About our website Accreditations Careers Doing Business Intro to IMR Key Staff w/ Bios News Newsletters Sitemap Why IMR   Accelerated Weathering Chemical Analysis Cleanliness Testing Corrosion Testing CPSIA Lead and Phthalate Testing Electronics Testing Failure Analysis Fatigue Testing Litigation Support Services Machine Shop Services Mechanical Testing Metallurgical Analysis Polymer Testing Product Testing Services Plating and Coating Analysis RoHS Testing Thermal Spray Coating Analysis Weld Testing   Aerospace Adhesives Automotive Chemical Processing Composites Defense Electronics General Manufacturing Heavy Equipment Litigation Medical Devices Petrochemical Plastics Manufacturing Power Generation   Downloadable Pamphlets Materials Testing Articles Standards Training Courses Training Courses - Singapore Links Useful Tables   Material Testing News Material Testing Jobs	Home > What We Do > Corrosion Testing Lab CORROSION TESTING Corrosion, in its myriad forms, costs industry and manufacturing in the neighborhood of $3.5 billion annually. The experts at IMR Test Labs can offer testing and consultation services to provide failure and root cause analysis to identify and mitigate costly field and plant failures.  Our corrosion testing experts can also offer insight on materials selection, designed to pre-empt corrosion effects on metal, plastic and composite components. We can identify corrodents and other environmental variables that are directly responsible for corrosion attack.  We have a history of addressing complicated corrosion issues including stress corrosion cracking, microbial induced corrosion, environmental stress cracking, and many other mechanisms. Whether it’s an exotic prosthetic material or petroleum storage tank, our broad array of analytical capabilities (SEM-EDS, Ion Chromatography, GC/MS, FTIR and more) and a talented team of experienced failure analysts who know what’s at stake, we are committed to preventing or solving your corrosion problem and providing you with the answers you need....on time! That is our commitment. The IMR corrosion testing lab helps you estimate component service life, compare candidate materials in your service environment, and help screen your materials and their condition. Supplement your corrosion testing with chemical analysis, metallurgical, mechanical, failure analysis, and environmental simulation (e.g. salt spray testing).  June 23, 2011 - We are pleased to announce that we now offer Slow Strain Rate testing to ASTM G129.  Contact us today for more information or to discuss your test plan. For more information on the capabilities of our corrosion testing lab, contact: Neil Burns (Mgr - Failure Analysis & Metallurgical Engineering in NY), or Tom Ackerson (Director of Metallurgy in KY). Or, request a start-up kit and literature to learn more about the IMR corrosion testing lab. CORROSION TESTING TRI-FOLD PAMPHLETS (.pdf) Corrosion Analysis & Environmental Simulation Fastener Testing	SEARCH         Request a Startup Kit Request a Quote Get Sample Submittal Forms Ask a Question Call Us Tell a Colleague     Learn more about Neil Burns, Manager of Failure Analysis and Metallurgical Engineering Learn more about Thomas Ackerson, P.E. - Director of Metallurgy in Louisville, KY
	Mercurous Nitrate Testing   Corrosion Analysis • General and Pitting Corrosion Testing • Corrosion Cracking Testing of Metals (SCC) and Plastics (ESC) • Heat & Fluid Aging • Dezincification Testing of Brasses • Residual and Assembly Stress Testing of Copper Alloys • Sensitization Testing of Austenitic and Ferritic Stainless Steels • Passivation Testing of Medical Components • Determining Corrosion Rates of Metals and Corrosiveness of Fluids Using Electrochemical and Immersion Test Techniques • Evaluation of Duplex Stainless Steels • Formicary (Ant’s Nest) Corrosion of Copper Tubing • Corrosiveness of Drywall • Mercurous Nitrate Testing • Slow Strain Rate Testing - New   We now offer Slow Strain Rate testing to ASTM G129.  We can test all types of metallic materials in a wide range of liquids at temperatures from ambient to 100°C.  This test method is used to determine the susceptibility of materials to Stress Corrosion Cracking or Environmetally Assisted Cracking by simulating in-service mechanical stresses, aggressive environments and temepratures.  Contact Bill DeLaurier today to learn more about our capabilities, or to discuss your test plan. Hot Caustic Stress Corrosion Cracking Test   Accelerated Weathering  • Salt Spray Testing • Temperature & Humidity Chambers • Water Fog • Cyclic Corrosion • CASS Testing • QUV Exposure • SO2 Exposure • SO2/CO2 Exposure • Solvent Exposure • Taber Abrasion/Wear Resistance • Chip Resistance • Tape Adhesion • Peel Testing • Electrical Resistivity Testing Electrochemical Corrosion Test Setup    Dezincification   Microbial Induced Corrosion on a Failed Valve
	Designation Title A262 Detecting Susceptibility to Intergranular Attack in Austenitic Stainless Steels A763 Detecting Susceptibility to Intergranular Attack in Ferritic Stainless Steels A923 Detecting Susceptibility to Intergranular Phase in Wrought Duplex Austenitic/Ferritic Stainless Steels B154 Mercurous Nitrate Test for Copper and Copper Alloys B858 Determining Susceptibility of Stress Corrosion Cracking in Copper Alloys using an Ammonia Vapor Test G5 Standard Reference Test Method for Making Potentiostatic and Potentiodynamic Anodic Polarization Measurements G28 Detecting Susceptibility to Intergranular Attack in Wrought Nickel-Rich Chromium Bearing Alloys G30 Making and using U-Bend Stress Corrosion Test Specimens G34 Exfoliation Corrosion Susceptibility in 2xxx and 7xxx Series Aluminum Alloys (EXCO Test) G36 Evaluating Stress Corrosion Cracking Resistance of Metals and Alloys in Boiling Magnesium Chloride Solution G37 Use of Mattsson's Solution of pH 7.2 to Evaluate the Stress Corrosion Cracking Susceptibility of Copper/Zinc Alloys G38 Making and Using C-Ring Stress Corrosion Test Specimens G48 Pitting and Crevice Corrosion Resistance of Stainless Steels and Related Alloys by Use of Ferric Chloride Solution G58 Preparation of Stress Corrosion Test Specimens for Weldments G66 Visual Assessment of Exfoliation Corrosion Susceptibility of 5xxx Series Aluminum Alloys (ASSET Test) G67 Determining the Susceptibility to Intergranular Corrosion of 5xxx Series Aluminum Alloys by Mass Loss after Exposure to Nitric Acid (NAMLT Test) G103 Performing a Stress Corrosion Cracking Test of Low Copper Containing Al-Zn-Mg Alloys in Boiling 6% Sodium Chloride Solution G110  Evaluating Intergranular Corrosion Resistance of heat Treatable Aluminum Alloys by Immersion in Sodium Chloride and Hydrogen Peroxide G123  Evaluating Stress Corrosion Cracking of Stainless Alloys with Different Nickel Contents in Boiling Acidifed Sodium Chloride Solution G129 Standard Practice for Slow Strain Rate Testing to Evaluate the Susceptibility of Metallic Materials to Environmentally Assisted Cracking