Coating and Plating Layer Measurements

LPD Lab Services has extensive experience in analysis of coatings and plating layers consisting of characterisation, reverse engineering, and failure investigation including:

• Physical evaluation of porosity of barrier layers.
• Coating and layer thickness measurements by cross-sectional SEM or SEM stereo Imaging.
• Surface coating physical and chemical characterisation.
• Cross-sectional SEM to assess the extent of mechanical keying contribution to surface coatings.
• Zinc plating and galvanised protective layers assessment of thickness and continuity.
• Determination of plating layer thicknesses and composition against specifications.
• Evaluation of uniformity of corrosion protective coating.
• Paint, adhesive, sealant and gasket filler fingerprinting.
• Verification fingerprinting of paint top coat and primer coat using filler chemistry, particle sizes and shapes by XRF, SEM / EDX and FTIR microscopy.
• Composition and layer thickness of single or multiple thin layers on a substrate by SEM / EDX thin film analysis.
• Coatings failure associated with plating bath chemistry and organic contamination.
• Nickel Plating failures in lithium ion battery cans.
• Reverse engineering electrolytic and electroless nickel plating process problems.