Element offers chemical processing services for a range of materials and applications. Whether it’s preparing a material for testing or applying post-production treatment, our chemical processing methods are carefully designed to provide the highest quality in the industry.
Our staff receive advanced chemical processing training, and are highly skilled at controlling processing solutions, allowing us to minimize errors and variations. Element’s services are all created to meet engineering requirements that are critical to a product’s function and performance.
Element’s Chemical Processing Methods
Our chemical processing methods cover a variety of services, including etching (link to etching page) and cleaning of products and materials. Some of the applications for these methods include:
- Pre-penetrant etching of titanium, aluminum, magnesium, stainless steels, and nickel-based alloys for non-destructive testing
- Macro etching of super nickel and titanium alloys for grain size measurements and defect solutions
- Passivation of stainless steels for corrosion resistance
- Alkaline cleaning for non-ferrous materials
Element is a recognized leader in materials testing and inspection. Our chemical processing methods and technology are among the best available, and have achieved the highest standards of quality in the industry.
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Our capabilities
Our Materials Testing Services
Abrasion and Wear Testing
Aerospace Fasteners
Aircraft Interiors Flammability Testing
Chemical Analysis
Chemical Processing
Composite Testing
Computed Tomography
Contamination Testing
Corrosion Testing
Die Steel Qualification
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis
Eddy Current Inspection
Etching
Expert Witness Services
Failure Analysis
Fastener Testing
Fatigue Testing
FEA
Foam Testing
FTIR
Fractography Services
Fracture Toughness
Fuels and Lubricants Testing
Hardness Testing
Impact
Liquid Penetrant Inspection
Magnetic Particle
Material Properties
Mechanical Testing
Metallurgical Testing
NDT Field Services
Nondestructive Testing and Inspection
Nonmetals Failure Analysis
Nonmetal Mechanical Testing
Nonmetal Testing
On-site metallographic examination
Paint and Coating Material Testing Services
Passivation
Polymer Matrix Composite Testing
Polymer Testing Services
Positive Material Identification
Radiographic Inspection
Residual Stress Measurement
Residue Analysis
Sour Service Corrosion Testing
Stress Rupture and Creep Testing
Stress Strain Analysis
Tensile Testing
Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
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