Sometimes you just need materials identified or evaluated, and our experienced team is happy to help with expert consulting services. We can work with your business to deliver product assessments, laboratory audits, quality control, training and more. Learn about our additional testing services here.
Our materials evaluation consulting services utilize the analytical testing capabilities of our materials testing lab with the technical skills of our metallurgists and chemists.
Not all material quality problems are the result of material properties. Sometimes, external factors cause materials to fail. Our consulting services utilize the analytical testing capabilities of our testing labs along with the technical skills of our metallurgists and chemists to help customers identify and troubleshoot problem areas beyond materials testing.
Our technical expertise includes inorganic and polymer chemists, metallurgists, material engineers, and retained consultants available to assist you from design to production offering consulting services such as:
As an Independent Testing Laboratory, NSL Analytical can also provide objective third-party analysis of your laboratory, provide recommendations, and certify your laboratory instrumentation and procedures.
NSL provides product testing services to identify material issues impacting product performance.
NSL scientists and metallurgists can provide product evaluation and testing services that help customers understand the materials issues that impact product performance including:
NSL provides Thermogravimetric Analysis services for testing polymer, plastic and composite materials. Our services test attributes like conductivity and composition.
NSL’s thermal analysis capabilities include the latest instrumentation and techniques for the testing of polymer, plastic, and composite materials. NSL offers a broad range of thermal analysis techniques to help you determine:
Interested in learning more? Read about Advanced Powder Characterization for Additive Manufacturing.
Laser diffraction is the most widely used technique for particle size analysis. The methods have developed considerably over the years as had the capability to analyze over broad size range in a variety of dispersion media. Manufacturers and end users of powdered materials depend upon these accurate, reproducible, high resolution light scattering measurements to ensure full characterization of the particle size distribution of their sample.
NSL offers this particle size characterization analysis with the recent launch of our laser diffraction methods using the Malvern Mastersizer 3000. Laser diffraction is a well-established industry standard technique, defined by ISO 13320.
ISO 13320 for laser diffraction was first published in 1999. It has nearly replaced the sizing of particles by sieve analysis and is relied upon by numerous industries that produce or use powders and particles, such as pigments and powder metals, to ensure the quality of their products.
Our solution offers the following benefits:
A large variety of material types can be analyzed including:
Applications include measuring the particle size distribution of pigments and materials used in the following:
At NSL Analytical, we utilize state-of-the-art instrumentation and resources to ensure that every component in your product can withstand the most demanding applications to adequately perform its intended function. Clients choose NSL because our results provide the answers to their most difficult problems. We can complete the toughest failure analysis jobs when product quality and customer satisfaction is essential.
The first step is always a consultation to understand if the failure may be related to a process or the material. Our scientists and metallurgists have extensive experience in the field and in the lab. A typical failure analysis can combine the testing resources of our laboratory facilities, including:
Our failure analysis services help identify problems associated with product failures, including:
NSL Analytical
4450 Cranwood Parkway
Cleveland, OH 44128
(216) 438-5200
(216) 438-5050
NSL Metallurgical
4564 Johnston Parkway
Cleveland, OH 44128
(877) 560-3943
NSL Analytical
4450 Cranwood Parkway
Cleveland, OH 44128
(216) 438-5200
(216) 438-5050
NSL Metallurgical
4564 Johnston Parkway
Cleveland, OH 44128
(877) 560-3943
