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ABOUT US

Materials Testing and Consulting, LLC

A female owned limited liability company

Dr. Sandra J. Downey

 

Dr. Sandra J. Downey holds a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering and a  M.S. and Ph.D. in Metallurgy, specializing in corrosion.  Dr. Downey has extensive knowledge in the areas of atmospheric corrosion, inhibitor research, metallic and non-metallic coatings for corrosion control, formicary corrosion, material selection and qualification and failure analysis.  Dr. Downey has had patents issued in the area of inhibitors for use in cooling equipment and novel methods of protecting HVAC equipment from galvanic corrosion.  She has several patents pending on a method for protecting against formicary corrosion.  Dr. Downey has published papers in the areas of battery corrosion as related to shelf life, inhibitors, coatings and the use of electrochemical methods. 

Materials Testing and Consulting, LLC

 

Materials Testing and Consulting, LLC can provide you with expert advice and testing in the areas of corrosion, chemistry and materials.  Specializing in atmospheric corrosion, paint coating testing and evaluation and failure analysis Materials Testing and Consulting, LLC can recommend, test and qualify materials that are best suited for the use environment that your equipment will need to withstand.

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