Laboratory Testing Inc.

Chemical AnalysisKnow What You’ve Got: Inside and Out

Laboratory Testing Inc. offers expertise in material characterization, trace element analysis and failure analysis research. Our chemical analysis services can identify your materials by determining their composition or elemental make-up. We use a wide-array of instrumental chemical analysis and wet chemistry methods. The chemistry capabilities at Laboratory Testing include chemical analysis of metals, powdered metals, ores, ferroalloys, composites, ceramics, plastics, polymers and more. Our chemists have the experience to perform chemical analysis on orders with limited sample weight or specialized requirements.

Trace analysis is performed using ICP spectrometers with detection limits in the "parts per million" range for many metals. Our SEM/EDS system allows us to detect and measure elements on or below the surface of samples for qualitative and quantitative information on material composition. The SEM/EDS magnifies to 300,000X, making it particularly helpful in analyzing small areas of interest on samples or tiny particles. The lab can also apply the many other methods of chemical analysis listed below to get the exact information you need about your materials.

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) is the process used to analyze many organic materials, including plastics and other polymers. FTIR can provide both qualitative and quantitative information by identifying the types and amounts of materials, as well as information about chemical bonds and the molecular structure of the material.

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Our chemists also performs chemical analysis on metals to determine susceptibility to corrosion using methods such as passivation, humidity, salt spray and salt fog testing for corrosion analysis.

Chemical analysis is performed at Laboratory Testing to meet your specific requirements:

• Inductively-Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES)
• Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
• Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometry (EDS/EDX)
• Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (AES)
• Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
• Carbon/Sulfur/Nitrogen/Oxygen/Hydrogen Determination
• Positive Material Identification (PMI)
• Corrosion Testing (ASTM A-262 Practice A, B, C, E; G-28 Methods A & B; G-48 Methods A & B; A-923 Method C)
• Salt Spray (Salt Fog {ASTM B-117})
• Sieve Analysis
• Plating Identification
• Density, Porosity & Oil Content
• Classical Wet Chemistry
• Passivation Testing (ASTM specifications)
• Humidity Testing
• RoHS Compliance Testing (Wet analysis & spectroscopy)