Characterisation right down to the wire

OCAS has skilled staff and state-of-the art equipment to characterise coated wire, including in-use properties.

OCAS can evaluate the in-use properties of coated wire such as corrosion resistance, resistance to specific chemicals or corrosive gases, quality of welds, roughness and surface topography, mechanical resistance: hardness, abrasion, friction behaviour, bending, etc.

Thanks to our advanced characterisation methods we can furthermore provide problem-solving advice and perform in-depth analysis of wire coating, interface phenomena, adhesion, homogeneity of the coating, etc.

The examples below show some analyses recently carried out:

SIM image detail coated wire CAS BSE image black defects on wire OCAS SEM image wire black spots OCAS spectra wire defect OCASSE image OCAS wire cross section detailed SE image OCAS wire coating thickness spectra of different elements wire coating OCAS thickness measurement wire coating OCAS detailwelding nugget wire ocaswelding nugget sem image ocas coated wire

“Our team combines knowledge on coatings, corrosion, metallurgy and in-use properties. On top of OCAS has the necessary equipment to perform advanced characterisation. A truly unique combination to successfully develop new solutions or optimise existing products”

Philippe Legros, Staff Manager, Surface department, OCAS