This department is used to analyse from a quantitative and qualitative point of view, the presence of elements or phases in ferrous, non ferrous, ceramic and polymer materials
SEM and Electron Microprobe Analyses Applications
Microfractography analysis : study of different aspects of rupture (ductile, brittle, fatigue...)
Electron imagery of non conducting materials (synthetic fibres, textiles, polymers...)
Particle qualitative and quantitative analysis (carbides, metallic and non metallic inclusions...)
Detected elements : from boron to plutonium
in a volume of 1 µm³
Element topographical distribution by X-images, graphs of diffusion...
