Application Notes

Atomic Emission Spectroscopy can determine elemental content of solid conductive materials. The GDS900 is designed to analyze ferrous and nonferrous metals, including cast iron.

Glow discharge spectrometry (GDS) is capable of analyzing all types of cast irons while other techniques, especially spark-emission spectrometry, commonly struggle in this area.

Hot dip galvanization is an important passivation process in which steel is coated with a thin zinc layer thereby protecting it from harmful environments that lead to corrosion.

Glow Discharge Spectroscopy Application Snapshot: Analysis of tin-based lead-free Solder by LECO GDS500

Aluminum alloys can be divided into two major groups: cast alloys and wrought alloys.

Spectrochemical analysis is a comparative technique; unknown samples are best analyzed against reference materials of similar composition.

Glow Discharge Spectroscopy Application Snapshot: Analysis of Boron in Low-Alloy Steel

Glow Discharge Spectroscopy Application Snapshot: Quantitative Depth Profile analysis of Galvannealed Steel

Glow Discharge Spectroscopy Application Snapshot: Quantitative Depth Profile analysis of Cr Marker in Alumina Sample

Glow Discharge Spectroscopy Application Snapshot: Quantitative Depth Profile analysis of commercial hard disk on aluminum alloy substrate

Glow Discharge Spectroscopy Application Snapshot: Analysis of Titanium Alloy (Ti-6Al-4V)

Glow Discharge Spectroscopy Application Snapshot: Analysis of high-strength nickel alloy INCONEL 718

Glow Discharge Spectroscopy Application Snapshot: Quantitative Depth Profile analysis of 40GB hard disk on glass substrate

Glow Discharge Spectroscopy Application Snapshot: Quantitative Depth Profile analysis of NIST 2135c - Ni/Cr Thin Film Depth Profile Standard

Glow Discharge Spectroscopy Application Snapshot: Quantitative Depth Profile analysis of thin oxide layer on polished stainless steel

Nickel alloys are used in demanding environments that require high-performance materials; harsh corrosive environments with high temperatures are considered the norm.

ASTM E1009 is used to determine both accuracy and precision of a spectrometer using Certified Reference Materials with proven homogeneity and which have been established as satisfactory for calibration.

Phosphate coating is the treatment of steel with a dilute solution of phosphoric acid and other chemicals in which the surface of the metal is converted to an integral, mildly protective layer of insoluble crystalline phosphate.

We compare data generated on a LECO GDS using two different size lamps, to illustrate how each is equally capable of grade-specific analysis.

Aluminum-coated steel products have the benefits of enhanced corrosion resistance, bright metallic appearance, high heat reflectivity and electrical conductivity while retaining the formability of uncoated steel.