About Element
Mysterious stains or discolorations, unidentified residues or deposits, or evidence of corrosion on the surface of a part—these are often difficult and costly problems to solve.
Element residue analysis experts are trained in techniques that can help you determine the nature of the beast and get to the bottom of unknown substances that can have a detrimental effect on your parts or products. Our Engaged Experts use a combination of analysis techniques to characterize various types of residues. SEM/EDS (Scanning Electron Microscopy with Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy) analysis is used to determine the elemental composition of the residue, with XRD (X-Ray Diffraction) sometimes used to identify specific compounds present. FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy) is also sometimes used when residues appear to exhibit high levels of carbon or other low energy elements, or are too thin to accurately analyze with the SEM/EDS system.
When a more in-depth analysis is requested or required, a combination of stereomicroscopy, SEM analysis and metallurgical examination is used to characterize the residue as being on top of the surface (a deposit or stain) or being beneath the surface (a corrosion product or inclusion within material).
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Our capabilities
Materials Testing Services
4 MeV Radiographic Inspection
Abrasion and Wear Testing
Aerospace Fasteners
Aircraft Interiors Flammability Testing
Chemical Analysis
Chemical Processing
Composite Testing
Contaminant Testing
Corrosion Testing
Die Steel Qualification
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis
Eddy Current Inspection
Etching
Expert Witness Services
Failure Analysis
Fastener Testing
Fatigue Testing
FEA
Foam Testing
FTIR
Fractography Services
Fracture Toughness
Hardness Testing
Hydrostatic Testing
Impact
Investigative Chemistry
Liquid Penetrant Inspection
Magnetic Particle
Material Properties
Mechanical Testing
Metallography and Micro Examination
Metallurgical Testing
NDT Field Services
Nondestructive Testing and Inspection
Nonmetals Failure Analysis
Nonmetal Mechanical Testing
Nonmetal Testing
On-site metallographic examination
Paints and Coatings Analysis
Passivation
Polymer Matrix Composite Testing
Polymer Testing Services
Positive Material Identification
Radiographic Inspection
Residual Stress Measurement
Residue Analysis
Sour Service Corrosion Testing
Stress Rupture and Creep Testing
Stress Strain Analysis
Tensile Testing
Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
Thermomechanical Analysis (TMA)
Ultrasonic Testing
Ultraviolet Exposure
Visual Inspection
Weld Testing and Weld Failure Analysis
