Articles Tagged with ''materials analysis''

For metal producers, processors, recyclers, contractors and others, continuous quality control plays a key role in establishing the identity and composition of various metals and alloys from initial melt to finished product or end use.

Pick up a material analysis data sheet and you’ll always find tensile testing, and probably flexural testing as well. But depending on the application, don’t hold your breath looking for compressive testing.

Electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) is a technique for determining the near surface crystallographic and microstructural properties of a material. 

Polymers and plastics are used in nearly everything we touch every day. These materials deliver a huge diversity of performance properties that are required for many different market areas. 

The automotive sector is one of the leading industries driving the rapid technology development in the United States. 

In industrial microscopy there are many way to quantify the materials in your sample. Today, we will look at three specific methods and discuss their similarities and differences.