Materials Failure Analysis & Performance Testing

Minton, Treharne & Davies Materials Science Consultancy Services – Materials Failure Analysis and Investigation

MTD’s Expert Material Scientists and Metallurgists provide proactive, innovative investigations into material related performance and failures. We support our clients with Root Cause Failure Analysis through to appearing as Expert Witnesses.

The science of engineering materials is a vast and an ever-expanding subject, and requires the experience, education and expertise to match the demand of modern industry. The MTD materials science consultancy team possess the knowledge and skill to meet these demands, supported up by the diverse and capable MTD laboratories.

MTD’s Expert Materials Scientists possess a wide ranging and in-depth knowledge and experience of many engineering materials and applications. All possess degree level qualifications and have worked in R&D, engineering, scientific and manufacturing industries. Their forensic experience and logical approach to our clients’ enquiries combined with their knowledge and experience, supported by the modern, well-equipped MTD materials laboratory and mechanical testing facility delivers an all-encompassing package of solution providing expertise.

Our materials scientists have experience of a wide range of materials including (but not limited to) composites, coatings, ceramics, polymers and complex multi-materials structures. Modern engineering often demands greater and greater material capabilities; resulting in the use of innovative combinations of old materials or previously unproven materials. These can present complex investigation problems and require diverse expertise and testing requirements to reach a correct solution.

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Root Cause Investigation & Analysis

Materials Science Consultancy is often founded on non-standard approaches to problems. Few problems arise where a simple pass/fail test to recognised standards will determine the root cause. Investigations into material properties, chemistries and the devising of unique case-specific tests may be required to reach a robust conclusion.

MTD has years of experience of taking this type of approach, in particular the devising of new tests and, where necessary, designing, building and testing materials in innovative ways.

Our consultants can provide expert witness evidence at arbitrations or in court. We support our clients through the initial root cause investigation and analysis, the compilation of technical court reports and attendance at arbitration or court to give expert witness evidence.

Our multi-disciplined consultants often work together to provide a seamless partnership, for example, if a pipeline has failed from through thickness corrosion, our materials consultants will work in conjunction with our consultant chemists and microbiologists to find the route cause; whilst environmental scientists might investigate the effect of the released chemicals on the local environment.

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Peter Moore
Technical Director - Materials Science
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