Damage Mechanisms Inspections
Damage Mechanisms Inspections focus on identifying and evaluating specific degradation processes that can compromise asset integrity over time. MISTRAS delivers inspection programs designed around known damage mechanisms, helping operators address risks associated with materials, operating conditions, and service environments that require specialized inspection attention.
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Insight into degradation processes that affect long-term integrity
Understanding how and why damage develops is critical to effective asset management. Damage Mechanisms Inspections provide insight into degradation behavior over time, supporting more informed inspection planning, monitoring strategies, and long-term integrity decisions.
Damage Mechanisms Inspections are designed around specific failure mechanisms rather than general condition screening. This targeted approach helps align inspection activities with known risks based on materials, operating conditions, and service history.
By concentrating on specific damage mechanisms, these inspections support earlier identification of degradation before widespread damage occurs. This enables more informed evaluation and planning compared to generalized inspection methods.
Understanding how damage mechanisms develop and progress supports more effective inspection intervals and monitoring strategies. This insight helps inform maintenance planning and long-term asset integrity management.
The right solution for every asset challenge
Explore our Damage Mechanisms Inspection services below and contact MISTRAS to develop inspection programs tailored to specific degradation risks and operating conditions.
High Temperature Hydrogen Attack (HTHA) Programs
HTHA inspection programs support the evaluation of assets operating in high-temperature hydrogen environments where material degradation may occur over time. These programs apply specialized inspection techniques and monitoring strategies to identify damage associated with hydrogen exposure and support ongoing asset integrity assessments.
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Hydrogen Induced Cracking (HIC) & Stress-Oriented HIC (SOHIC)
HIC and SOHIC inspections focus on identifying cracking associated with hydrogen exposure in susceptible materials. These inspections support the evaluation of material condition in environments where hydrogen-related damage mechanisms may impact asset reliability.
Field Metallurgical Replication (FMR)
Field Metallurgical Replication supports on-site evaluation of material microstructure to assess material condition and degradation. This technique is used to examine microstructural changes associated with damage mechanisms without removing material from service.
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