FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy) helps identify and characterize the materials that are used in manufacturing. Associated Polymer Labs, Inc. provides this test to screen polymer and plastic samples. This testing process identifies unknown materials that can affect finished product quality.

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) identifies chemical bonds in a molecule by producing an infrared absorption spectrum. The FTIR generates an infrared spectral scan of samples that absorb infrared light. Metals do not absorb infrared light, but polymers that contain metals can be scanned with FTIR.

• FTIR is important for screening, and identifying polymer or plastic samples. See below for Analysis applications
• Unknown spectral scans can be analyzed to determine the base material of the unknown by comparing their scan to spectral scans of known materials that are stored in a computer-based library.

The resulting spectra produces a profile of the sample. FTIR is an effective analytical instrument for detecting functional groups and characterizing materials.

Sampling Techniques:

• Transmission, solvent extraction, thin films, diffuse reflectance, and pressed KBr pellets.

Samples the size of a single resin pellet can be scanned by reflective FTIR. Samples, which can be easily tested by reflective FTIR, include polymer pellets, parts, opaque samples, fibers, powders, wire coatings, and liquids.

FTIR spectral analysis identifies classes of polymers such as:

• Nylons, Polyesters, Polypropylenes, Polycarbonates, Polyurethanes, Acetals, or Polyethylenes.

Further identification using other analytical techniques are necessary. FTIR spectral scan alone may not identify the type of Nylon, Pebex, or Polyester, or identify a Polypropylene or Acetal as a homopolymer or copolymer, or determine whether a Polyethylene is a high density or low density material.

FTIR Analysis Applications:

• Quantitative Scans
• Qualitative Scans
• Solids, Films, Liquids
• Organic Samples
• Inorganic Samples
• Plastics
• Polymers
• Contamination identification
• Impurities Screening
• Formulation, Deformulaation
• Packaging materials, foams, films, bubble wrap
• Medical devices, tubing, coatings, adhesives
• Personal care products, Cosmetics
• Consumer goods
• Toys
• Household products
• Building Products

Main Uses of FTIR

• Polymer identification
• Determination of chain branching and end-groups
• Determination of the presence of major organic additives and fillers
• Assessment of polymer degradation
• Contamination analysis (Identification of organic contaminants)

Our FTIR spectrometer when coupled with the Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR) and Diffuse Reflectance accessories allow the infrared analysis of the broadest range of sample types: Liquid, paste, gel, viscous smear, sheet, film, solid, and powder samples.

An unknown material is often the underlying cause of many difficult problems. Chemir Analytical Services begins the identification analysis by obtaining the material's fingerprint using infrared spectroscopy. The fingerprint of the unknown material is searched through in-house computer-based spectral libraries followed by interpretation and comparison with authentic spectra. Instrumental and wet chemical methods are used as needed to identify simple or complex mixtures.

Materials identification can be used to solve contaminant problems, determine the components of an unknown material and identify differences in similar materials.

Material identification is also used to support legal cases involving product liability and patent issues.

Chemir Analytical Services has provided material identification services for a variety of industries and products. These industries include:

• Food and Beverage
• Plastics and Polymers
• Packaging
• Home, Health & Beauty
• Medical Devices
• General Manufacturers
• Chemical

Chemir Analytical Services uses a variety of techniques and instruments in material identification including:

• FTIR
• GC/MS
• LC/MS
• SEM-EDXA
• And more

We tackle organic material identification using FTIR spectroscopy to determine the chemical family and functional groups through library matching and fundamental spectral interpretation. We can also identify the inorganic components using an SEM equipped with an EDXA elemental analysis technique.

Once the data is collected, our experienced scientists interpret the results. They are skilled at effectively communication information to our clients and providing useful results regarding the unknown material.

Measuring trace concentrations of chemical elements can be important to verify a material's composition or to determine the presence of a contaminant. For inorganic materials, methods used by The M&P Lab include ion chromatography and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES).

Virtually any non-metallic or organic materials problem can be solved using infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermal analysis, size exclusion chromatography or polarized light microscopy.

Outlined below is a detailed list of materials that can be characterized by The M&P Lab's methods:

Consumables Characterization

• Elements (ppm to percent): aluminum, antimony, arsenic, bismuth, cadmium, copper, gallium, indium, lead, magnesium, mercury, phosphorus, silver, tin, zinc, and other elements.
• Anions (ppm to percent): bromide, chloride, fluoride, nitrate, sulfate or total sulfur, other anions

Alloys Characterization

• Carbon, low alloy and stainless steels, cast irons, brasses, bronzes, copper alloys, babbitts, titanium, nickel or cobalt-based alloys
• Elements: chromium, copper, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, silicon, titanium, vanadium
• Elements (ppm to percent): aluminum, chromium, cobalt, copper, iron, magnesium, molybdenum, nickel, niobium, silicon, tantalum, titanium, tungsten
• Other alloying elements: carbon, phosphorus, sulfur

Organics characterization by FTIR

• Qualitative analysis
• Verification of a suspected material
• Identification of an unknown material

Non-Ferrous Alloys

• Elements by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES)

Analysis and Testing Capabilities from The M&P Lab include:

• Failure Analysis
• Scanning Electron Microscopy
• Electron Microprobe Analysis
• Metallography
• Metallurgical Evaluation
• Inorganic Chemical Analysis
• Organic Chemical Analysis
• Thermal Analysis
• Fuels & Lubricants Testing and Analysis
• Image Analysis
• Digital Photography
• Mechanical Testing
• Creep & Rupture Testing
• Electrical Testing

For more information, please call us at (518) 382-0082 or use this link to email us your question or inquiry at info@the-mandp-lab.com ...

Solutions:

We provide our clients with business solutions spanning testing, R&D, consultancy, information and process engineering to name a few! Click on the links below to discover how your business can benefit from working with us.

• Acceptance Testing
• On-site Laboratory Services
• Design Improvement
• Performance Prediction
• Failure Analysis
• Process Troubleshooting
• Legal and Expert Witness Services
• Research and Development

Industries:

We work with clients across a wide range of materials based industries, from construction and engineering to medical and ceramics. Click on the links below to discover more about how we can help improve the efficiency and performance of your business.

• Aerospace and Defense
• Automotive
• Chemical Processing
• High-Performance Materials
• Manufacturing
• Medical Devices
• Nuclear Energy
• Power Generation

The M&P Lab Quality Assurance:

Our comprehensive quality assurance program is in compliance with such prestigious industry quality standards as ISO 17025 Nadcap (defense industry) and 10 CFR 50 Appendix B (nuclear utility industry).

The M&P Lab is a full-service materials testing laboratory, offering our clients a full range of analytical and consulting services such as acceptance testing, quality control, service evaluation, failure analysis and product development. We analyze materials such as metals, composites, organics and polymers to determine composition, structure and properties.

DISCOVERY…We start by looking – first with the naked eye, then closer, in ways our eyes can't see, searching for clues.

ANALYSIS…The analysis is often a comparison to a known standard or specification.

INSIGHT…Rooted in years of experience, individual intelligence and creativity, insight is what enables us to make the leap from a collection of data to a comprehensive solution.

SOLUTIONS…The intimate knowledge of our clients' products and processes allows us to respond faster to their needs, more directly address their problems and provide sound solutions which make a significant impact on the clients' bottom line.

The M&P Lab offers a wide range of chemical analysis methods to solve a variety of problems with organic and inorganic materials.

Measuring trace concentrations of chemical elements can be important to verify a material's composition or to determine the presence of a contaminant. For inorganic materials, methods used by The M&P Lab include ion chromatography and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP).

Virtually any non-metallic or organic materials problem can be solved using infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermal analysis, size exclusion chromatography or polarized light microscopy.

Thermal chemistry analyses are used to determine melting points, coefficients of thermal expansion, glass transitions, solidus-liquidus and specific heat of various materials. Specific methods offered by The M&P Lab are differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermomechanical analysis (TMA), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and high temperature differential thermal analysis (HTDTA).

The M&P Lab also has capability to evaluate dry lubricants, greases, oils and fuels. Among the analyses are ash content, distillation curve, flash point, pour point, specific gravity, sulfur content, viscosity, water separability, and trace metal analysis, among others. In addition, cone penetration and dropping point analyses are available for greases.

Outlined below is a detailed list of materials that can be characterized by The M&P Lab's methods:

Consumables Characterization

• Elements (ppm to percent): aluminum, antimony, arsenic, bismuth, cadmium, copper, gallium, indium, lead, magnesium, mercury, phosphorus, silver, tin, zinc, and other elements.
• Anions (ppm to percent): bromide, chloride, fluoride, nitrate, sulfate or total sulfur, other anions

Alloys Characterization

• Carbon, low alloy and stainless steels, cast irons, brasses, bronzes, copper alloys, babbitts, titanium, nickel or cobalt-based alloys
• Elements: chromium, copper, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, silicon, titanium, vanadium
• Elements (ppm to percent): aluminum, chromium, cobalt, copper, iron, magnesium, molybdenum, nickel, niobium, silicon, tantalum, titanium, tungsten
• Other alloying elements: carbon, phosphorus, sulfur

Organics characterization by FTIR

• Qualitative analysis
• Verification of a suspected material
• Identification of an unknown material

Non-Ferrous Alloys

• Elements by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP)

Analysis and Testing Capabilities from The M&P Lab include:

• Failure Analysis
• Scanning Electron Microscopy
• Electron Microprobe Analysis
• Metallography
• Metallurgical Evaluation
• Inorganic Chemical Analysis
• Organic Chemical Analysis
• Thermal Analysis
• Fuels & Lubricants Testing and Analysis
• Image Analysis
• Digital Photography
• Mechanical Testing
• Creep & Rupture Testing
• Electrical Testing

For more information, please call us at (518) 382-0082 or use this link to email us your question or inquiry at info@the-mandp-lab.com ...

Solutions:

We provide our clients with business solutions spanning testing, R&D, consultancy, information and process engineering to name a few! Click on the links below to discover how your business can benefit from working with us.

• Acceptance Testing
• On-site Laboratory Services
• Design Improvement
• Performance Prediction
• Failure Analysis
• Process Troubleshooting
• Legal and Expert Witness Services
• Research and Development

Industries:

We work with clients across a wide range of materials based industries, from construction and engineering to medical and ceramics. Click on the links below to discover more about how we can help improve the efficiency and performance of your business.

• Aerospace and Defense
• Automotive
• Chemical Processing
• High-Performance Materials
• Manufacturing
• Medical Devices
• Nuclear Energy
• Power Generation

The M&P Lab Quality Assurance:

Our comprehensive quality assurance program is in compliance with such prestigious industry quality standards as ISO 17025 Nadcap (defense industry) and 10 CFR 50 Appendix B (nuclear utility industry).

The M&P Lab is a full-service materials testing laboratory, offering our clients a full range of analytical and consulting services such as acceptance testing, quality control, service evaluation, failure analysis and product development. We analyze materials such as metals, composites, organics and polymers to determine composition, structure and properties.

DISCOVERY…We start by looking – first with the naked eye, then closer, in ways our eyes can't see, searching for clues.

ANALYSIS…The analysis is often a comparison to a known standard or specification.

INSIGHT…Rooted in years of experience, individual intelligence and creativity, insight is what enables us to make the leap from a collection of data to a comprehensive solution.

SOLUTIONS…The intimate knowledge of our clients' products and processes allows us to respond faster to their needs, more directly address their problems and provide sound solutions which make a significant impact on the clients' bottom line.

Economical, Full Service Analytical Testing

Ideal for R&D, Quality Assurance, Sales and Marketing, Operations, and other applications needing economical, full service, accredited testing. The laboratory functions as both a service organization and a research facility engaged in developing new and improved analytical methods.

Full Service Capabilies including

• X-ray Fluorescence
• ICP-MS
• Ion Chromatography
• Classical Procedures
• FTIR
• Low Temperature Carbon Determinator
• Speck and Spot Tests
• Simultaneous TGA-DTA
• Simultaneous TGA-DSC
• Coulometric Karl FischerTitrimetry
• X-Ray Diffaction Analyiss
• Field Emmision Scanning Electron Microscopy
• Scanning Transmisssion Electron Microscopy
• Light Optical Microscopy