You wish to carry out a material analysis in the laboratory
What is a material analysis?
Material analysis, also known as material characterization, is the set of techniques and methods used to determine the composition, structure, and properties of a material. Essential in many industrial sectors, it helps understand why a material behaves in a certain way and optimizes it for specific applications.
Our material analysis services
Material analysis: choose the expertise of the FILAB laboratory
The FILAB laboratory offers a comprehensive material analysis and physicochemical characterization service for all types of materials. This approach allows for a detailed examination of a material's composition, structure, and properties, with the aim of optimizing its performance and durability.
Thanks to materials science, material analysis is becoming a strategic lever in demanding sectors such as aeronautics, automotive, medical, and chemical industries. It relies on precise investigations, adapted to industrial standards and constraints.
As a laboratory specializing in material analysis, FILAB offers recognized expertise, supported by state-of-the-art analytical equipment and a multidisciplinary team of engineers and doctors. Our 5,200 m² facility is equipped to perform all types of material analysis, regardless of its nature: metal, polymer, ceramic, glass, composite, etc.
FILAB's materials analysis services assess the physical, chemical, mechanical, thermal, electrical, optical, and magnetic properties of materials. These analyses contribute to understanding failures, optimizing manufacturing processes, quality control, and regulatory compliance.
With responsiveness, reliability, and precision, FILAB supports manufacturers in all their materials analysis projects, providing customized solutions tailored to their specific needs.
Why carry out a material analysis?
Using a laboratory specializing in material analysis allows you to optimize your production processes through better material selection. Expertise in material analysis helps identify the materials best suited to your technical and industrial requirements, while ensuring performance and durability.
Thanks to advanced material characterization methods, material analysis provides a detailed understanding of the causes of failures and enables the implementation of targeted corrective actions. Whether controlling the quality of raw materials, analyzing a product defect, or improving a process, material analysis is an essential tool for ensuring the reliability and compliance of your materials.
Our material analysis techniques for the characterization of materials
Analysis of the organic fraction
FTIR, GC-MS, HPLC
Surface analysis
SEM, EBSD, AFM, TOF-SIMS, XPS
Analysis of the mineral fraction
ICP, OES, XRD, Elemental analyzers
Thermal analysis
TGA, Py-GCMS, DSC
Others
BET, Optical Microscope,Helium Pycnometry, GPC, DMA/TMA, Goniometer, Laser Granulometry, IGA, RAMAN...
FAQ
Material analysis is a set of techniques used to determine the composition, structure, and properties of a material. This helps us understand what constitutes an object, why it behaves in a certain way, and whether it is of good quality.
Laboratory material analysis applies to a wide range of materials in many fields of activity. Virtually anything tangible can be analyzed to determine its composition, structure, and properties.
- Metal alloys
- Polymers and composites
- Surface analysis
- Ceramics and glass
- Powders
Using a materials laboratory can be useful in various industries and applications:
- Materials Analysis and Characterization:
to understand the physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of materials, such as strength, ductility, conductivity, and chemical reactivity. - Quality Control: To ensure that materials used in a specific industry meet required quality and performance standards, with tests for durability and corrosion resistance.
- New materials development: For the innovation and development of new materials that offer better performance, increased durability, or reduced cost. This may include research on composites, polymers, nanomaterials, ceramics, and metals.
- Materials failure resolution: To analyze material failures in existing structures or defective products, understanding the cause of the failure can help prevent problems and improve product design.
- Regulatory and environmental compliance: To ensure that the materials used comply with current regulations, particularly regarding their environmental impact, recyclability, and toxicity.
- Manufacturing process optimization: To improve manufacturing processes, reduce costs, and increase production efficiency by better understanding the behavior of materials during different processes.
Using a materials laboratory provides access to specialized expertise and advanced equipment to perform these analyses and tests, which may not be available in-house for many organizations. This helps ensure the performance, safety, and sustainability of products and projects, while fostering innovation and competitiveness.
The methods depend on what you are trying to analyze.
- Electron microscopy (SEM): to observe the surface of materials in close-up and see their microstructure.
- Spectroscopy: to identify chemical elements and molecules. Mass spectroscopy identifies molecules by measuring their mass. Atomic absorption spectrometry detects heavy metals.
- X-ray diffraction (XRD): to identify crystalline phases and the atomic structure of solid materials.
- Thermal analysis: to study how a material behaves as a function of temperature (melting, decomposition).
- Mechanical testing: to measure a material's strength, hardness, or ability to deform.
