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Energy, Environment & Infrastructure

Independent Scientific Testing, Characterization & R&D Support Across Diverse Industries

Modern products and technologies depend on materials, formulations, components, and biological systems that must perform reliably under demanding mechanical, chemical, thermal, environmental, and application-specific conditions. From medical devices and aerospace components to cosmetics, consumer products, polymers, electronics, energy technologies, and advanced manufacturing, reliable laboratory data are essential for product development, quality control, troubleshooting, and technical decision-making.

Materials Metric provides independent laboratory testing, materials characterization, analytical testing, product testing, failure analysis, and scientific R&D support for companies, universities, research organizations, startups, manufacturers, and individual clients across a broad range of industries.

Our services support product development and R&D, material and formulation characterization, product qualification, supplier and raw-material evaluation, quality investigations, regulatory and technical documentation, competitive product analysis, failure analysis, contaminant identification, and customized one-of-a-kind testing programs.

We characterize materials and products including metals, alloys, polymers, plastics, elastomers, ceramics, composites, coatings, thin films, glass, pigments, powders, biomaterials, cosmetic formulations, packaging systems, and advanced engineered materials. Depending on the technical question, testing may incorporate SEM/EDS, XRD, XRF, FTIR, Raman spectroscopy, ICP-MS, GC-MS, LC-MS, thermal analysis, microscopy, particle characterization, elemental analysis, chemical analysis, mechanical evaluation, and other specialized laboratory methods.

Rather than applying the same test package to every project, Materials Metric develops industry-specific and application-specific strategies based on the material or product, performance requirement, suspected failure mechanism, applicable standard, and scientific question being investigated.

Industry-Specific Testing & Scientific Expertise

Different industries face different technical risks. Our industry pages connect those challenges with the most relevant analytical tools, scientific expertise, and testing workflows so clients can quickly identify the support most applicable to their project.

Energy & Power Systems

Energy & Power Systems

Battery and energy-material characterization, trace impurity analysis, cathode and electrolyte evaluation, thermal stability, conductive material assessment, and failure investigation for power systems.

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Oil & Gas Corrosion, Deposit & Failure Analysis

Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals

Corrosion-product analysis, deposit identification, coating and polymer evaluation, alloy characterization, and failure investigation for oil, gas, petrochemical, and process-industry materials.

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Environmental Sample & Water Contaminant Analysis

Environmental & Water

Environmental sample and water contaminant analysis for trace metals, particles, microplastics, deposits, unknown materials, and specialized scientific investigations using chemical and microscopic methods.

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Agriculture Materials Testing and Soil Analysis

Agriculture

Elemental nutrient profiling, mineral and blend verification, heavy-metal screening, coating and polymer evaluation, and compositional analysis for agricultural materials and products.

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Construction Materials Testing

Construction & Infrastructure

Consumer product testing and product failure analysis for plastics, household products, appliances, textiles, coatings, manufactured goods, residues, contaminants, and unknown materials.

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To learn more about our services and capabilities, please contact us or submit the form below to discuss your project requirements.


Frequently Asked Questions

What materials testing does the energy, environment, and infrastructure sector need?

This sector needs corrosion and degradation analysis, mechanical and metallurgical testing, deposit, scale, and contaminant identification, and composition verification of metals, concrete, and water. Testing supports asset integrity, compliance, and reliability. Failure analysis addresses structural, corrosion, and fouling problems.

Which standards and regulations apply in energy, environment, and infrastructure?

Applicable ASTM and ISO methods govern mechanical, corrosion, and materials testing, with EPA methods for environmental and water analyses and relevant construction and pressure codes. Materials Metric aligns testing to the standards appropriate to the asset. We cite a specific standard only when it genuinely applies.

What common failures or problems does testing address in this sector?

Testing addresses corrosion, creep, fatigue, stress-corrosion cracking, scale and deposit buildup, concrete deterioration, rebar corrosion, and contaminant presence in water and soil. It also identifies weld defects and material degradation. Root-cause analysis extends asset life and supports compliance.

Which techniques does Materials Metric use for energy, environment, and infrastructure testing?

Materials Metric uses SEM-EDS and metallography for corrosion, fracture, and microstructure analysis, XRD and FTIR for deposit and scale identification, and ICP-MS and ICP-OES for elemental and water chemistry. Mechanical and corrosion testing evaluate materials under service conditions.
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