Laboratory Analysis and Expertise of steels - Metallurgical expertise
Our laboratory is expert in metallurgy and alloy analysis, particularly steel offering advanced expertise in determining chemical composition and physico-chemical properties.
Your needs: analysis and expertise of steels
What is steel?
The different types of steel
There is a wide variety of types of steel, each adapted to specific uses depending on its chemical composition, heat treatment and mechanical properties. Here are the main families of steels, classified according to criteria commonly used in industry:
Non-alloy steels
Stainless steels
Alloy steels
Special steels
Analysis of steel composition: essential quality control
Analysis of the chemical composition of steels enables the presence and concentration of essential alloying elements, such as tungsten, chromium or molybdenum, to be verified, ensuring the conformity of materials for safety- and performance-critical applications.
The FILAB laboratory, specialist in metallurgical and steel analysis
The FILAB laboratory offers several hundred customers its analysis and expertise services on steels, some of them under COFRAC ISO 17025 accreditation.
The FILAB laboratory puts its experience and specific skills in metallurgical analysis at your disposal to check the quality of your steels or determine their grade.
Our steel analysis methods
We use advanced analysis techniques, such as spectrometry and ICP analysis, to accurately detect the chemical composition of steels. These methods can be used to measure elemental content and ensure material quality.
Our analysis of steels and alloys
Iron: steel, steel 316l, stainless steel, cast iron
Cobalt : Cobalt Stellite Grade 6, Cobalt Stellite Grade 21
Nickel (Nitinol, Inconel 718, Inconel 625, René 77, Hastelloy X)
With a team of materials experts and state-of-the-art analytical equipment, the FILAB laboratory offers you its metal materials analysis services, particularly for steels, to help you solve your industrial problems.
Metallographic examination of steel
Weld analysis on steel
Study of fracture surfaces on steel
Study of ageing (corrosion, surface alteration, etc.) on steel
Thickness measurement of steel
Study of corrosion resistance on steel
Analysis and characterization of steel surfaces (roughness, defects, etc.)
Analysis Alloy composition
Study of microstructures steel material
Why carry out a steel analysis and survey?
FAQ
This depends on the type of steel, but the most common elements are :
Iron (Fe), Carbon (C), Chromium (Cr), Nickel (Ni), Manganese (Mn), Molybdenum (Mo), Silicon (Si), Vanadium (V), Tungsten (W), Phosphorus (P), Sulphur (S), Copper (Cu), Nitrogen (N)...
- Raw material received without certificate
- Problems on the production line (hardness, weldability, corrosion, etc.)
- Expertise after breakage or premature wear
- Conformity check before delivery or critical assembly
- Validation of a supplier or process change
- Solid parts, bars, sheets, plates
- Shavings or powders
- Residues or deposits on parts
- Cut or machined samples
The laboratory adapts the preparation according to the shape and quantity available.
Yes, but suitable preparation is needed to remove oxidised or contaminated layers. This enables a representative measurement of the base material to be obtained.
Yes, under certain conditions. It is possible to take a local sample from a zone of fusion or ZAT to analyse the chemical changes induced by welding.
