Laboratory & Field Measurement Services

Residual Stress, Retained Austenite, Powder, Single Crystal Orientation

MEASUREMENT SERVICES
Trust your x-ray diffraction measurement needs to our highly skilled and knowledgeable team.
Our ISO 17025 laboratories have the highest quality standards and procedures. With over 20
dedicated XRD systems we can accommodate your laboratory and field measurement needs,
with fast, accurate and efficient service.

XRD RESIDUAL STRESS MEASUREMENT

• Ideal for metals and ceramics
•M easurements as per ASTM E915, ASTM E2860, ASTM E1426 &
SAE HS-784 standards
• Residual stress vs. depth
• Residual stress mapping
• X-ray Elastic Constant (XEC) determination
• Single crystal residual stress measurement

XRD RETAINED AUSTENITE MEASUREMENT

• Measurements as per ASTM E975 & SAE SP-453 standards
• Rietveld Analysis
• Carbide evaluation and correction

POWDER XRD SERVICES

• Phase identification • Quantitative phase analysis • GIXRD • Pole figure • Nitride layer analysis

HOLE DRILLING RESIDUAL STRESS MEASUREMENT

• ASTM E837
• Ideally suited for non-crystalline materials
 LABORATORY & FIELD MEASUREMENT SERVICES

SAMPLE PREP
• Saw cut sectioning
• EDM sectioning
• Surface grinding and cut-off wheel sectioning
• Strain gauge installation & monitoring during sectioning
• Paint and coating removal
• Scale removal
• Electropolishing

INSTRUMENTATION
• 11 high speed laboratory LXRD residual stress
& retained austenite measurement systems
• 9 portable iXRD residual stress & retained
austenite measurement systems
• 2 AXRD general purpose powder diffractometers
• LAUE-HT single crystal orientation system
• LXRD-SC single crystal residual stress system
• High-speed hole drilling rig
• Wet chemistry laboratory for sample prep
• 8818-V3 Electropolishers
• Metrology lab with high accuracy profilometers

SPECIALIZED XRD RESIDUAL STRESS INSTRUMENTATION

• MG40BH bolt hole goniometer
• Small bore goniometers (60 mm)
• Triaxial goniometers
• X,Y, Z mapping stages
• Floor stands
• Pipeline stands

ISO/IEC 17025:2005 ACCREDITED • ITAR REGISTERED • CONTROLLED GOODS REGISTERED

 MEASUREMENT LABORATORY LOCATIONS

USA CANADA JAPAN

Proto Manufacturing Inc.
12350 Universal Drive
Taylor, Michigan
48180-4070
Tel 1-313-965-2900
xrdlab@protoxrd.com
Proto Manufacturing Ltd.
2175 Solar Crescent
Oldcastle, Ontario
N0R 1L0
Tel 1-519-737-6330
protocanada@protoxrd.com
Proto Manufacturing K.K.
2-9-15 Sakae
Funabashi, Chiba
273-0018
Tel +81 (0) 47-402-2703
info@protoxrd.jp

CHINA INDIA EUROPE

EPCO Test Tech LTD Elico Marketing PVT. LTD METLAB
B2301 Tomson Center 57, Phase-V, Near Telephone Exchange al. Jaworowa 42/2
188 Zhangyang Rd. KPHB, Kukatpally, Hyderabad Wroclaw, Poland
Pudong, Shanghai, 200120 500 072 53-123
Tel +86 21 38870960 Tel +91 40 2315 3322, 2315 3388 Tel +48 (885) 200 993
sales@epco.com.cn info@elicomarketing.com protoeurope@protoxrd.com

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