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News Release from: Niton UK | Subject: XRF alloy analyser
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 07 May 2008
Alloy analyser provides fast scrap
results
The value of stainless steel depends on its nickel content and two pieces that look almost identical can have values varying by thousands of pounds per tonne.
Knowing the grade of stainless steels and other alloys is an essential requirement for Morecambe Metals This task has been made much easier, quicker and more accurate thanks to the use of an XRF alloy analyser from Niton UK
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 21 Aug 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The company trades in ferrous and nonferrous metals, but it is with stainless steels that the hand held Niton instrument is useful.
This is because the value of stainless steel depends on its nickel content and two pieces that look almost identical can have values varying by thousands of pounds per tonne.
The XLt provides laboratory-quality readouts that enable the company to make quick, confident decisions on material purchases and offers the speed and throughput to quickly sort large volumes of materials.
"The Niton is an essential piece of equipment for us", said Morecambe Metals Director James Varley.
"It enables us to give our customers the best possible price, since we know exactly what grade of alloy we are dealing with".
The instruments operate on the principle of x-ray fluorescence, which uses x-rays to excite the atoms in the sample and measures the fluorescent x-rays re-emitted by the material.
From this they then rapidly determine the elements present as well as their relative concentrations.
For samples with known ranges of chemical composition, such as common grades of metal alloys, the analysers can quickly identify most sample types by name.
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