EAG Application Solutions for Corrosion

Corrosion is a phenomenon that results in oxidization or selective removal of a material from a surface. Preventing and repairing corrosion is a multibillion dollar business that affects virtually every industry, including automotive, aerospace, biomedical, paint, and semiconductor. Surface analytical tools are typically used to:

• Identify corroded products
• Detect minor impurities that may be related to the root cause
• Determine the thickness of an oxide layer

Primary Analytical Techniques

• Auger Electron Spectroscopy (Auger)
• Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)-Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS)
• X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis (ESCA)
• X-ray Diffraction (XRD)

Secondary Analytical Techniques

• Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (TOF-SIMS)

Application Notes