STEEL-tech is today equipped with a series of portable spectrometers that allow it to provide the alloy analysis service
Portable spectrometers exploit the principle of X-ray fluorescence dispersive energy, commonly called XRF technology. By applying this technology I am able to quickly determine the elemental composition of:
- Metal alloys and precious metals
- Sludge and liquid samples
- Plastics
- Metals in paints
- Coating measurements
More than thirty elements can be analyzed simultaneously by detecting the characteristic X-ray fluorescence emitted by the sample being analyzed, from Magnesium to Uranium.
Each of the elements present in the sample under analysis produces a characteristic X-ray response, like a fingerprint of the element.
The instruments used are from the SIRIO ANALITIX NITON Series, the figure below shows the simplified operation of the Niton analyzer at the subatomic level.