Resources for automotive materials analysis and characterization

Explore practical automotive materials analysis resources, including application notes, case studies, and articles. These resources demonstrate how analytical techniques and workflows are applied to real-world automotive challenges across research, manufacturing, quality control, and failure analysis.

Advanced analysis for automotive manufacturing eBook

Learn how advanced analytical techniques support automotive innovation and manufacturing excellence. This eBook covers materials characterization, process optimization, quality control, and failure analysis across the automotive value chain, with real-world examples spanning metals, coatings, batteries, and complex components.


Automotive materials analysis case studies

Automotive part cleanliness

This case study demonstrates how automated particle analysis supports technical cleanliness requirements by identifying, classifying, and reporting contaminants on automotive components.

Focus areas include particle analysis, technical cleanliness, and quality control.

Why the automotive industry needs technical cleanliness analysis

This case study explains the impact of particulate contamination on automotive reliability and safety, and how cleanliness analysis supports compliance with international standards.

Focus areas include particle analysis, technical cleanliness, and contamination control.


Application notes

Characterization of tire fillers

This application note shows how integrated SEM and elemental analysis are used to evaluate filler dispersion and composition in tire materials, supporting quality control and performance optimization.

Focus areas include elemental analysis, microstructural analysis, and manufacturing quality.

Laser ablation for high-quality cross-sectioning of auto body paints

This application note explains how laser-assisted sample preparation creates fast, high-quality cross-sections of multilayer automotive paint systems for structural and chemical analysis.

Focus areas include sample preparation, surface and layer analysis, and coatings.

Cracking the code of CV joint failures

This application note presents a multi-technique failure analysis workflow used to identify the root causes of cracking in constant velocity joints.

Focus areas include failure analysis, microstructural analysis, and sample preparation.


Article and blogs

SEM-EDS failure analysis in tire manufacturing

This blog explores how combined SEM and elemental analysis supports rapid failure investigation and quality improvement in tire production.

Focus areas include elemental analysis, failure analysis, and manufacturing processes.

Understanding technical cleanliness in the automotive industry

This article explains technical cleanliness requirements and how particle analysis supports ISO 16232 and VDA 19 compliance.

Focus areas include particle analysis, technical cleanliness, and standards compliance.

High-resolution electron microscopy and software solutions in nanotechnology

This article highlights how advanced microscopy and data analysis tools support nanoscale materials characterization relevant to automotive applications.

Focus areas include microstructural analysis, data analysis, and advanced materials.

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