Summary
A company within the Medical Device industry contacted Polymer Solutions Incorporated (PSI) regarding a failure analysis of an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) part. Microscopic evaluation was requested with the goal of determining the mode of the failure. The client submitted one sample that had failed.
Optical Microscopy
The sample arrived with the area of interest marked by the client (Figure 1). Prior to sample preparation, the failed part was photographed. The sample was then analyzed by optical microscopy, utilizing a Keyence VHX-5000 Microscope. A handheld rotary tool with a clean…
