Aluminum analysis laboratory

The 6NAPSE Group carries out the analysis of aluminum and its alloys. The laboratory also conducts tests and validation studies (including corrosion) to guarantee the durability of the materials.

Characteristics of Aluminum in Industry

Aluminum is the most widely used metal after iron. Its resistance to corrosion, its good electrical and thermal conductivity, its lightness, its malleability and its durable coloring make aluminum a material widely used in industry and crafts, particularly in aeronautics, transport and construction.

There are two main categories: wrought aluminum alloys and foundry aluminum alloys.

Industries using aluminum and its alloys:

• Transportation (cars, airplanes, trucks, trains, boats, bicycles, etc.)
• Aeronautics (aircraft structures, sheet metal and fuselage)
• Packaging including food (tins, aluminum foil, cans, trays, aerosols, etc.)
• Construction (windows, doors, gutters, etc.)
• Consumer goods (appliances, kitchen utensils, mirrors, etc.)
• Electric cables
• Shiny surfaces
• Pyrotechnics (fireworks, smoke bombs)
• Welding (aluminothermy)
• Development of new alloys and processes

Validation and corrosion testing

In our test centers, we also carry out premature aging tests on materials in order to analyze their change of state, their durability or their conformity. Also, we conduct environmental and mechanical validation tests:

• Environmental tests (temperature, susceptibility to fluids, light, etc.)
• Mechanical tests (fatigue, endurance, maneuver)
• Vibration tests (shock resistance in an assembly)

We are also able to carry out the expertise of a failure (breakage, rupture, appearance defect) as well as the identification of the origin of corrosion (rust) and corrosion resistance tests in condition salt fog.

6NAPSE Group assets

• All the controls, tests and analyzes of our laboratories are carried out in compliance with the quality criteria of our industrial customers.
• Short standard deadlines and possibilities of emergencies