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Copper Cable Recycling: How Instant Alloy Identification Turns Scrap into Maximum Profit A scrap yard in Houston processes 40 tons of mixed cables every week. For years, they sorted by weight and appearance: thick cables went in one pile, thin in another, shiny copper here, dull brass there. The operation made money, but the owner… View Article

Incoming Material Verification: How US Manufacturers Save Millions with Positive Material Identification Equipment When a $2.3 million aerospace component fails catastrophic testing, investigators often trace the problem back to a single moment: the loading dock where the wrong alloy entered the facility. A batch of 316L stainless steel arrives with paperwork certifying its composition. It… View Article

PMI on Pipelines: How XRF Analyzers Help Distinguish 304, 316, 321, and 2205 PMI (Positive Material Identification) is an instrumental verification of the actual chemical composition of piping and equipment components before installation and during service. In oil & gas and chemical industries, PMI is implemented within a Material Verification Program (MVP): the current 4th edition of API… View Article

XRF Analysis of Silumin: Fast and Reliable Alloy Control Cast aluminum-silicon alloys are widely used in automotive, mechanical, and instrument manufacturing. They allow complex parts to be produced with precise geometry and low weight. But the properties of silumin depend heavily on its chemical composition. Even small deviations from the standard can affect fluidity, strength,… View Article

Which analyzer to choose for testing metals and alloys Nowadays, the need to quickly and professionally check the quality of a material at all stages of use, from the extraction and purchase of raw materials to the final testing of finished products, remains quite relevant. Thanks to XRF analysis, you can determine the chemical composition… View Article

In which industries XRF analyzer is a must-have tool Today, XRF analyzers are very popular tools in the field of elemental composition analysis of materials, finding more and more applications in various fields of science and industry. In certain fields, such as the recycling of autocatalysts, metallurgy or the jewelry industry, XRF takes the place… View Article

Alloy libraries for handheld XRF analyzers: which ones are available and how to work with them Nowadays a huge number of different alloys are widely used in various industries, the performance characteristics of products made from them depend on their quality. Therefore, analysis of metals and alloys, as well as their conformity to certain standards,… View Article

How to quickly sort metals with handheld XRF analyzer: basic modes and methods Sorting of metals and alloys is one of the key tasks in many processes of modern industry. Input control of raw materials, control of the composition of metals during melting, certification analysis of finished products, sorting of scrap metal – this is… View Article