Leading the way in corrosion testing

Cortec Laboratories®, the first ISO/IEC 17025 accredited lab in the corrosion control industry, offers expertise in both core corrosion evaluations, like ASTM B117 salt fog and ASTM D1735 humidity chamber testing, as well as more advanced analyses such as ASTM G180 for screening corrosion-inhibiting admixtures. Count on us for the quality, repeatable independent third-party testing you need to assess corrosion performance and other key product characteristics.

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Corrosion Testing

Cortec Laboratories® provides a range of corrosion specific tests such as electrochemical polarization, VIA (vapor inhibiting ability), immersion, and iron chip testing.

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Environmental Exposure Testing

Services such as ultraviolet (UV) weathering, salt fog, humidity, and other chamber exposure tests are available to determine the impact of environmental factors on material performance.

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Material Characterization

The laboratory conducts various spectroscopic test methods for materials identification, as well as physical and chemical properties testing (including, flash point, viscosity, and hardness, among others).

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Coatings and Other Tests

Need to evaluate the adhesion and pull-off strength of coatings or gather other data? Ask us about the variety of additional test methods we can perform.

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