Failure Analysis
Our experts conduct comprehensive failure analysis to determine the root causes of equipment or material failures. Using advanced metallurgical techniques, we help clients prevent recurrence, improve design performance, and enhance safety.
Identifying why failures occur to help prevent them from happening again.
Through our association with TCR, BIEWU provides specialized Failure Analysis and Root Cause Investigation services to evaluate failures in materials, components and industrial equipment.
TCR's failure-study capabilities extend across a range of industrial assets and operating environments.
From Failure Identification to Actionable Insight
By combining inspection, laboratory testing, metallurgy, corrosion expertise and engineering assessment, failure analysis provides clients with technical information to understand material and equipment failures and support informed decisions on corrective actions, maintenance and asset integrity.
TCR's broader Asset Integrity Consulting portfolio also includes Failure and Root Cause Analysis, Pipeline Integrity, Engineering Critical Analysis, Fitness for Service and Remaining Life Assessment, allowing failure investigations to be connected with wider asset-integrity requirements
BIEWU provides specialized Failure Analysis and Root Cause Investigation services to evaluate failures in materials, components and industrial equipment.
Comprehensive Failure Investigation
Failure analysis is used to investigate the condition of failed or deteriorated components and determine the factors contributing to the failure. Depending on the requirement, the investigation can draw on TCR's laboratory and engineering capabilities, including:
Metallurgical Evaluation – Macro and micro examination, SEM/EDS analysis, optical microscopy and microstructure characterization.
Mechanical Testing – Tensile, bend, impact, hardness, fatigue and fracture-toughness testing.
Material & Chemical Analysis – Material composition assessment using techniques including XRF, OES, ICP and AAS.
Corrosion Studies – Evaluation of pitting, intergranular corrosion, chloride stress corrosion, HIC/SSC, SOHIC and other corrosion-related damage mechanisms.
NDT & Inspection – Conventional and advanced inspection techniques to assess defects, cracks, wall loss and other deterioration.
Engineering Assessment – Supporting services including remaining-life assessment, Fitness-for-Service and engineering analysis.
These testing and assessment capabilities are detailed within TCR's material testing and corrosion service portfolio.
Industrial Applications
TCR's failure-study capabilities extend across a range of industrial assets and operating environments.
From Failure Identification to Actionable Insight
By combining inspection, laboratory testing, metallurgy, corrosion expertise and engineering assessment, failure analysis provides clients with technical information to understand material and equipment failures and support informed decisions on corrective actions, maintenance and asset integrity.
