Plating plays a crucial role in preserving functionality and reliability as well as cosmetic appearance of plated components and parts. In many cases we can non-destructively measure composition and thickness of plating layer(s) and compare the data against a specification. Even extremely thin layers (a fraction of a micron) can be imaged and characterized using
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
Energy Dispersive X-ray Microanalysis (EDS)
X-ray Fluorescence (XRF)
Light Microscopy