WHD Microanalysis Consultants Ltd
Specialists in Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-ray Microanalysis

Contract SEM Analysis

Overview

Equipment

Typical Materials Analysed

Charges

About Us

Limitations

Cement and Concrete

 

e-mail:
seminfo@whd.co.uk

Other Typical Materials Analysed

Scanning Electron Microscopy: a powerful tool with a huge range of applications

We are equipped to examine most solid materials, including metals, minerals and plastics. Specimens are typically examined 'as received' (eg: fracture surfaces) or in polished section. See 'limitations' for examples of what we cannot do.

Examples of the types of materials and problems we have been asked to examine include: paint flakes; contamination spots on vehicles; contamination in metal components; corroded components from offshore platforms; scale build-up in heating systems; identification of the cause of excessive brush wear in electric motors; identification of the source of miscellaneous powder deposits; examination of cementitious materials (concrete, cement, render, mortar etc.).

Examples of SEM images: Corrosion on steel mesh; Sawdust

Example of X-ray spectrum: Corrosion product on steel mesh