XRF analysis and mapping for swift and reliable insights into material composition

Our scientists support global innovators and producers across various industries to help resolve these common concerns using XRF elemental analysis:

Quality Assurance/Quality Control: Ensuring consistency in manufacturing processes
Raw Material Verification: Validating the composition of incoming materials to meet production standards.
Polymer Materials Analysis
Research and Development: Supporting innovation by providing detailed material composition data
Regulatory Compliance: XRF analysis facilitates screening for substances for regulatory data requirements such as REACH and RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances), crucial for compliance in industries such as electronics manufacturing
Semi-quantitative XRF elemental analysis covering all elements from Na to U
Bespoke calibrations available for projects
Analytical range from ppm up to 100%

XRF Mapping
Our XRF testing lab uses our advanced wavelength-dispersive XRF spectrometer (WDXRF, S8 TIGER Series 2) to apply XRF imaging to help resolve contamination or quality challenges. Once the samples have been analysed and elements identified this data can be analysed by XRF2 mapping software. We can pinpoint sections of the sample using a 300 µm or 1.2 mm spot size and 100 µm step size, then we can begin a targeted qualitative analysis of multiple spots. This is especially useful in contamination analysis or looking for distribution of an analyte across a sample. This is conducted on a macro scale and is useful for samples that are too large for SEM-EDX or for where a greater sample penetration is required than SEM-EDX can provide. An example of small spot mapping with high-resolution optics is its ability to provide detailed elemental surface mapping, which is sensitive for both light and heavy elements, which is critical in fields such as advanced materials research.