Corporate Office & Lab David N.

French Metallurgists
2681 Coral Ridge Rd
Brooks, KY 40109
Phone: 502.955.9847
SERVICES
Fax: 502.957.5441
Dissimilar Metal Weld
• Visual inspection
Basic Boiler Tube Analysis • Sample preparation
• Visual inspection • Metallography
• Photography • Condition of weld on tube-to-tube & lug-to-tube welds
• Sample preparation • Illustrate weld defects
• Ring dimensional and hardness measurements ID Deposit Analysis
• Pit depth measurements • Elemental analysis by energy dispersive spectroscopy
• Stereomicroscopy (EDS)
• Metallography • Analysis via ion chromatography (IC) for soluble ions
• Scale thickness measurements
• Wall thickness loss
OD Deposit Analysis
• Elemental analysis by energy dispersive spectroscopy
• Report preparation
(EDS)
24hr online FTP report access
Failure Analysis ID Deposit Weight Density (DWD)
• Deposit removed and weighed using ASTM and NACE
• Basic boiler tube analysis
standards
• Establish failure mechanism
• Separate measurements for hot and cold sides
• Recommend corrective actions
Life Assessment (Steam Filled Tubes Only) Material Verification
• Optical emission spectroscopy (OES) for composition
• Basic boiler tube analysis
compared to ASME standards
• Larson Miller Parameter evaluation for creep
Mill Re-Certification- Mechanical Properties Scanning Electron Microscopy
• Fracture surface examination, analysis of inclusions or
• Visual inspection
foreign material, coatings, morphology of oxide and
• Sample preparation
fireside deposits, frequently needed as part of a failure
• Mechanical Testing
analysis.
• Material Verification
• Report preparation Mechanical Testing
• 24hr online FTP report access • Tensile test
• Metallography • Hardness test
• Charpy test
• Flaring and flattening tests

Our Mission Statement

To provide accurate root cause results for boiler tube failures,

life estimations, and other metallurgical requests pertaining

to boiler component members and auxiliary equipment.

David N. French Metallurgists (DNFM) strives to continue

providing detailed technical reporting with quick turnaround

time, as well as real time verbal attention and response.

DNFM is continually moving towards improving boiler

availability and efficiency throughout the power industry.

We wrote the book on
boiler tube analysis!
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