MTIS
Characterization & Testing
Materials Characterisation uses a range of techniques to determine the chemical, structural, physical, thermal, electrical or mechanical properties of materials. Materials testing similarly uses a range of methods to understand how materials perform either in the laboratory or in service. Through its network of partner laboratories MTIS has access to a wide range of characterisation and testing techniques.
The techniques we use most often are shown below:
X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)
X-ray Florescence (XRF)
Real Time X-ray Imaging / Radiography (XI)
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
Optical Microscopy (OM)
Borescopy
Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
Full suite of Mechanical Testing
Dye Penetrant Inspection (DPI)
Micro and Macro Imaging
In situ metallography
Replication
Hardness testing
Ferrite scope
Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX/EDS)
Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
Residual Stress Analysis
