Coating Failure Analysis
Paint Inspection Ltd have years of experience in coating failure analysis, and we pride ourselves on our highly-qualified investigation team. Our ICorr Level 3 and M ICorr team have many years experience and are able to carry out coating failure analysis on various applications and environments to suit your needs.
Coating Failure Investigation
When conducting coating failure investigation, facts must be gathered, analysed, explored, and studied to make a knowledgeable determination. Because of this, first hand field experience is of the utmost importance.
To investigate a failure, and analyse the conditions that promoted the failure, important information must be collected on the failed paint or coating. Background information on the coating type and application procedure, the service history and environment, and physical evidence of the failed coating are necessary to determine why, how, when, and where a failure may have occurred.
If these answers are provided during the course of the investigation, future failures may be better understood or possibly prevented.
The conditions that promoted the failure are essential in identifying the underlying factors that may have initiated the failure. Other elements that may not be readily acknowledged in failure analysis, yet are no less important, are common sense, a critical and unbiased mode of thinking, experience, knowledge, and experimental observation.
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We conduct coating failure analysis in a number of industries, including:
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If you have a coating failure and require an Independent Investigation and report then please contact us for a professional and expert approach to your failure problems.
Paint Inspection Ltd are a Coating Inspection and Surveying Company that provides a rapid, first-class service to clients by providing highly qualified Inspectors using our unique and innovative online reporting system.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Coating failure is the reduction or loss of a coating’s bond between coats and the structure. This includes situations when it no longer protects the object’s surface, no longer looks inkeeping with the rest of the structure, or does not provide other functions. This also applies when a coating starts to become corrosive.
Coating tests can be performed using different instruments, such as universal testing machines, peel testers, hardness testers, scratch testers, and tribometers. Mechanical tests can reveal the adhesion of the coating, as well as its resistance to deformation, cracking, and wear. It is always best to use a professional inspection service to ensure the tests are carried out correctly.
Our inspectors have the following qualifications:
- ISO 9001 Qualified
- ICorr and NACE Level 2 Inspectors
- ICorr and NACE level 3 Senior Inspectors