Metal Concept
Chemical Analysis of Materials
Traceability
In an industrial market where traceability has become an absolute requirement, mixing up two metal grades can have serious consequences: manufacturing defects, premature corrosion, or regulatory noncompliance.
To address these challenges, we can provide material certificates and also offer ourchemical analysis using spectrometry. Thanks to our mobile equipment, we turn uncertainty into precise data
precision
Technology in the Service of Precision
Our analytical gun uses X-ray fluorescence spectrometry X-ray fluorescence. The principle is simple yet highly effective: the device emits X-rays that excite the atoms in the sample. In turn, the material re-emits energy (fluorescence) specific to each chemical element.
- Multi-element Analysis: We simultaneously identify dozens of elements (Fe, Cr, Ni, Mo, Ti, Cu, Co, etc.).
- Non-Destructive Results: Unlike older chemical tests, this analysis leaves no trace on your parts. It can be performed directly on the finished product without altering it.
- Speed of execution: The complete analysis takes only a few seconds, allowing large volumes of parts to be inspected in record time.
Certification
Issuance of Our Certificate of Analysis: Your Technical Guarantee
At the end of each service call, we provide you with a Spectrometric Analysis Report. Much more than just a list of data, this document serves as the essential traceability record for your business.
Although this report does not legally replace a factory acceptance certificate (Type 2.2 or 3.1 according to EN 10204), it constitutes a factual assessment of the material actually present in your workshops.
Spectrometric analysis serves a variety of purposes:
- Quality Assurance (QA/QC): Prepare and provide a certificate of analysis guaranteeing that the delivered material meets the expected technical and contractual specifications.
- Material Sorting: Identify and characterize metals in stock for which traceability has been lost or the nature is unknown.
- Positive Material Identification (PMI): Perform a non-destructive chemical analysis to verify that critical components (valves, piping, etc.) are made of the exact specified alloy, thereby preventing the risk of structural failure or accelerated corrosion.
The service offered by Concept Métal meets these various needs by providing a certificate of analysis that specifies the catalog grade.