Depending on the failure mode (e.g. wear related or catastrophic failure due to overloading), there may be wear metal evidence present in the lubricant or in the oil filters.
We are able to extract and analyse this wear debris through a collection of different analytical techniques. Extracted particles can be deposited on a filter membrane during the Patch Test or deposited on a glass slide to enable Analytical Ferrography.
Elemental data can be obtained from bulk fluid analysis as well as from Scanning Electron Microscopy. The latter allows for individual particles to be interrogated and for data to be compared against machine metallurgy.