Element Materials Technology

Element has the experts to help you manage and resolve any material or product failure problems that you have. 

Element’s highly experienced team scientists, engineers and technicians possess hundreds of ‘man years’ in carrying out detailed failure analyses that have occurred as a result of; material defects, fracture, errant heat treatments, overloading, fatigue, corrosion, embrittlement and environmental damage. 

Our Engaged Experts will work with you to determine the root cause of the failure and provide you with detailed insights and recommendations to prevent the failure from occurring again, regardless of its original cause.

Our forensic investigation, engineering and failure analysis expertise covers a wide range of materials and uses an extensive range of proven techniques and applications. Our materials expertise covers wrought, cast and powder metals, cast irons, steels, aluminum, nickel, titanium, copper, magnesium, molybdenum, carbon steel, polymers, rubbers, elastomers and composites.

It is the combination of our expertise in materials selection and application, manufacturing processes, fracture mechanics and the impact the actual service environment can have on a material or product that enables Element to rapidly deliver comprehensive answers to services’ failures and resolutions to future manufacturing challenges.