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# Deformulation of composite in laboratory

## You wish to perform a deformulation on your composites?

### What is a deformulation?

[Deformulation](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-expertise-services/laboratory-deformulation-analysis-reverse-engineering.md) is an analytical decomposition process that aims to separate, identify and quantify the substances that make up a formulation. To do this, deformulation uses many different [chemical analysis](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/chemical-analysis-laboratory.md).

The deformulation applies to any type of industrial sector and is used in various contexts: 

- Analyze and determine the composition of an unknown mixture/material,
- Compare the composition of several products (double or multi-sourcing),
- Checking the conformity of a product to a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) or a technical data sheet,
- Understanding an unusual phenomenon, etc.

### What is a composite?

A composite is a material that consists of at least two materials of different nature.

When two or more materials are combined, a material is obtained which has all the properties of the materials used for its manufacture and is thus a more efficient material. 

A composite is made up of :

- A framework called reinforcement that ensures the mechanical strength of the composite material for example: fiberglass, carbon, hemp, linen.
- A matrix which protects the reinforcement

There is today a large number of composite materials, in particular fiberglass, reinforced concrete, plywood…

## FILAB supports you in the deformulation analysis of your composites

Thanks to its experience and its state-of-the-art analytical equipment (5200m² analysis laboratory), FILAB laboratory offers you its services for the analysis of deformulation of composite materials.

## go further

[Chemical analysis](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/chemical-analysis-laboratory.md) of the composition of the composite material from the mixtures of matrix, reinforcement and additive.

[Characterization of composite material properties](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/laboratory-analysis-composite-material/): length, diameter, degree of impregnation in the mass...

Accompaniment from the design to the evolution of your products based on composite materials

[Study of failures on composite materials](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-expertise-services/laboratory-analysis-failures.md): aging, breakage, non-conformity, appearance of deposits or particles ...

For this, our laboratory has a[Scanning Electron Microscope](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/laboratory-analysis-sem-scanning-electron-microscopy.md), coupled with an EDX probe, and numerous GC-MS and Py-GCMS equipments allowing to study the composition of the composite (carbon fiber, glass fiber, ceramic…).

In addition, [thermogravimetric analysis](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/polymer-materials-analysis-laboratory/laboratory-material-testing/laboratory-analysis-thermal-thermogravimetric/) by ATG coupled with FTIR will highlight the physico-chemical specificities of the composite material according to the temperatures.