Material Characterisation & Testing
We help clients understand complex materials and make better technical, operational and commercial decisions
Bulk Physicochemical Material Testing
We perform comprehensive bulk physical and chemical material testing using advanced techniques to analyse elemental composition and physical properties. These insights ensure optimal material performance across various applications, including chemical, geopolymer, cement, and concrete products.
Crystallographic & Amorphous Material Testing
We conduct precise crystallographic and amorphous material testing using advanced X-ray techniques. Additionally, we analyse amorphous chemical composition to accurately quantify material reactivity, supporting quality control in manufacturing to ensure consistency, reliability, and optimal performance across various applications.
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Microstructural Material Analyses
We specialize in microstructural analysis using advanced techniques like Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS). These methods provide detailed insights into material microstructure, supporting comprehensive characterisation, reactive behaviour assessment, and quality control to ensure optimal manufacturing and performance outcomes.
Mechanical & Durability Testing
We conduct comprehensive testing on the fresh, mechanical, and durability properties of cements and concretes to ensure optimal performance and longevity. Our fresh property testing includes flow, setting time, and workability assessments, ensuring proper consistency and ease of placement. Mechanical testing evaluates compressive, tensile, and flexural strength, providing insights into load-bearing capacity and structural integrity. For durability, we perform porosity, efflorescence, leachate resistance, and accelerated aging tests to assess resistance to environmental factors and long-term degradation. These analyses help optimise material performance, sustainability, and compliance with industry standards.
Chemical Reactivity & Speciation
We assess the chemical reactivity and speciation to understand how their components behave during processing, activation, and long-term service conditions. Through targeted analytical techniques such as quantitative Nucelar Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (qNMR), process engineering & reactivity modelling, we can identify the reactive phases, dissolution behaviour, and chemical interactions that control material performance in chemical, cementitious, geopolymer and other engineered systems from the cement and concrete sectors, to agriculture chemical and beyond.
Understanding chemical speciation is essential for predicting how elements and compounds are distributed within a material and how they may transform under different environmental or processing conditions. These insights allow us to evaluate reaction pathways, optimise mix designs, and anticipate potential durability or environmental risks such as leaching or secondary phase formation.
By combining chemical reactivity analysis with our broader material characterisation framework, Reformix helps clients optimise formulations, improve processing efficiency, and ensure reliable performance in commercial products and industrial applications.
Environmental Leaching Testing & Assessment
Reformix conducts environmental leaching tests and assessment frameworks to evaluate the potential release of elements from materials under realistic environmental conditions. These assessments are critical for determining whether industrial by-products, recycled materials, or novel construction products can be safely used in infrastructure, land applications, or other commercial uses.
Our approach focuses on understanding the mobility of chemical species within a material and how they may behave when exposed to water, varying pH conditions, or long-term environmental weathering. Through controlled laboratory testing and analytical interpretation, we identify potential environmental risks and provide evidence-based guidance on material suitability and regulatory compliance.
Environmental leaching assessment is particularly important when working with industrial by-products, mine residues, and alternative cementitious materials, where the safe encapsulation of trace elements is essential. By integrating leaching data with broader material characterisation and formulation analysis, Reformix helps clients validate environmental performance, support regulatory approvals, and unlock new pathways for the beneficial reuse of materials.
What Some of our Clients say
Ironstone Civil engaged Reformix Materials Group to support our R&D efforts in understanding and developing a specialist material system, and we were extremely pleased with the engagement. Hendrik and Ramon were professional, approachable and highly knowledgeable, with an ability to explain complex material science concepts in practical, easy-to-understand terms that greatly assisted our investigation and commercial decision-making. Their team delivered everything within agreed timeframes and scope, and the intensive week of testing undertaken at our premises accelerated our program significantly in a way that would have been difficult for us to achieve internally. We found Reformix a valuable technical resource, easy to work with, and would gladly engage them again and recommend them to others.
- Max Kudrenko (BSc, MEng)
Director, Ironstone Civil Pty Ltd
Ramon and Hendrik were among the pioneers of Colliecrete at Murdoch University. They helped to develop a lot of the foundational knowledge that underpinned the team both in Collie and our Mudlark Geopolymer Lab on campus. Ramon and Hendrik via Reformix performed advanced laboratory and analytical services and I have seen some of the highly technical reports they produced and these are excellent along with useful plain English descriptions enabling user friendly reports
- Dr. Martin Anda (BEng, PhD)
Academic Chair of Environmental Engineering, Murdoch University
"As MD and founder of WA Kaolin Ltd, I have enjoyed productive interaction with Ramon and Hendrik of Reformix regarding the use of kaolin in geopolymers (green cement). Both gentlemen have proven to be men of integrity fulfilling all agreed tasks with professional and accurate outcomes. I look forward to further and ongoing business relationship"
- Alf Baker
Managing Director, WA Kaolin Ltd
