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925 Industrial Drive South
Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
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Mailing Address:
Engel Metallurgical Ltd.
PO Box 6100
St. Cloud, MN 56302

E-mail Address:
engelmet@engelmet.com

Phone Numbers:
320-253-7968
1-800-258-7968
Fax: 320-253-7917


Laboratory Services

Engel Metallurgical Ltd. laboratory services ensure the material selected will perform as it should - or will explain why it didn't perform as expected. All laboratory services are performed according to the applicable industrial or government standards. From ASTM standards and Military Standards to your individual specifications, Engel Metallurgical Ltd. will help analyze and document adherence to specifications.

Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy

  • Hitachi 3200N (SEM) and Noran Voyager III (EDS)
  • Microstructural evaluations
Corrosion Testing
  • Development of special tests
  • ASTM and NACE standards
Metallographic Preparation and Examination
  • Conventional mounting and etching
  • Vacuum impregnation mounting
  • Lab and field preparation
  • Replica techniques
  • Photomicrographs

Microstructure Evaluations

  • Grain size determination
  • Heat treatment condition
  • Porosity measurement
Weld Qualification
  • Develop weld procedure specifications.
  • Qualify welders

Hardness Testing
  • Rockwell - all scales for regular and superficial
  • Brinell - lab and field
  • Knoop and diamond pyramid micro-hardness - on mounts or parts

Carburized and Nitrided Case Depth Measurement
  • Total
  • Effective

Mechanical Property Testing
  • Tensile testing - room and elevated temperature
  • Creep testing
  • Wear testing
  • Stress-rupture testing
  • Impact testing
  • Fatigue testing
  • Hydrogen embrittlement testing

Chemical Analyses
  • Alloy ID
  • Quantitative
  • Tramp elements

X-ray Diffraction
  • Phase analyses
  • Residual stress determinations
  • Structure determination

Macro Etching


Photographic Documentation

Coating and Plating Thickness Measurements

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