LCS Laboratory offers a number of physical and chemical tests for material comparison. Your samples will be tested using a variety of spectral and chromatography techniques and once all spectra’s match you can claim that the materials are identical.
Before we start- you, as a client, need to define what is an acceptable difference between two materials. In other words: what is the acceptable tolerance. For example, you can say that two coins are identical if gold content is the same in both coins within ±5%. But for some applications you may need a different criteria: Gold, Silver and Lead content should be the same within 5% error to prove a coin’s authenticity
Typically we recommend:
- Metal analysis for alloys and minerals
- FTIR analysis for polymers and complex mixtures
- HPLC or GC scan for liquid samples
- XRF for minerals and ceramics
- pH, density, sizing,
If we can assist you with your study, please email us to discuss your project.
