Metallic and Ceramic Materials Laboratory

Advanced materials characterisation and industrial process optimisation services. 

Eurecat’s Metallic and Ceramic Materials Laboratory has expertise and extensive experience in advanced materials characterisation for optimising industrial processes and component design.

We evaluate the properties and behaviour of all types of materials in their various formats and manufacturing processes.

We have the infrastructure and equipment needed to carry out studies on formability and mechanical, chemical, microstructural, tribological, thermal, corrosion and degradation properties of materials.

Service types

Mechanical testing
Material formability and processing
Customised metal powder manufacture by centrifugal atomisation
Surface coating and treatment technology
Tribology (wear / friction / lubricants)
Corrosion/oxidation and degradation
Microstructural and surface characterisation
Non-destructive testing (NDT)
Fractographic analysis
Pilots, proofs-of-concept, prototyping, short runs

Methods and techniques available

Microscopy: optical, electronic and focal variation
Arc Emission Spectrometry
Metallography
Non-destructive testing techniques
Mechanical testing
Thermal/thermography tests
High temperature combustion and infrared detection

Standout technologies

Scuffing resistance
Essential fracture work, tenacity
Hydrogen embrittlement
Functional recovery design.
Design and realization of tailor-made tests
Expertise and advice

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Target companies

Aerospace
Automotive
Chemical
Construction
Energy
Food
Health
Logistics
Manufacturing
Mobility
Packaging
Railway
Resources
Sport
Textile

Location

Eurecat - Manresa Pl. de la Ciència, 2 08243 Manresa

Catalogues

+ Advanced materials characterisation and industrial process optimisation services

Our clients’ opinions

Joan Marc Riera Pera – Niled

"Thanks to our collaboration with Eurecat, we have been able to make the most of advanced thermography techniques to analyse electrical connections and current distribution within the accessories. This has enabled us to obtain higher-quality test data and validate our design hypotheses more accurately, achieving a higher level of precision and insight"

Lluís Fàbrega – ICL Iberia

"For years, we have trusted Eurecat's Sustainability Laboratories for their expertise and rigour. We remain committed to investing in our local region"