Skystone laboratory conducts numerous services to support
the industry and provide recommendations for failure prevention:
- Cut-out Evaluation
- Failure Analysis
- Fitness-for Service Evaluation
- Expert Witnessing/Litigation
Failure Analysis / Root Cause Investigation:
- Mechanical Failures
- Corrosion Failures
- Stress - Corrosion Cracking
- Complicated Failures
Various experimental techniques are used in resolving different
cases:
- Non- Destructive Testing (NDT)
- Optical Microscopy
- Metallography
- X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)
- Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
- Mechanical Testing
- Corrosion Testing
- Failure Modeling
- Fracture Mechanics
- Finite Element Analysis
We have experience analyzing failures of different materials:
- Carbon Steel
- Stainless Steel
- Plastics
- Rubbers
- Ceramics
- Composite Materials
Equipment:
- Pipelines, Casing/Tubing
- Pressure Vessels
- Facility Equipment
- Downhole Equipment
Pipeline Failures:
- Steel Pipes
- Plastic Liners
- Fiberglass Pipes
- Multi-layer Composite Pipes
