At MatX Lab, we offer characterization, testing, and failure analysis services for eleven industries where materials performance is non-negotiable, ranging from semiconductors and aerospace to energy, medical devices, and research. No matter the industry, the process remains the same: transforming a material and a question into an answer.
Each industry has unique materials, failure modes, and standards, and the right test is the one that answers the industry's questions. At MatX Lab, we offer characterization, testing, and failure analysis services for eleven industries where materials performance is non-negotiable, ranging from semiconductors and aerospace to energy, medical devices, and research. No matter the industry, the process remains the same: transforming a material and a question into an answer.
Our projects are managed on a case-by-case basis, where we coordinate the testing of your program across a network of labs that have been approved partners of ours. This system guarantees that your program is determined by the problem at hand and not by the equipment of the lab closest to you; therefore, a study of contamination in semiconductors and an aerospace fatigue test will use the proper technique.
Characterization of new materials and synthesized materials ranging from graphene, nanomaterials, and composites, to functional coatings. We verify structure, composition, and purity, and monitor reproducibility from batch to batch during development into a repeatable material.
Testing of commercial aerospace materials for fatigue, fractures, corrosion, weld and coating integrity, and composites. Material qualification, supplier verification, and root cause analysis of material failure by data that is acceptable in design review or audit.
Field returns investigation, supplier verification, and durability testing on metal, polymer, coating, and battery materials. Determination of the reason why the part failed and compliance with the OEM specification. The same will be applicable to the next batch.
Defect location, cleanliness, and reliability testing of boards, components, and packages. Identification of solder defects, ionic contamination, organic contamination, and thermal cycling failure.
Generation, transmission, and storage materials testing by corrosion, high temperature, welding, and batteries. We test your ability to perform in tough environments, examine any failures, and verify that the materials are suitable for their environments.
Material characterization, weld quality, coating inspection, contamination, and manufacturing failure analysis. We ensure that you can release or hold a batch with certainty, and resolve the manufacturing problem, not just the product problem.
Metal alloy implants, plastic implants, coating materials, and surface analyses. Corrosion testing of metal alloy implants. Medical Device Testing does not include biocompatibility or certification testing.
Materials-level examination of implantable metal alloys, plastics, and coatings, including surface analysis and corrosion testing. Our medical device testing supports your material qualifications and is not biocompatibility or product certification.
Identification, deformulation, thermal and mechanical properties, additives, and failure analysis of plastics and rubbers. We solve what the resin is, whether the formula corresponds to the reference, and what caused the failure of the part.
Wafer and die contamination, thin-film analysis, defect localization, and failure analysis at the scale semiconductor problems live at. We trace contamination, measure films, and localize defects down to the atomic layer.
The full range of analytical methods for R&D teams, without buying the instruments. We characterize novel materials, run comparative studies, and produce publication-, patent-, and grant-grade data you can defend.
In every industry we operate in, standards exist. We make sure that we align our analyses based on the standards required by the particular customer or specification, ranging from ASTM to ISO, IEC, UL, and MIL-STD. Each industry page lists the standard designations most appropriate for that industry. Our Standards page explains what alignment entails and what it does not.
UL-94,
VDA 230-219; Accelerated Corrosion; Igo; COF
ASTM F21; ASTM D7490; ASTM F2971; ASTM D578; ASTM E408
ASTM D1708; ISO 21920; ASTM F21; ASTM D7490; ASTM E8; ASTM E384
Often, yes. Materials analysis crosses sector boundaries, so if your work does not fit neatly into one industry, describe the material and the question, and we will scope it.
Yes. A material or supplier that serves multiple sectors is common, and one program can cover the methods and standards each requires, reported together.
Start with the material and the question rather than the label. If you are unsure, contact us, and we will point you to the right methods regardless of how the work is categorized.
MatX Lab coordinates your testing through a network of accredited partner laboratories, so every industry program draws on the right instruments under one point of accountability. You work with one contact and receive one report. Methods are aligned to ASTM, ISO, IEC, UL, and MIL-STD where a published method applies. MatX Lab is an analysis provider, not a standards body, and issues no certifications. Every engagement can sit under an NDA.
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