Metals Research and Development
Aluminium, zinc, steel and other metal producers and casters worldwide rely on Pyrotek to help them improve metal quality, productivity and output.
Process Expertise
- Chemical analysis: XRD, SEM, etc.
- Measurement of cold modulus of rupture, crush strength and tensile strength
- Measurement of thermal expansion
- Moisture analysis
- Particle laser analyzer, liquid and powder
- Electronic permeability
- Mixing, dispersing, milling, pressing
- Oxidation testing of graphite
- Ash testing
- Graphite resin cements
- Wet chemical methods
- Full-scale water model testing for pumps and degassing
Specialties
- Podfa/Prefil inclusion sample assessment
- Metal quality investigations including examination of product defects
- Filtration problem investigations
- Cross-section microscopy (optical and SEM)
- Scanning electron microscope (SEM)
- XRF and XRD for analysis of refractory materials
- X-Ray fluorescence analysis and diffraction analysis
- Molten metal testing; Alcan immersion, Alcoa cup testing, flowing metal corrosion testing
- Chemical analysis: XRD, SEM, etc.