Materials Engineering Laboratories Advanced solutions for your product’s life cycle
Benefits Raytheon IDS Materials Engineering Laboratories deliver a wide range of technical, engineering and laboratory capabilities and services in g Full range of analytical capabilities across a variety of product lines all phases of the product life cycle. and industries These laboratories fall under the materials science umbrella. Our g Mechanical and nondestructive testing highly experienced and qualified team works with an array of
g Part and material failure analysis ceramics, metals, polymers, nanomaterials and composites, as well and testing as organic materials and inorganic coatings. These technical areas are g Electrical testing supported by a full range of analytical capabilities such as chemical, mechanical, electrical and environmental analysis and test.
Cost-effective, quick-turn, real-time capabilities are in place at the component, microelectronic device and subassembly levels with particular focus toward electro-mechanical root-cause failure analysis.
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NON DESTRUCTIVE TEST/ MICRO-IMAGING/ANALYSIS OPTICAL SERVICES EVALUATION . Scanning electron microscopy . White light interferometer . X-ray radiology: real time (SEM-EDS/EDX) . Optical microscopy, . Infrared thermal analysis . Scanning electron microscopy: photomicrography (low and . Scanning acoustic imaging electron spectroscopy for chemical high magnification/bright analysis (ESCA) (SEM-BSE) and dark field, Nomarski . Eddy current . Atomic force microscopy (AFM) confocal, image processing) . Ultrasonic flaw detector . Optical boroscope . Spectroscopy . X-ray diffraction DESIGN DEVELOPMENT MATERIALS FABRICATION PROCESSES LABORATORY AND SERVICES YIELD CONSULTATION SERVICES IMPROVEMENT . Mechanical properties testing Epoxy fill: overall 15 KeV . Composite processing Log full scale counts: 5004 Epoxy fill: glass filler 15 KeV . Metallurgical sample Epoxy fill: matrix 15 KeV . Optical materials and coatings preparation . Ceramic and high temperature . Physics of Failure (PoF) processing 1000 CHEMICAL ANALYSIS analysis . Diamond synthesis . X-ray fluorescence (XRF) . Construction analysis, DPA . Optical finishing . Thermal analysis: DSC, TGA, DMA, . Electrical test 100 . Thin film design and deposition TMA, TCA and FTIR . Materials analysis . Micro-fabrication . Viscometer . Weld engineering . Conductive and EMI coatings 10 . Ion chromatography . Metal to ceramic joining . RF ceramics and radomes . Crystal structures/characterization . Organic coating
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Yield improvement/zero defects supporting engineering develop- Raytheon’s technical expertise and ment, and incoming inspection, material testing capabilities support production. Analysis of produc- factory incoming inspections, assist tion and field returns identify design engineering and manufactur- latent defects, supplier faults, test ing, perform detailed failure analy- problems and product design ses, assure the correct selection and metals, joining, plastic parts, implementation issues that affect validation of materials and processes plastic insulators and conduc- system reliability utilizing a wide for long-term product reliability and tors, paints, conformal coatings, variety of test and evaluation counterfeit avoidance. adhesives and encapsulants. capabilities.
Process development Materials definition Areas of expertise include welding, Materials Engineering team members provide design in- brazing and soldering, heat treat- For more information: ment, nondestructive testing, failure put for materials selection and +1 800-725-4787 phone analysis, special process audits, related processes required to [email protected] www.reliabilityanalysislab.com adhesive systems, sealants, potting define the most cost-effective and compounds, coating systems (e.g., reliable means of meeting design Raytheon Company paints, conformal coats and plat- requirements for the product’s Integrated Defense Systems ing), and process development and life. They work at hazardous 50 Apple Hill Drive Tewksbury, Massachusetts optimization. materials reduction/elimination 01876 USA throughout the design process Materials analysis and creating Hazardous Materials www.raytheon.com Materials Engineering provides Management Plans. chemical analysis and nondestructive testing of a wide variety of prod- Failure Analysis uct types such as ceramics, printed Our failure analysis runs wiring board and hybrid substrates, throughout the program life cycle
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