Materials Analysis Overview

To submit a sample for analysis, download our: Materials Analysis Requisition form

Materials Analysis will identify an unknown or confirm the composition of a known sample. We perform materials analysis and testing for a wide range of industries and sample types, including:

• Scale precipitates
• Corrosion products and sludges
• Drilling mud
• Produced solids
• Pipeline material and soils
• Alteration and corrosion on metallurgical samples
• Frac sand and formation sand
• Metallurgical composition, failures, etc.
• Silica
• Welding
• Fibres and filters
• Any unknown material

Analytical Methods:

We use a variety of analytical methods so we can tell you what you need to know about your sample:

• X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)
• XRD+
• Elemental Analysis by EDS
• Particle Size Distribution (PSD)
• Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
• Elemental Mapping
• Elemental Linescan
• Optical Microscopy

Sample Types:

Our experience includes a wide variety of sample types:

• Scale and powders
• Particles in oil, water, and sludges
• Filter paper and fibre filters
• Corrosion on pipe ID and OD
• Pipeline debris
• Metal coupons
• Corroded and/or failed pipe and metal fittings
• Slotted liners
• Sand, clay, soil, drainage pond sediment
• Dust
• Samples as small as a few milligrams