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Across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore

RTI’s Headquarters & Research Center

RTI conducts both standard & customized testing for many industries

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Live streaming and video recording, in-house AV systems, and inspection lighting and tools.

RTI conducts both standard and customized testing for many industries, serving a diverse base of industry, legal, and government entities. Metals, ceramics, plastics, and composites are tested to a variety of industry-specific standards. In addition, RTI has a full in-house machine shop and can fabricate test samples in a variety of sizes and configurations.

Our Capabilities

Compliance Management

Product Safety

Component Liability

Structural Defects

Failure Assessments

Quality Control

Adequacy of Design

Material Identification

Patent Disputes

Material Failure Analysis

The engineers in RTI’s metallurgical laboratory perform various types of microstructure and macrostructure examinations, corrosion analysis and microhardness testing. They can evaluate defects, determine structural features, identify alloys, evaluate the effects of heat treatments, and ensure materials conform to required specifications. Root cause failure analysis services are also provided when performance issues occur with metal products.

Welds, fasteners, gears

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pistons in aircraft, automobiles & cranes

stress & cracking

hydrogen embrittlement

Spectroscopy (EDS)

Hardness measurements (Knoop, Vickers, Rockwell, Brinell)

brittle fracture

ductile overload

manufacturing & design deficiencies 

MACHINE SHOP

DROP TESTING LAB

JOINT INSPECTION LAB

EVIDENCE STORAGE

Climate Controlled & Non-climate controlled

OPEN BAY (HIGH CEILING) TEST AREA

METALLURGICAL SAMPLE PREP LAB

TEST & MEASUREMENTS LAB

BATTERY TESTING / WET CHEMISTRY LAB

ELECTRICAL LAB

MICROSCOPY LAB

IMAGING STUDIO

Additional Equipment

Abrasive and Diamond Cut-off Saws

Heat Treating Furnaces

Automatic Polishing Equipment

Dedicated Etchant Fume Hood

Macro and micro digital imaging

Light Optical Microscopes, both Stereo and Monocular

CNC Machine

Wind Tunnel

Gantry Crane with 2000 pound capacity

Natural Gas Testing Rig

Wall Simulation Testing Rig

Impact Rig

Drop Testing Rig

Capabilities

Specimen fabrication for destructive testing

Cross-section & mount samples

Metallography

Microstructural Evaluation & feature analysis

Grain size, carbide precipitation

Macro and micro digital imaging

Energy-dispersive X-ray 

Spectroscopy (EDS)

Hardness measurements (Knoop, Vickers, Rockwell, Brinell)

Chemical analysis

Mechanical testing

Field metallographic replication (FMR)

Fracture mode determination

Corrosion

Product analysis and corrosion mechanism identification

Analysis

Metals, Plastics, & Ceramics

Failure Mode Identification

Corrosion, Mechanical Damage, Welding, Fabrication, Materials Selection, and Heat Treatment

Joint Inspection for Multiple Parties

Metal & Material Evaluation

Performance Tests & Failure Analysis

Battery Overcharging & Thermal Runaway

Drop Testing: Measuring Impact & Velocity

Electrical & Electronics Testing