Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometry for Determining Chloride Concentration Profiles in Concrete
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 […]
Customisable Mineral Liberation
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) […]
Petrographic Analysis & Thin Sectioning
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 […]
Finalist 2017 Telstra Business Awards
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 […]
Capturing the Art Behind the Science
I like to think a lot of what we do at Microanalysis has an element of artistic flare. The images we capture on the SEM and Solarius are often quite beautiful. We recently invited the highly experienced and exceptionally talented Andrew Tyndall to come and photograph our scientists at work. His work has encapsulated the […]
