Centre for Advanced Materials Technology - Consulting

CAMT provides advice on all aspects of materials technology. Here are a few examples of consultancies that have been carried out in recent years:

• Microbiologically induced pitting/crevice corrosion in a dairy plant
• Characterisation of stainless steel fasteners
• Corrosion of stainless steel bolts
• Development of heat-treatment schedules for padlock shackles
• Age determination of antique steel framing
• Analysis of a hot water pipe failure at a milk product plant
• Investigation of a corroded underground petrol tank
• Study of pneumatically conveyed carbon material
• Analysis of a failed air-craft bolt
• Corrosion of a wrist watch for a forensic investigation
• Assessment of hydroxyapatite thin films for biological implants
• Measurement of thermal expansion of martensitic alloys
• Detection of non-metallic buried objects using acoustic methods
• Bacterial oxidation of pyritic gold ores