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On Wednesday 1st November, Microanalysis held a special information evening for the Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA) and Surface Coating Association Australia (SCAA) professional associations. Pulling everyone away from the tasty nibbles and drinks, the 12 members had a guided tour of the Laboratory to learn a little of what Microanalysis Australia is up to in […]

Liam Holloway1 and Nimue Pendragon2 1Principal Engineer, MEnD Consulting 2Lead Consulting Scientist, Microanalysis Australia   Abstract: Assessing the condition or durability performance of existing reinforced concrete infrastructure can involve a broad range of investigation techniques. Investigations during the life of the structure can be used to inform the asset management process. A typical test reg […]

From lithium to heavy metals, Microanalysis offers customisable mineral liberation and association analysis for ores and concentrates of all kinds. Complementary to our petrographic capabilities, Microanalysis can analyse a range of particulate sizes up to 3 mm and provide additional manual analysis for particles >3 mm. INCA Mineral by Oxford Instruments (product information available here) […]

Thin sections are 30 µm (0.03 mm) thick slices of rock, minerals, concrete, mortar, or other materials that are mounted to a glass microscope slide with epoxy and topped with a glass coverslip. They are typically analysed by geologists and petrographers by using a petrographic microscope (sometimes referred to as a polarizing light microscope). Petrographic […]

We’re a finalist for the 2017 Telstra Business Awards! We are hanging up our lab coats and dusting off those tuxes and gowns ready to attend 2017 Telstra Business Awards at Crown on Friday, 7th July 2017. The team would love to see a short message of support from you on the big screen at […]