Metallurgy

From elemental composition and crystal structure to wear particles and corrosion products, Microanalysis is able to assist with characterising metallic samples, identifying failures and corrosion, and predicting failure from evidence of wear.

The techniques we use are:

  • Potting/polishing
  • Etching
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)/EDS
  • X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
  • Optical microscopy
  • NATA
  • Australian Institute of Petroleum
  • Australian X-Ray Analytical Association
  • Royal Australian Chemical Institute
  • Telstra Business Awards
  • Scientific Partners Australia