Material Characterization

Material Characterization

Sample preparation

Sample preparation

Samples provided to Mintek for analysis often need to be sectioned, mounted and polished before analysis can be done. The MTC has several options for sectioning and preparing the samples...

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Light microscopy

Light microscopy

Light Microscopy is a mainstay technique in any failure analysis. The MTC has several different light microscopes to aid in the imaging of samples...

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Mechanical testing

Mechanical testing

Mechanical testing is important to determine the mechanical properties of materials, and the MTC is capable of running most and specialised mechanical tests required by industry...

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XRD STA and Electron microscopy

XRD, STA & Electron microscopy

XRD is a powerful tool for the determination of the phases in a material, while the STA is capable of providing information on how materials react when heated. The electron microscopes allow for imaging of very small features on samples and for determining…

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