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Positive Material Identification

Positive Material Identification (PMI) is the identification and chemical analysis of various metal alloys through nondestructive methods. PMI can be conducted on-site or in the laboratory.
 

When to use PMI
 

Our customers request PMI service:
• Working with a part that is part of an assembly or that is too large for shipping,
• When a sample cannot be cut for routine testing,
• When a mixed lot is suspected,
• When material identification/documentation has been misplaced,
• When there are questions about samples too costly to destroy.