聚合物失效分析

Polymer failures can occur at any stage of an object’s overall life cycle. Whenever it happens, it can be catastrophic and sometimes result in high financial implications. Element’s polymer failure analysis services investigate the cause of failure so you can implement corrective actions, limit damage and prevent similar re-occurring product failures in future.

我们提供全面的范围failure analysis servicesto many sectors across the globe, including Oil and Gas, Aerospace, Transportation, Construction, Medical Device and Consumer Products.

元件’s state-of-the-art polymer test laboratories utilize proprietary methods and analytical instrumentation to carry out characterization and failure analysis of polymers. We offer a number of different types of polymer failure analysis methods including chemical, physical, mechanical, thermal and elemental.

拥有超过25年的聚合物失效分析经验，我们的订阅专家可以帮助您确定不正确的材料选择，通过隔离聚合物材料的根本原因，不适当的产品设计和制造缺陷，并为您提供可靠的结果和有效的解决问题策略。

Polymer materials Element can provide experience with

• 热塑性塑料
• Composites
• Paints & coatings
• Adhesives & sealants
• Elastomers Polymer failure analysis methods
• 根本原因失败分析（RCFA）
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
• Nuclear Magnetic Spectroscopy (NMR)
• 气相色谱 - 质谱（GC-MS）
• Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
• Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) analysis
• Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA)
• X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) analysis
• Forensic inspection and cataloguing of damaged components (microscopy, SEM)
• Component measurement (dimensions)
• 材料表征（硬度，密度，机械）
• Material-fluid compatibility assessment (fluid exposure vessels; ovens)
• Machining to facilitate inspection and extract test specimens (lathes, saws, CNC)

Example products and components that we investigate as part of polymer failure analysis

• 泵和阀门（球，蝴蝶，压力浮雕，帽，流量控制）
• 软管（沙坑，扼流圈/杀戮，抽样，柴油和饮用水转移，脐带）
• Drilling and production equipment (compressors, plate heat exchangers, packers, BOP, subsea and surface test trees, liner hangers, well tractors, swivels)
• Pipelines for natural gas and chemical processing (coatings, liners)
• Miscellaneous (vent plug, burst disc, pulsation dampener, hammer lug union, pig trap door, dump pit liner, harbor fender, flange gaskets)

我们的聚合物失效分析方法

We have extensive experience of aligning the failed component’s condition with its service environment. This is achieved by working very closely with our clients and gathering relevant data from the field, such as:

• Component location and function (engineering drawings)
• 材料类型和等级（数据表，部分标签）
• Service conditions (fluids, temperature, pressure, duration)
• Design conditions (temperature, pressure, static/dynamic)
• 以前的问题或类似组件