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3/18/08 Edition 77, Vol I
  • The Importance of a Materials Science Engineer
  • Roof Failures: The Effect & Cause and Why You Need a Civil Engineer
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  • CED/AAI Wins Contract With U.S. Coast Guard to Perform Human Factors Study
  • Expert Engineers on Insurance Claims: When to Use Them and Why
  • Material Sciences

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    microscope CED Investigative Technologies Inc.'s engineers have performed numerous investigations where a material component has been questioned as the primary or accessory in the cause of an accident. CED's metallurgists and chemists study material components to evaluate the specific properties of the material as well as investigate if there were any pre-existing defects. CED's engineers have been involved in investigating all types of materials including, metals, plastics, rubber, glass, chemicals and more. These experts utilize CED's state-of-the-art laboratory equipped with different types of equipment to test the composition or chemical makeup of the material, to examine stress and strength or to identify a defect.

    Our services include:

    • Defect detection and effect investigation
    • Composite evaluation
    • Laboratory testing of metals, plastics, glass, chemicals
    • Material characterization
    • Quality and strength testing of materials
    • Experimental stress analysis
    • Fatigue and fracture mechanics analysis

    Technical equipment for testing includes:

    • Optical Microscope
    • Electron Microscope
    • Fourier Transform Infrared (FR-IR) Spectrometer
    • Tensile Testing Machines
    • Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS)

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