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# Analyzing rare earth elements in the laboratory

## Would you like to analyze the rare earth elements in your raw materials or finished products?

## Rare earths

 Rare earths are a group of three metals comprising the following elements: the lanthanides (15 elements), scandium, and yttrium.
### Yttrium

### Gadolinium

### Cerium

### Neodymium

### Lanthanum

### What are their applications?

These metals have unique properties that make them valuable in many industrial applications. They are therefore found in magnets, batteries, LED lighting, catalysts, display screens, and electronic devices.

 ![terres rares carrière](https://filab.fr/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/terres-rares-carriere-1024x184.png)
## The FILAB laboratory helps you analyze your rare earths

For more than 40 years, the FILAB laboratory has specialized in the analysis of metals and ores thanks to a dedicated team. In addition, we have the cutting-edge technology needed to analyze your ores. So, to address your rare earth challenges, the FILAB laboratory offers you:

## Our solutions

Analysis of the [chemical composition](https://filab.fr/nos-prestations/analyse/analysis-chimiques/) of rare earths by ICP (ICP-AES, ICP-MS or ICP-MS-MS) and elemental analyzer

 [Microstructure analysis by SEM-EDX](https://filab.fr/nos-moyens-techniques/laboratoire-d-analysis-par-microscopie-electronique-a-balayage-meb-edx/)
Analysis of the [extreme surface](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/laboratory-surface-characterization/laboratory-analysis-outermost-surface.md) by SIMS or XPS

 [Metallographic analysis](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/metallurgical-analysis-laboratory/examination-metallographic-section-laboratory.md) Failure analysis: [corrosion](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-expertise-services/laboratory-analysis-deposit-contamination/laboratory-expertise-and-analysis-of-corrosion.md) and [fracture](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-expertise-services/laboratory-analysis-failures/laboratory-analysis-ruptures.md) of metals Metal surface analysis by FTIR or [TGA-FTIR](https://filab.fr/nos-moyens-techniques/laboratoire-analysis-atg/) Testing and control of [mechanical properties](https://filab.fr/nos-prestations/analyse/laboratoire-analysis-metallurgiques/)
Hardness [test](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-expertise-services/mechanical-laboratory-test/hardness-analysis-and-measurement-laboratory.md)

Thanks to its in-house expertise, analytical equipment, and [COFRAC ISO 17025 accreditations](https://www.cofrac.fr/) *(accreditation scope No. 1-1793)*, the FILAB laboratory guarantees reliable and fast results for the analysis of your metals in your production processes.

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## How does FILAB help its clients add value to their industrial waste?

 [Learn more](https://filab.fr/en/blog/2025/12/how-does-filab-help-its-customers-recover-value-from-their-industrial-waste-case-study.md)