Surface and Chemical Analysis

Chemical analysis is used to identify and understand the chemical composition of materials, for example in failure investigations, quality control, and material development. At Materiex, we perform chemical and surface analysis to determine the root causes of material failures, contamination, and/or other materials related deviations. Our analyses provide a reliable basis for technical assessments and decision-making in insurance-related projects, manufacturing industry, power generation and research. Below are our different chemical analyses techniques presented.

AES (Auger Electron Spectroscopy) is used to determine the chemical composition of the outermost surface layer of a material (at the nanometre level).

EDX (Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy) is used with Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to determine the chemical composition of different materials.

FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy) is applied in chemical analysis for the identification of organic compounds and polymeric materials.

XRF (X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy) is a non-destructive technique for elemental analysis of materials, widely used in regular quality control.