Corrosion Testing
Materials Technology Associates specializes in the use of electrochemical techniques to study corrosion problems, and to evaluate the corrosion resistance of a wide range of materials from carbon steel and stainless steel to titanium and tantalum.
Our corrosion lab includes a Gamry potentiostat and a number of corrosion cells, which allows us to to test a wide range of sample configurations. Temperature control over the tests is provided by chillers and water baths.
Potentiostat and Corrosion Cell
Corrosion tests are carried out in accordance with ASTM or SEMI standards, or can be modified to study specific problems. A small sampling of the tests we can provide is below. Please contact us with any of your corrosion testing needs, and we will be happy to put together a test plan for you.
Corrosion cells for testing plate materials (left) and medical devices (right)
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Standard tests include: |
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G-31
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Laboratory Immersion Corrosion |
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G-48
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Pitting and Crevice Corrosion Testing of Stainless Steels in Ferric Chloride |
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G-59
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Potentiodynamic Polarization Resistance |
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G-150
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Electrochemical Critical Pitting Temperature Testing of Stainless Steels (see example below) |
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ASTM F2129
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Standard Test Method to Determine Corrosion Susceptibility of Small Implant Devices |
ASTM-G150 Example
