Nearly twenty years ago, when the world had barely survived the Y2K bug, Corrosion Testing Laboratories, Inc. set out with the US Mint to explore different options that were viable for the new $1 coin. The world has moved more and more to instant purchases and the almighty plastic card. But, regardless, the U.S. Mint set out to revive the dollar coin inventory.
After 20 years, CTL’s Jeol-JSM-35C scanning electron microscope (SEM) was retired from service. The unit was replaced with a new, state-of-the-art SciXr Global SEM. The acquisition of this new equipment is key in improved efficiency of the work done at CTL. This unit can accommodate a greater variety of sample size and shape. The SEM is frequently used in CTL investigations.
The Severe Wastewater Analysis Test, or S.W.A.T, was a joint development effort between several firms, including CTL, to provide an appropriate, aggressive test to evaluate coatings that are for use in wastewater applications. In 2013, the standard was accepted by ASTM under designation ASTM G210-13. In 2012, the S.W.A.T. was selected by the Materials Performance Magazine