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Can all XRF based PMI instruments test for Carbon in Steel?

April 26, 2017based carbon instruments PMI steel Test XRF

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Can all XRF based PMI instruments test for Carbon in Steel?

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Please note that XRF based PMI instruments can not check elements like C, S, P, Si, Al etc. If you must test these elements then we advise you to use a portable Optical Emission Spectrometer such as the ARCMET 8000 manufactured by Oxford Instruments, Finland. Please note that ARCMET is not as portable as XMET 3000TX (an XRF based PMI instrument) and it also requires certain surface preparation for use. It can not be used in a working refinery as it generates an ARC.