Powders properties analyses

Our partners’ laboratories conduct analysis of metal powders of various alloys, including:

Steel grades:

• carbon
• chromium
• high and low alloyed
• nickel-chromium

Alloys:

• High and low titanium based aluminum alloys;
• Nickel alloys;
• Copper alloys;
• Bronze-based alloys;
• Cobalt alloys;

Other alloys not listed here, on customer’s request;

At the moment 89 metal powder research methods have been certified, including:

Voids size and particle specific surface identification by applying methods of:

• Low-temperature nitrogen adsorption;
• Mercury injection porosimetry;

To measure particle sizes following methods are used:

Mechanical screen sizing;

• X-ray diffraction;
• Electronic and optical microscopy;
• Settling velocity method;

Metal powder chemical compositions (averaged) are analyzed by applying following methods:

• Solution chemistry;
• Spectrographic analysis;

Physical and chemical properties of the powder particles and their individual properties analyses are made by applying up-to-date techniques:

• Electron microprobe analysis (EMPА), which provides submicron resolution.