Porosity Testing
Porosity Testing Services
Many parts, components, or products are exposed to a wide range of climates and environmental conditions over the course of their life cycles. And the way they behave and adapt to these climatic conditions can have a significant impact on their longevity, their performance, and end-user satisfaction. That’s why it’s so important to have the data required to determine environmental resilience and forecast product performance.
It may be that only the appearance of the component changes (ie, the gloss, color, paint quality, etc). Or it may be that functionality is reduced when exposed to extreme climate fluctuations. Or it may even function as expected in one climate, but break entirely if that environment dramatically shifts. These are all factors manufacturers must take into consideration. And they can have significant impacts on the manufacturing process or production as a whole.
At Cross Testing, we offer professional alternating climate testing along with detailed documentation and reports summarizing our findings. That way, you can know how your product, part, or component will perform in the face of dynamic climate changes.
Procedures for Porosity Analysis
Many porosity test procedures are performed to determine whether a fluid or gas can pass through a certain material, and if that ingress will affect the quality of the material or product as a whole. This is a relatively standard and straightforward procedure that can be performed in our testing facilities.
There are other means of determining porosity and other means of performing porosity testing, however. For instance, a product may need to be tested using gas expansion, x-rays or CT scans, or even climatic changes followed by pore analysis.
Another important consideration when analyzing porosity is pore size distribution. This can be categorized in terms of macropores (>50 nm), mesopores (2 to 50 nm), or micropores (<2 nm). The size and distribution of pores along the sample can be key determinants of chemical intrusion, gas/fluid permeability, and overall structural integrity.
Porosity Analysis
Pore Size Distribution
Porosity Measurement
Particle Surface Area Analysis
And many others
Industrial and Commercial Porosity Testing
Porosity testing can be performed for many industrial and commercial products to ensure proper functionality and compliance. For instance, porosity is an important component in catalysts, membranes, ceramics, and glosses as well as pharmaceutical products, construction materials, and metals used in engineering.
Due to its widespread use in many industries, porosity analysis testing has rapidly become a staple of the product development and testing process. Due to its importance, it’s recommended to work with a professional porosity testing company with industry experience and equipment capable of meeting industry standards. A company like Cross.
Consumer Products
Electronics
Construction
Gloss/Paint
Automotive
Meeting Porosity Standards
Working with Cross Company is a reliable means of ensuring your product or material is meeting the standards necessary for your end users or industry.
As compliance standards, quality assurance, and regulations become tighter and tighter, it’s important to work with a company that can provide you with actionable information about your product. At Cross, we’ve worked with many different companies across dozens of industries. And we always provide high-quality, reliable, and repeatable testing services. While providing our customers with all the information we’ve gathered. That way, they can make the best decision about their product.
If you have porosity standards to meet, we can help. Whether it’s for internal quality control or external regulations, we have a test for your product.
Custom Porosity Testing Procedures
Often, just one testing procedure isn’t enough to accurately predict how a product will behave in the hands of end users or in its intended operating conditions. That’s why we generally recommend combining porosity testing with other test procedures we offer.
This can include other physical testing procedures like vibration testing or flammability testing to simulate other conditions the product may be exposed to. Or it can include environmental testing procedures like thermal shock testing, durability testing, or alternating climate testing. Combining these testing procedures is a reliable means of gathering information and generating predictions for future product behavior.
For a product to have success in the field, it needs to be able to withstand many, many stressors. When you partner with Cross for your testing needs, we’re able to simulate many of the conditions your product will face. We can also devise custom testing procedures based on your product, your industry, and your end user needs.
Why Cross Porosity Testing?
At Cross, the most important thing to us is the success of our customers. That’s why we go out of our way to design custom testing solutions that ensure future production success for every single one of them. All while also offering world-class customer service. And when you combine those two factors with industry-leading expertise and a cutting-edge testing lab, you get a winning combination.
Our ISO 17025 accredited testing facilities in the U.S. and Mexico can provide you with product testing, materials testing, environmental testing, lifecycle testing, and many other testing services. Whether it’s for automotive, aerospace, consumer products, pharmaceutical, or a wide range of other industries, we can help.
There’s a reason so many companies and manufacturers across so many industries choose to work with Cross Testing again and again. Contact us today and we’ll give you a reason to keep coming back, too.
Find Porosity Testing Near Me
Offering a range of testing services from our testing laboratories in the U.S. and Mexico. Learn more about the expert testing procedures performed in our state-of-the-art facilities. We can provide you with actionable data about your parts or materials so that you can make the best decisions for your product, your production process, and your end users. We can also provide calibration services, inspection services, and metrology products through our network of ISO 17025 accredited precision measurement labs.
