Ceramics testing and analysis includes determining the composition, performing a failure analysis to determine whether or not the material performs as it's expected to, and even determining the safety of the product/material.
Ceramics testing is done to test the strength and integrity of the material and for failure analysis.
Ceramics Testing and Research Services
Contract Laboratory can help you with all your Ceramics testing, analysis, scientific research and development, inspection, certification, engineering, failure investigation, and product development needs including:
Heavy Metals Testing
Structure Testing
Abrasion Testing
Strength Testing
Density Testing
Fatigue Testing
Crystallographic Defects Testing
Fractography Testing
Toughness Testing
Indentation Testing
Ductility Testing
Thermal Barrier Testing
Plasticity Testing
Melting Temperature Testing
Shear Strength Testing
Indentation Hardness Testing
Physical Form Testing
Index of Refraction Testing
Wear Testing
Chemical Resistance Testing
Electrical Conductivity Testing
Thermal Conductivity Testing
Bulk Analysis Testing
Trace Analysis Testing
Failure Analysis Testing
Grain Size Testing
Grading Testing
Density Testing
Porosity Testing
Strength Testing
Odor Testing
Color Testing
Melting Point Testing
Heat Capacity Testing
Mechanical Testing
Electrical Testing
Thermal Testing
Bonding Structures Testing
Structural Defects Testing
Surface Analysis Testing
Degradation Testing
Contaminants Testing
RoHS Testing
XRF Testing
Modulus of Rupture (MOR) Testing
Single-Edged Notched Beams (SENB) Testing
Failure Analysis Testing
Compound Morphology Testing
Contamination Testing
Crystal Structure Testing
Type of Ceramics Products
Contract Laboratory can assist your company, academic institution, government agency or organization in outsourcing contract laboratories to perform testing, analysis, and product development for many Ceramics finished products, processes, systems, in-process materials, raw materials and components such as:
Structural Ceramics
Domestic Ceramics
Industrial Ceramics
Electroceramics
Ceramic Coatings
Dental Ceramics
Medical Ceramics
Advanced Ceramics
Superconducting Ceramics
Semiconducting Ceramics
Ceramic Matrix Composite
Crystalline Ceramic
Noncrystalline Ceramic
Piezoelectric Ceramics
Superconductive Ceramics
Cermet
Zirconium dioxide
Metallic oxides
Hydroxyapatite (HA)
Partially stabilised zirconia (PSZ)
Boron oxide
Silicon carbide
Tungsten Carbide (WC)
Silicon nitride
Titanium carbide
Pottery
Bone China
Earthenware
Stoneware
Porcelain
Ceramic Art
Figurines
Roof Tiles
Floor TIles
Refractories
Whitewares
Tableware
Cookwares
Sanitary wares
Sanitary Installations
Toilets
Tubs
Bidets
Kitchen Sinks
Baths
Waste Chutes
Bricks
Ceramic Disc Brakes
Biomedical Implants
Ballistic Protection
Armour Vehicles
Electronic Chips
Knife Blades
Ball Bearings
Aerospace Engines
Ceramics Test Methods and Standards
Contract Laboratory can help with testing, analysis, assays, evaluations, examinations, inspections and certifications to different Ceramics test methods, standards, procedures or specifications.
ASTM C1023-10(2014) - \Standard Practice for Labeling Ceramic Art Materials for Chronic Adverse Health Hazards
ISO 6370 - Vitreous and porcelain enamels - Determination of the resistance to abrasion - Part 1: Abrasion testing apparatus
C1337 - 17 - Standard Test Method for Creep and Creep Rupture of Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Advanced Ceramics Under Tensile Loading at Elevated Temperatures
C1341 - 13(2018) - Standard Test Method for Flexural Properties of Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Advanced Ceramic Composites
ASTM F19-11(2016) - Standard Test Method for Tension and Vacuum Testing Metallized Ceramic Seals
ISO 4530:1983 - ISO Vitreous and porcelain enamelled manufactured articles -- Determination of resistance to heat
ISO 4531:2018 - ISO Vitreous and porcelain enamels -- Release from enamelled articles in contact with food -- Methods of test and limits
IEC 60168 - Tests on indoor and outdoor post insulators of ceramic material or glass for systems with nominal voltages greater than 1000 V
ASTM C1239 - Standard Practice for Reporting Uniaxial Strength Data and Estimating Weibull Distribution Parameters for Advanced Ceramics
ASTM C1360 - Standard Practice for Constant-Amplitude, Axial, Tension-Tension Cyclic Fatigue of Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Advanced Ceramics at Ambient Temperatures
ISO 20267 - Thermal spraying - Determination of interfacial toughness of ceramic coatings by indentation
ISO 17859 - Fine ceramics (advanced ceramics, advanced technical ceramics) - Measurement method of piezoelectric strain at high electric field
ISO 21822 - Fine ceramics (advanced ceramics, advanced technical ceramics) - Measurement of iso-electric point of ceramic powder
ASTM C674 - Standard Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Ceramic Whiteware Materials
ASTM C1331 - Standard Practice for Measuring Ultrasonic Velocity in Advanced Ceramics with Broadband Pulse-Echo Cross-Correlation Method
ADA 69 - Dental Ceramics
ISO 23946 - Fine ceramics (advanced ceramics, advanced technical ceramics) - Test methods for optical properties of ceramic phosphors for white light-emitting diodes using a gonio-spectrofluorometer
ISO 13007 - Ceramic tiles - Grouts and adhesives - Part 6: Requirements, test methods, evaluation of conformity, classification and designation for waterproof membranes used with the installation of ceramic tiles
ISO 13007-6 - Ceramic tiles - Grouts and adhesives - Part 6: Requirements, test methods, evaluation of conformity, classification and designation for waterproof membranes used with the installation of ceramic tiles
ASTM C1605-04(2014) - Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Ceramic Whiteware Materials Using Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
ASTM C848-88(2020) - Standard Test Method for Young's Modulus, Shear Modulus, and Poisson's Ratio For Ceramic Whitewares by Resonance
ASTM C623-21 - Standard Test Method for Young's Modulus, Shear Modulus, and Poisson's Ratio for Glass and Glass-Ceramics by Resonance
Ceramics Certifications, Licenses, and Accreditations:
Depending on your Ceramics products, you may need third-party Ceramics laboratories or research facilities with specific certifications, licenses or accreditations.