IMR Test Labs has performed thousands of coating metallography examinations on thermal spray, plasma spray and diffusion coatings. While the majority of our coating analysis customers are from the aerospace industry, a significant number of customers now come from other industries such as automotive, biomedical, and fuel cell.

Diffusion and thermal spray coating analysis presents unique sample preparation and evaluation issues. For that reason, IMR has developed a comprehensive training program 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 assure that accurate diffusion, thermal spray, and plasma spray coating analysis results are obtained every time. For more information about our coating metallography capabilities, contact:

George Wildridge (Director of Metallurgical Engineering in NY), or
Doug Puerta (Laboratory Director in OR)

Our coating metallography testing services include:

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Training:

Thermal Barrier Coating, 250X

• Pratt & Whitney endorsed training program available both on-site and at customer facilities

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Equipment:

WC-Co Hard Coating, 626X

• 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 metallography evaluation experience in excess of 50 years
• Thousands of completed coating evaluations to aerospace specifications

Approvals:

CrC25 Chromium Carbide Hard Coating, 626X

• Boeing
• GE
• NADCAP
• PWA
• Sikorsky

Specifications:

Tensile Bond Strength Testing

• LPF-QAR-1270/1271 (military)
• PWA-53
• PWA-70
• PWA-73
• NAVAIR 2-1-111
• And Others