Metallurgical & Materials Technologies, Inc.

Providing quality engineering and technical solutions

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About the firm

Metallurgical & Materials Technologies, Inc. (MMT) provides metallurgical, materials engineering, failure analysis, forensic engineering, and materials testing services. Established in 1983, MMT operates an 8,000-square-foot facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, equipped with testing laboratories, a machine shop, and laydown yards. It serves industrial, manufacturing, and legal clients with materials characterization, stress analysis, quality verification, and litigation support.

Established
1983
Firm type
Materials Engineering · Materials Testing · Forensic Engineering

Credentials

ISO 9001:2015

People

Thomas C. SheltonSenior Engineer, Professor & Founder

Capabilities

Engineering Services

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Comprehensive engineering support, including materials selection, stress analysis, and structural integrity evaluations to optimize performance and prevent failures.

  • Materials Characterization & Selection

    Assistance in choosing materials compatible with specific operating conditions, design criteria, and environmental factors such as temperature, stress, and corrosion.

  • Stress Analysis & FEA

    Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to identify critical stress points, predict possible failure modes, and verify that structural components will perform as designed.

  • Failure Analysis & Forensic Engineering

    Root cause investigations of materials and mechanical failures for industrial and legal applications to prevent future recurrence.

  • Engineering Support

    Technical support services for diverse engineering projects, incorporating full documentation and traceability.

Materials Testing & Verification

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Destructive and non-destructive testing capabilities for metals, alloys, polymers, and composites to verify properties, quality, and standards compliance.

  • Elemental & Chemical Analysis

    Chemical composition verification utilizing Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES) and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS).

  • Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)

    High-magnification surface analysis used for foreign material identification, corrosion evaluations, and phase identification.

  • Metallography & Microstructure Evaluation

    Macro and micro evaluations to characterize the structure of metals, weld quality, and physical properties.

  • Polymers & Non-Metals Testing

    Material identification and contaminant analysis for plastics, composites, adhesives, coatings, and paint.

Inspection & Third-Party Analysis

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Independent testing, workspace access, and facilitation services for multi-party investigations and product inspections.

  • Multi-Party Inspections

    Facilitating multi-party access to testing labs, developing test protocols, and hosting joint inspections.

  • On-Site Laboratory & Workspace Support

    Access to an 8,000-square-foot facility equipped with conference areas, customized workspaces, loading capabilities, and on-site testing equipment.

Expert Witness & Litigation Support

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Technical assistance for legal counsel, providing data collection, depositions, trial testimony, and robust documentation management.

  • Expert Testimony & Depositions

    Professional engineering testimonies and detailed forensic reporting for depositions and court trial proceedings.

  • Traceability & Chain of Custody

    Strict sample documentation, photo and video documentation capture, and traceability to ensure compliance with legal and forensic standards.

Industries

Petrochemical · Oil & Gas · Industrial · Manufacturing · Aerospace · Automotive · Marine · Legal

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