As applications continue to demand more of engineering materials and as the stakes for life expectancy of finished products continue to rise, testing is anticipated to play an ever more important role in product development and quality control processes.
Heat treatment is widely recognized as a parameter that can influence material performance and through the application of novel hardness testing techniques, development engineers and quality lab managers are able to evaluate material properties with greater efficiency. Novel imaging capabilities support assessments over a large area, simplifying analyses of welds and complete weld joints.