METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
SAMAC's mechanical and material engineers, and consultants, approach problems with the wide range of training and experience needed to provide our clients with the right answers. Areas of expertise include the following:
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Analysis and prevention of failures of mechanical equipment
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Welding engineering
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Nondestructive examination, laboratory testing, computer modeling
- Failure mechanisms investigated: fatigue, fracture, distortion, wear, erosion, corrosion, embrittlement and creep
For additional information, please call Gilles Amirault at 403-243-2238.
SEM photograph showing transition from brittle (top half) to ductile (bottom half) fracture
Brittle fracture with origin at thread