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The Metal Testing department can identify ANY metal.
The Metal Testing department can identify ANY metal.
With a broad spectrum of instruments plus years of experience and a technical library of information, we can match unknown metal compositions with common domestic grades found in the market.
It is possible to analyze solid samples, drill shavings and irregular shaped pieces.
An example of how metal identification can be useful is in reverse engineering: when you need to recreate or repair something you already have, but don't know what it's made of.
See below for a comprehensive list of the types of testing and analysis we offer.
Hardness testing can identify HAZ (Heat Affected Zone) in weld areas, as well as to verify the qualities of your metal. Hardness can also test polymers and coatings!
See Tensile testing to learn more about how your metal performs under pounds per square inch (PSI). Our tensile machine can test up to 120,000 lbs!
In welding, metal ID is a particularly useful resource. Welders need to know what metal they have so as to choose the correct welding rod to create the perfect weld repair. Please see Weld Testing for more information.
See FTIR to learn more about how we identify organic (carbon based) compounds
See the XRF page to see how we can get precise elemental analysis through non-destructive testing.
See our Spark Spectrometry page to see how we determine the precise alloy composition of a sample.
See the Keyence page to learn about the high performance microscope we use to image your samples.
See the ICP page to learn more about how we quantify the elemental composition of a sample, particularly at trace levels
See the Carbon-Sulfur page to learn more about how we obtain percent carbon and sulfur content of a sample and use that to verify results from our ICP and Spark analysis.
SEM-EDS is an invaluable tool for identifying metal composition. An example of a metal composition graph is shown below.
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