Materials analysis

The economic pressure and the entrepreneurial success that depends on it increasingly require that all optimization potentials for materials, products and systems are exploited. Checking the optimization of materials and component properties is becoming increasingly important. Our well-rehearsed team of experienced specialists at the Winterthur site, with extensive know-how in the various analytical processes for materials and surfaces, offers our customers comprehensive advice on all aspects of materials analysis.

Analyzed and characterized

Our “Damage and Materials Analysis” team has one of the largest laboratories for materials testing in Switzerland. We analyse and characterise all types of materials, surfaces and coatings in the macro and micro range: metals, ceramics, plastics and composites as well as corrosion, oxidation and reaction products. Contact us to jointly define the right analytical method for your material.

Our procedures

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
X-ray fluorescence analysis (RFA)
3D scanning electron microscopy
Transmission electron microscope (TEM – self-measurement with partner instrument)
Electron microprobe (EPMA/WDX)
X-ray diffraction (XRD)
Combustion analysis
Gas hot extraction
Particle size analysis of powders by laser diffraction method
Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy Microscopy (Micro-FTIR)
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
Thermogravimetry (TGA)
IR thermometry
Spectrophotometry
Titration
Measurement of the electrical conductivity of solutions
Ferrite measurement (magnetic inductive method)
Quantitative digital image analysis
Optical reflected light microscopy up to 1000x magnification
Optical transmitted light microscopy up to 1000x magnification
Automated hardness and micro hardness testers (Brinell, Rockwell, Vickers, Knoop, Shore)
Rebound hardness test
Numerous heat treatment options
Standardized and customer-specific corrosion tests