Verifying the materials of construction can have an impact on the integrity of all assets and is increasingly important in a globalized market as many businesses are purchasing material from overseas and from vendors they may have never worked with before. Inexperienced or unreliable suppliers and contractors sometimes try to cut costs by not performing PMI or by using an outside testing lab to verify the shipped materials. Sometimes, this means their accompanying Mill Test Reports are not always accurate and a “trust but verify” approach is necessary to confirm the alloy’s chemical makeup.