Evidence coverage
Failure modes
organic contaminationmaterial mismatch
Materials
polymersorganic contaminants
Analytical methods
FTIRspectral library comparison
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This paper covers FTIR analysis as a materials-analysis technique. The source page describes FTIR as providing spectral information that acts as a molecular fingerprint for organic, polymeric, and in some cases inorganic materials. The page specifically notes its value for identifying base polymer compositions and organic contaminants by comparing unknown spectra against reference libraries. That makes the paper useful both as a basic technique reference and as a practical contamination-analysis reference.