Corrosion and biocorrosion analyses

Analyzing to have a better understanding of corrosion problems

Corrosion and biocorrosion analyses: from the first sign of material failures due to corrosion, ask for analyses in order to observe the phenomenon involved. They will give you a precious help to identify the cause of corrosion problem.

Metallographic, microbiological or physicochemical, these analyses will allow you to evaluate the level of corrosion, to detect or not corrosive bacteria, etc.


puce corrodysMetallographic analyses

Analysis of metallic materials at low and high magnification

Profil de dégradation analyse métallographique Objective

  • Determine the quality of the materials
  • Establish a degradation profile

Analyses

  • Characterization of the material
    metallurgical quality control of metallic material (microstructure, hardness, grain size, inclusion cleanliness, ferrite content …)
  • Measuring the thickness of a metal or organic coating
  • Uniform degradation
    Electrochemical monitoring – Gravimetric monitoring
  • Localized degradation
    Morphology and degradation profile, measuring depths of attacks, estimate the density of degradations

puce corrodysMicrobiological analyses

Essential to identify corrosion cases due to bacteria

analyse microbiologique corrosion biocorrosionObjective

Looking for bacteria involved in the case of corrosion, number, structure, density, etc.

  • Identification and quantification of bacteria

Analyses

  • Microorganisms distribution on the surface of the material
  • Morphology
  • Diversity
  • Research and measurability of microorganisms

 

 

Equipment and technic used

Epifluorescence microscopy, microscopy

Cultivable method (use of culture medium), Molecular biology (qPCR, pyrosequencing…)

Enzymatic method.


puce corrodysPhysico-chemical analyses

Having a better understanding of the environment around the material

analyse physico-chimique en corrosionObjective

  • Identification on corrosion products and/or organisms

  • Measuring the influence of cathodic protection on marine environment

Analyses

  • Dissolved oxygen, pH, redox potential, conductivity, T°C
    Electrodes, probes
  • Quantification of species
    ICP-AES, SAA
  • Quantification of sulfides
    Internal method
  • Quantification of nutrients
    COT, sulfides, nitrates