IMR Metallurgical Services Offers X-Ray Diffraction Testing on new Rigaku Miniflex 600 XRD

July 16, 2012 - PRLog -- IMR Metallurgical Services in Louisville, KY has purchased a new Rigaku Miniflex XRD.   This is used to identify unknown powders and corrosion products, as well as phase identification, compound morphology, crystal structure, reverse engineering and material confirmation in powders like hydroxyapatite, catalysts & more.

XRD operates by shooting a focused X-Ray beam at the sample at a specific angle of incidence.  The X-Rays deflect or "diffract" in various ways, depending on the structure (inter-atomic distances) of the sample.  The locations (angles) and intensities of the diffracted X-Rays are measured.  Every compound has a unique diffraction pattern.  
In order to identify a substance, the diffraction pattern of the sample is compared to a library database of known patterns. Peak shapes and intensities give information about percent crystallinity and crystalline size.  The analytical team at IMR Test Labs then provides you with a clear, concise report, outlining the properties of the material in easy to understand language.

For more information, please contact Andy Waldron (andy.waldron@imrlouisville.com).

About IMR Test Labs
IMR is headquartered in Ithaca, NY and operates state-of-the-art laboratory facilities in NY, Louisville, KY, Portland, OR and Singapore.  IMR will be opening a new facility in Suzhou, China in August of 2012.  IMR Test Labs is a Nadcap (NY & OR), A2LA (NY, KY & OR), SAC (SPR), Pratt & Whitney MCL (NY, OR, SPR) and GE S-400 (NY, KY, OR, SPR) approved materials testing laboratory offering a complete scope of independent analytical services for metals, polymers, composites and ceramics.  IMR Test Labs is a business unit of Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies.
For more information, visit: www.imrtest.com

About Metal Improvement Company
Metal Improvement Company, headquartered in Paramus, NJ provides precision shot peening, laser peening, and protective coating services to the aerospace, automotive, power generation and general industrial markets via a global network of locations. Metal Improvement Company is a business unit of Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies.  For more information, visit: www.metalimprovement.com.