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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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
wire rope
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