Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

Failure analysis and material engineering is unimaginable without SEM.

The SEM, equipped with high and low vacuum, gives us the opportunity to look into the very small details of various parts and materials. Fracture surfaces can be topographically visualized; fibre structures can be seen, micro porosities can be detected, and lot’s more.

With the Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX or EDS) e.g. small inclusions can be chemically fingerprinted and element mapping shows the element distribution in an area.