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Services > Material Identification & Failure Analysis
Failures of components or structures in industry give significant effect on continuity of production flow, which means it is potential to get financial , time and possibly human life lost. Failure of components or structures could be caused by either wrong material selections, bad fabrication or assembly, or improper operational procedure during services.
In addition, every plant component or structures is designed for limited life span which depends on the operating condition as well as the maintenance program. The life span will vary acording to the component type. Generally the design life span is less than the absolute life span of its components in which any damage will be beyond repair. For a given operating condition, the economical life can be extended, provided that the remaining life has been known.
One of SATOIL services is to identify materials and classify them to the standard specifications by chemical composition test, metallography examinations, hardness test, tensile and bending test. Then, if required, SATOIL can perform failure analysis so that the remaining life of components or structures can be assessed by special methods which enable to estimate the reliability of plant components whether they remain safe during certain operation period.
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