CRB ANALYSE SERVICE GMBH - Independent - accredited | Your test laboratory in the field of asbestos testing and solids analysis

We offer you all common analytical techniques for quantitative and semi-quantitative XRF, X-ray fluorescence analysis of various materials on up to 71 elements of solids. Fast and reliable analyses with high precision and accuracy down to the trace element range, on request as an immediate service – accredited test procedures – Wide element range up to 71 elements from fluorine to uranium in one measurement run, suitable for product and raw material monitoring or analysis of unknown materials –Various preparation techniques such as melt fusion, powder compaction, non-destructive measurements

The term asbestos stands for a group of very resistant and non-flammable minerals with a fibrous structure. Until the beginning of the 1990s they were mainly used for thermal insulation or fire protection. Asbestos is found in brake pads and clutches, in electrical appliances, in machines and technical equipment, in heating systems and, above all, as a building material in a great many buildings. Asbestos fibres that enter the lungs can cause asbestosis, hardening and scarring of connective tissue, and cause cancer. In the meantime it has also been proven that asbestos substitutes, such as artificial mineral fibres, KMF, can cause cancer.

We offer you the classification of 'old mineral wool' or such mineral fibres without RAL quality mark regarding their carcinogenic risk potential The carcinogenicity index, KI, is a dimensionless quantity and is determined according to the material composition of the mineral fibres to be evaluated. According to IFA / BIA method 7488, it is calculated from the sum of the mass contents (in MA-%) of Na2O, K2O, CaO, MgO, BaO and B2O3 minus twice the mass content of Al2O3. Vitreous mineral fibres are classified according to the KI according to TRGS 905 as follows, if their dimensions correspond to the WHO - fibre - definition: (length > 5µm, diameter < 3 µm, ratio length : diameter > 3 : 1) Glassy WHO fibres with a carcinogenicity index KI <= 30 are classified in category 1B. WHO vitreous fibres with a carcinogenicity index KI > 30 and KI < 40 are classified in category 2. WHO vitreous fibres shall not be classified as carcinogenic if their carcinogenicity index KI >= 40.

The application possibilities of the scanning electron microscope, SEM in combination with the energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis, EDX are manifold. The areas of application listed here are only examples of some of the applications. Many other questions can be clarified with our microtextural and microanalytical test methods. Our services for you: X-ray microanalysis, EDX element mappings, line scans, SEM imaging, particle size determination, fiber thickness measurement, damage assessment