In addition to offering a wide variety of metallurgical testing services, Om Metalab Services Pvt Ltd specializes in Case Depth testing. This testing is a NDT (non-destructive technique) used to measure the thickness of a hardened surface layer in metals like steel.
Surface hardening heat treatments have been shown to significantly improve strength, mitigate wear, and enhance the fatigue performance of wrought, cast, and sintered ferrous components [1]. As a result, surface hardened components are often placed in challenging applications that demand additional scrutiny to confirm specific design requirements such as surface hardness, case depth, and case microstructure. It is of particular interest to the product designer because it characterizes the gradient in material properties near the surface, where stresses tend to be the highest.