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# Surface coatings characterization and analysis laboratory

## Your needs: carry out the analysis and characterization of a product’s surface coatings following a failure or a regulatory change

### What is a surface coating?

A coating is an organic or metallic protective layer designed to improve a product’s [surface](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/laboratory-surface-characterization.md) properties so they perform better against external constraints. A coating can therefore be used to preserve a product’s appearance, protect it from [corrosion](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-expertise-services/laboratory-analysis-deposit-contamination/laboratory-expertise-and-analysis-of-corrosion.md), [wear](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-expertise-services/laboratory-analysis-failures/laboratory-analysis-wear.md), or temperature changes, or even improve its adhesive properties.

Surface coatings apply to several material families: [polymers](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/polymer-materials-analysis-laboratory.md), [metals](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/metallurgical-analysis-laboratory/laboratory-analysis-metals.md), [ceramics](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/laboratory-analysis-powder-characterization/laboratory-flowability-testing.md)…

### Why carry out an analysis or characterization of surface coatings?

The reliability of a material is linked to its surface properties. The origin of a failure such as a [breakage](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-expertise-services/laboratory-analysis-failures/laboratory-analysis-ruptures.md), wear, or the appearance of a mark may be linked to the **quality of the product’s coating.** Coating analysis, characterization, and [coating thickness measurement](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/laboratory-surface-characterization/surface-coating-thickness-measurement.md) make it possible to determine the chemical composition of the layers present and study their compliance.

The support and guidance of an analysis laboratory with techniques specific to the study of surface coatings will help you gain efficiency and quality in the face of increasingly present environmental and regulatory constraints.

## Our solutions: determine, using specific techniques, the origin of degradation on a product’s surface coating

### Our services

Drawing on its expertise in surface treatment for organic or metallic components, the FILAB laboratory supports you in the analysis and characterization of a product’s surface coatings through a range of services:

Identification and characterization of the nature of the layers present (coating, treatment, deposit, etc.)

[Search for impurities](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/laboratory-detection-identification-impurities.md)

[R&D support](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/rd.md) in the choice of materials or production processes

[Surface treatment bath analysis](https://filab.fr/nos-prestations/analyse/laboratoire-caracterisation-des-materiaux/analyse-bain-traitement-surface/)

**[Measurement of the product’s coating thickness](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/laboratory-surface-characterization/surface-coating-thickness-measurement.md)**

Study of [aging](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/laboratory-material-testing/filab-accelerated-ageing-test-laboratory.md)

[BET surface and coating analysis](https://filab.fr/nos-prestations/analyse/caracterisation-de-surface/analyse-bet-surfaces-revetements.md)

### Our technical resources for surface coating analysis

For this type of service, the FILAB laboratory uses the following analysis techniques:

[FEG-SEM-EDX](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-expertise-services/laboratory-analysis-failures/our-surface-characterisation-and-failure-analysis-equipment.md)

[XPS](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/laboratory-analysis-xps-esca.md)

[SIMS analysis](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/laboratory-analysis-tof-sims.md)

[TOF-SIMS](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/laboratory-analysis-tof-sims.md)

[AFM](https://filab.fr/nos-moyens-techniques/laboratoire-analyse-afm.md)

[Raman microscopy](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/raman-microscopy-analysis-laboratory.md)

### Why FILAB?

An independent laboratory with a team of experienced doctors and engineers, FILAB guarantees the **reliability of its results**, ensures **fast processing of requests**, as well as **personalized support** for its clients.