC), and plating failure. We support various industries, including utility, medical, semiconductor, and transportation. Corrosion tests are performed per ASTM, NACE, ISO, ASME, and other specifications.

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ASTM Standards

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• A380 Cleaning and Descaling Stainless Steels

• E3 Standard Metallographic Practice

• F2129 Electrochemical Testing of Surgical Implants

• G44 Alternate Immersion Testing

• G47 Stress Corrosion Cracking of Aluminum

• G61 Cyclic Potentiodynamic Polarization Tests

• G71 Galvanic Couple Test

• G102 Calculation of Corrosion Rates from Electrochemical Measurements

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NACE Standards

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• TM-01-69 Standard Immersion

• TM-01-74 Protective Coatings

• TM-01-77 Sulfide Stress Corrosion

• TM-02-84 Resistance to Stepwise Cracking