Profile: The Hendrix Group, Inc specializes in corrosion, failure analysis and materials selection. We provide on-site evaluation of plant equipment without the need to destructively remove samples. Using field metallographic techniques we observe and evaluate the microstructure of an equipment item. Typical applications of field metallography include fired heater tubes, high-temperature piping, steam systems and equipment susceptible to environmental cracking. The cracking includes from environments containing wet hydrogen sulfide, chloride, ammonia, carbon dioxide or caustic. We specialize in root cause failure analysis, corrosion investigations, materials and metallurgical engineering, fitness for service to API 579 and product liability analysis.