1. Certification tests

• Grain size of steels.
• Depth of steel decarburisation.
• Coating thickness.
• Determination of non-metallic inclusions in steels.
• Structural classifications of castings (grey, spheroidal, vermicular, malleable, bainitic).
• Microstructural analysis of non-ferrous alloys.
• Microstructural analysis of tool steels.
• Micro-inclusions. Level of cleanliness in steels.
• Macro-inclusions (macro figure) in laminated steel products.
• Determination of ferrite en in stainless steels via magnetic induction.
• Macroetching. Forge forming.
• Porosity estimate using image analysis.

2. Short to medium term studies or projects.

These meet the needs or requirements put forward by the customer. The following aspects can be highlighted among the issues most frequently tackled:

• Defects inherent to the steel, iron and aluminium casting and solidification process.
• Defects associated to the different transformation processes (lamination, forging, stamping,…).
• Embrittlement phenomena.
• Defects due to fatigue.
• Corrosion failures.
• Machinability problems and machining defects.
• Defects in cast components.
• Welding defects.

• Scanning electron microscope, with controlled and environmental pressure mode, equipped with energy dispersive X-ray microspectrometer.
• Optical microscopes equipped with image analysis systems.
• Equipment for metallographic preparations (precision cutters, polishing instruments, embedding machines, electrolytic etching, etc,…).
• Stereoscopic magnifier.
• Magnetic induction ferrite meter.
• X-ray fluorescence thickness measurement equipment.
• Magnetic induction thickness measurement equipment.