Lab supervisor: prof. Konrad Dybowski, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Laboratory of Elemental Composition Research conducts service research, material expertise and opinions in the field of materials science, in particular regarding the research and exploitation of metals and metal alloys, polymer materials, diffusion layers, coatings. These tests include: analysis of the chemical composition of materials (identifying the type of material, type of layer/coating), examining material structures as well as testing the strength and hardness of materials.
We provide expertise and opinions on:
1. Determining the causes of wear and tear of materials,
2. Optimization of material solutions,
3. Selection of materials for the indicated applications.
Our research facilities include:
· Scanning electron microscopy (surface studies, structure studies, phase identification, chemical microanalysis),
· X-ray emission spectrometry (chemical composition analysis),
· Optical emission spectrometry (analysis of the element concentration gradient from the surface to the core of the material, analysis of the elemental composition of layers/coatings),
· Absorption of infrared radiation (analysis of trace amounts of hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon and sulfur in materials),
· Infrared Fourier spectroscopy (analysis of the chemical structure of polymers),
X-ray diffractometry (phase analysis of materials),
· Optical microscopy (microstructural analysis of materials),
· Material strength and hardness tests, including static tensile test, fatigue tests, tribological tests (abrasive wear resistance tests, determination of the friction coefficient, adhesion measurements),
· Stress tests using the X-ray method (analysis of the state of residual stress in materials).