Elmet LLC is primarily a metallurgical and metallographic laboratory
focused on the electrical and electronics industries. Much of our work is
solder joint cross sectioning, and we have a large capacity to handle this
type of work. With five automated polishers we can process more than 20
cross sections per day, day after day. We have two metallographic studios
with studio cameras, stereomicroscopes, and metallurgical microscopes to
document the incoming parts, the cross sections, and the microstructures.
Our scanning electron microscope assists us in evaluating intermetallic
layers, microstructures, fretting, and fracture. The EDS (energy dispersive
spectroscopy) system allows us to analyze solder compositions,
contamination, and debris observed on circuit boards.