Lab Services

Microscopy:

• Stereoscopy (X10 - X100)
• Light microscopy (X100 - X1000)
• Scanning Electron Microscope - SEM (up to X100,000). + EDX chemical analysis

Metalography

• Metallographic sample preparation (laboratory samples and replica samples)
• Engineering diagnostics of metallographic samples
• Characterization of material structure and processes
• Characterization of coatings and surface treatments

Mechanical properties:

• Hardness test
• Tensile test
• Impact test

Corrosion Tests:

• Potentiodynamic Characterization 
• Electrochemistry experiments

Lubricant analysis:

• Physical properties (viscosity, acidity, water content, precipitation, etc.)
• Spectrometery (wear metals and additives content)
• Particle Counting
• Ferrography (+ +) - accurate micro analysis of chemical identification
• Chemical analysis of chips detected in chip detection plugs

Documentation:

• Macro, micro Photography

Engineering Services

Metallurgy:

• Characterization of various materials (metal and electronics industry) for specific engineering applications
• Determine different processes for metal - treatment and hardening process
• Identifying defects, abnormalities, malfunctions in materials (ferrons & non-ferous) in buildings and machinery

Corrosion:

• Material selection and environmental effect on corrosion rate
• Implementation of appropriate solutions that include cathodic protection, the choice of coatings
• Identification of corrosion mechanisms of failure, including the initiation of bio-corrosion (MIC) damage

Construction (building) materials:

• Design of concrete mix for special applications
• Problems in concrete corrosion
• Cover and coating materials for structures
• Thermal resistance of buildings
• Recommendations for geotechnic layers for roads

Industrial lubricants:

• Characterization and inspection of lubricated systems under periodic monitoring or under root cause analysis procedure

Aeronautics and machinery:

• Functional definition of systems
• Choosing a high school production of aviation mechanical systems
• Fracture mechanical finite element analysis
• Improving the mechanical systems and examining proposals for improving or changing the components and systems equipment