The Less Common Metals laboratory is an inorganic analytical laboratory equipped to test the elemental composition, microstructural and physical properties of inorganic materials. It primarily acts as the quality control (QC) department for the production of metal alloys but has the capability to perform commercial analysis. Please fill out our analytical request form below for an enquiry.
Please click on the links below to discover the range of analysis on offer:
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Optical emission spectroscopy is a tool for the determination of metallic elements in concentrations from 0.05 % to 100 % (w/w). |
Gas-fusion and combustion techniques employ infrared (IR) and thermal detection of: C, S, O and N. |
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A light microscope can be used to assess the structure of alloys at low magnifications (X10-X500 magnification). |
SEM-EDX Electron microscopes can be used to produce detailed micrographs at high magnifications (X50,000 mag) and has an EDX attachment for elemental composition data on specific areas of structure. |
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The LCM lab offers two sieve-shakers to qualify the particle size of various powdered alloys, including the calculation of D25, D50 and D75. |
LCM has developed and built in-house a highly reliable laser-based technique for rapid and accurate analysis. |
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Powder XRD can be used for the analysis of minerals and raw materials. It is particularly useful for analysis of samples that cannot be tested by ICP-OES. |