Metris R&D Center

You can contact METRIS Research Centre for:

  • Certified and accredited services of material testing and QC (list of services)
  • Cooperation in scientific and R&D work
  • Partnership for competitive projects (HORIZON, INTERREG, …)
  • … and more

Contact: metris@iv.hr

The equipment available at METRIS is intended for the analysis of metals and other solid materials and advanced nanomaterials, as well as the testing of their chemical, mechanical and structural characteristics, and is also used for a range of detailed analysis of biological material, as well as for various tests for archaeologists, restorers and conservators. Accreditation according to the standard HRN EN ISO / IEC 17025 is proof of the laboratory’s competence according to the highest quality standards, and as such METRIS provides its testing services outside the borders of the Republic of Croatia.

METRIS is an organization for research and dissemination of knowledge established as a strategically important entity for the implementation of EU and national research and development projects, for improving the economy by improving materials and products, for legal quality control of materials to support industry, to support innovation in small and medium enterprises, improvement of student programs, support to the scientific sector and for the implementation of popularization of science and professional education in the field of STEM.

METRIS works with the public and private sectors, with open doors for science entities and affordable accredited services for industry entities. METRIS, with its significance, but also with its physical location in Pula, represents a bridge of cooperation between scientific and development institutions and the economy.

METRIS operates in accordance with the HRN EN ISO 17025 standard.

List of equipment:

  • Scanning Electron Microscope FEG QUANTA 250 SEM FEI with EDS OXFORD Detector
  • Optical Stereomicroscope SZX10 OLYMPUS
  • Optical Metallographic Microscope BX51 OLYMPUS
  • Light Transmission Microscope BIM – 213 T
  • Coater Quorum SC7620 (Au/Pd) and Quorum CA7625 (C)
  • Optical Emission Spectrometer GDS 500A LECO
  • Portable XRF S1 TURBO BRUKER
  • Muffle Furnace
  • Universal Static Tensile Tester MESSPHYSIK BETA 250
  • Hardness and Microhardness Tester (Vickers) STRUERS DURAMIN
  • Charpy Pendulum Zwick RPK450
  • Grinding and Polishing Machine STRUERS LABO POL
  • Precision Sample Cutting Machine LECO
  • Lathe BERNARDO
  • Spectrophotometer FT-IR TENSOR 27 BRUKER
  • Microscope HYPERION FT-IR BRUKER
  • Nanophotometer P300 UV-Vis IMPLEN
  • Filter Photometer PHOTOLAB S6 WTW
  • Electroporator EPORATOR EPPENDORF
  • Microplate Reader Sunrise TECAN
  • Plate Washer Hydroflex TECAN
  • Centrifuge 5430R EPPENDORF
  • PCR Machine Thermal Cycler 8800 AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES
  • Electrophoresis System: MultiSubChoice, Clear View Transilluminator, Photodocumentation System with microDoc CSL MDOC UV254/312 CLEAVER SCIENTIFIC
  • Incubator BD53 BINDER
  • Thermoblock TDB-100 BIOSAN
  • DEMI Water System NIRO VV-UF-UV NIROSTA
  • Semi-Micro Balance

CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL TESTS

1.Metallographic analysisAnalysis of materials using optical metallographic microscope
2.GDS analysis*Determination of chemical composition of metals and alloys using optical emission spectrometer
3.SEM analysis of metals*Surface analysis of metals using scanning electron microscope
4.SEM analysis of nonmetal materials*Surface analysis of nonconductive materials in low vacuum using scanning electron microscope
5.SEM nanoanalysis*Surface analysis of materials in nano-scale using scanning electron microscope
6.ESEM analysis*Surface analysis of materials in environmental mode using scanning electron microscope
7.EDS analysis of metals*Microanalysis of chemical composition of metals using scanning electron microscope
8.EDS analysis of nonmetal materials*Microanalysis of chemical composition of nonmetal materials using scanning electron microscope
9.SM analysisAnalysis of materials using optical microscope-observation, description and pictures of microsections using optical (stereo)microscope
10.XRF analysisAnalysis of chemical composition using X-ray fluorescence from a portable XRF device, transport costs are not included in the price
11.FTIR spectroscopyAnalysis of chemical composition using IR spectroscopy by means of making KBr pellets, for organic and inorganic materials
12.Micro-FTIR Microanalysis of chemical composition using FTIR microscope for organic and inorganic materials
13.Histochemical analysis of binders in layers of microsections Determination  of lipid/protein binder by means of colorimetric reaction on the microsection
14.Determination of materials’ water absorption at atmospheric pressure Determination of water absorption of stone, cement, plaster and brick measuring the mass of absorbed water
15.Determination of open porosity of stone using the method of mercury intrusion porosimetryIn collaboration with external laboratory
16.Detailed description and characterization of mortars, plasters and ceramics

Analysis and description of sample using optical (stereo)microscopes,

making of microsection is not included in the price

17.Microbiological analysisIsolation and characterization of microfungi
18.Ion chromatographyDetermination of ions’ concentrations in soluble salts,
in collaboration with external laboratory
19.XRD analysisAnalysis of minerals using X-ray diffraction,
in collaboration with external laboratory
20.Petrographic-mineralogical characterization of stone Preparation making and mineralogical description using optical (stereo)microscope,
in collaboration with external laboratory
21.Petrographic-mineralogical characterization of mortar or plaster in thin layer

Preparation making and mineralogical description using optical (stereo)microscope,

in collaboration with external laboratory

22.Determination of tree species in wood samplesIn collaboration with external laboratory
23.Determination of age in wood samples using FTIR spectroscopyIn collaboration with external laboratory
24.

Gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry

GC-MS

Identification of volatile organic compounds,

in collaboration with external laboratory

25.Preparation of sample for GDS analysisPreparation of sample by means of precision cutting, grinding and polishing
26.Preparation of sample for electron microscope analysis Sputter coating and carbon coating of the surface of nonconductive samples or cutting, polishing, drying and degreasing of samples
27.Preparation of sample for metallographic analysisCutting, molding, grinding, polishing and etching of the samples
28.Making of a microsectionCross section production by fitting the sample into transparent epoxy resin and by polishing it
29.Determination of textile-glass and mineral-filler contentCalcination method HRN EN ISO 1172
30.Determination of presence of asbestosSEM nanoanalysis + EDS + FTIR
31.FRAP analysisTest for antioxidative activity
32.Laboratory activitiesConsults before performing analysis, preparation of samples, production of test reports
33.Data processing and production of studyStatistical, graphical and chemometric data processing and production of a study with interpretations using professional literature and professional experience

MECHANICAL TESTS

1.HRN EN ISO 6892-1*Metal materials – Tensile testing at room temperature
2.HRN EN ISO 7438*Bending test
3.HRN EN ISO 5173

Destructive test on welds in metal

materials – Bending test

4.HRN EN ISO 148-1*Metal materials – Charpy impact test at room temperature
5.HRN EN ISO 148-1*Metal materials – Charpy impact test at reduced temperatures
6.HRN EN ISO 14556Metal materials – Instrumented method – Charpy impact test
7.DIN 50106:1978Pressure testing
8.HRN EN ISO 8492Metal materials – Tube: Flattening test
9.HRN EN ISO 6507-1*Metal materials – Vickers hardness test
10.HRN EN ISO 2639Steel – Nitrocarburizing depth testing
11.ISO 9015-2Test for microhardness of welded joints
12.HRN EN 10305-2Seam tubes: visual inspection and control of shape and size
13.HRN EN 10305-1Seamless tubes: visual inspection and control of shape and size
14.Preparation of sample for mechanical testsHardness test, tensile test, flattening test, bending test, impact test
15.Laboratory activitiesConsults before performing analysis, preparation of samples, production of test reports