Elemental Testing
Ensure the quality, safety and compliance of your materials with Birmingham Assay Office’s UKAS-accredited Analytical Testing Laboratory.
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UKAS-Accredited Elemental Testing Laboratory
Accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 — the internationally recognised standard for laboratory testing and calibration, our laboratory provides trusted, independent elemental analysis for organisations across manufacturing, technology, recycling and advanced materials supply chains.
Our laboratory delivers internationally recognised elemental testing services to support:
- Materials verification and composition analysis
- Regulatory compliance and product safety
- Manufacturing quality assurance
- Failure investigation and contamination analysis
- Supply chain verification and traceability
Using advanced analytical techniques, we accurately identify and quantify elements within metals, alloys and complex materials.
Our independent testing provides defensible analytical data that supports product development, regulatory compliance and commercial decision-making.
With over 250 years of expertise in materials and metals assurance, Birmingham Assay Office is a trusted analytical partner for organisations that require reliable elemental testing.
Our Elemental Testing Services
Birmingham Assay Office provides independent elemental analysis for metals, materials and manufactured components, supporting technical investigation, regulatory compliance and materials verification.
Our UKAS-accredited laboratory delivers accurate analytical results suitable for technical reports, regulatory documentation and commercial use.
Our elemental testing services support organisations working with:
- Industrial metals and alloys
- Advanced manufacturing materials
- Electronics and electrical components
- Precious metals
- Recycled and secondary materials
- Critical minerals and strategic materials
By identifying and quantifying elemental composition, we help organisations confirm materials meet required specifications and performance expectations.
Elemental Analysis Applications
Elemental testing supports a wide range of technical and commercial applications, click to explore elemental testing applications below:
Determine the elemental composition of unknown or suspect materials to confirm their identity and grade.
Verify alloy composition and confirm materials meet specification requirements for manufacturing or engineering use.
Detect impurities or trace elements that may affect product performance, processing or regulatory compliance.
Provide analytical evidence to support compliance with regulations such as RoHS, REACH and product safety requirements.
Identify elemental contamination or material inconsistencies that may contribute to component failure or unexpected performance issues.
Analytical Techniques
Our laboratory uses advanced analytical techniques to perform accurate elemental testing across a wide range of materials, including:
- ICP-OES (Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy)
- XRF (X-ray Fluorescence)
These methods allow us to determine the presence, concentration and distribution of elements within materials, providing clear and reliable analytical data.
How To Arrange Testing
If you are a new customer, please download and complete the New Customer Form. Include this form with your samples when sending them to our laboratory.
Once completed, or if you are an existing customer, download and complete the Sample Submission Form for the testing service required.
Samples can be:
- Sent via post or courier
- Delivered in person to our customer services counter
Our address is:
Birmingham Assay Office
1 Moreton Street
Birmingham
B1 3AX
United Kingdom
Please ensure you have read and agreed to our Terms and Conditions before submitting samples for analysis.
