Portable Alloy Analysis using Niton XRF Instruments

• » Positive Metal Identification - Q.A.
• » Scrap metal analysis prior to bidding
• » PMI - incoming scrap (scrap-sorting)
• » Verification of construction alloys
• » Aerospace alloy grade identification
• » Quality Assurance inspection
• » Petrochemical metal inpection
• » Fabrication quality assurance PMI
• » Alloy production stock PMI
• » Coatings Analysis

• » Single piece unit, weighing less than 1.3kg
• » Can be carried in waist belt holder
• » Quick-swappable batteries allow up to 12 hours continued use without power-down
• » High-strength, injection molded plastic housing withstands harsh analysis environments
• » Add new features and upgrade software in the field

Positive Material Identification or PMI, is an integral part of process safety management in the petroleum refining and petrochemical industries.

In response to a series of accidents resulting from material mix-ups, many companies have instituted stringent PMI programs. Industry organizations have also worked to develop guidelines to assure that the nominal compositions of all alloy components in a process system are consistent with design specifications.

Since their introduction in 1998, NITON analyzers have become the industry choice for PMI.A combination of performance, portability, ease of use, and unparalleled attention to customer needs has made NITON the number one supplier of PMI instrumentation.This attention to customer needs was the driving force behind the design of these new instruments. The XLt is ideally suited to the testing of fillet welds and small components. This instrument was specifically designed to accommodate the rigorous demands of in-service PMI testing of components in excess of 800° F (430° C). NITON’s new XL3t Series analysers provide unsurpassed value in price, performance, durability, ease-of-use and routine maintenance costs.

The business of metal recycling has become more complex and challenging over the years, as consumers have become more demanding and metal markets more volatile.The modern recycler must be able to make decisions quickly and adapt to changing market conditions in order to remain profitable in this competitive industry.

The XL3t analyser provides the recycler with the information necessary to make quick, confident decisions on material purchases, and the speed and throughput necessary to quickly sort volumes of materials and take advantage of sales opportunities.

Alloy Grade with Chemistry™ Mode

Alloy Grade with Chemistry mode provides rapid chemical composition analysis, along with a grade identification based on min/max element specifications. The built-in alloy grade library contains specifications for more than 300 common alloy grades. NITON offers standard libraries based on US common designations, or DIN specifications. Users can easily customize the library by editing existing specifications or adding or deleting custom alloys to the library at any time. Typical testing time is only 2-5 seconds for most alloy grades.

Signature Match Identification™ Mode

Signature Match mode is designed for very fast throughput in sorting of mixed materials. When an unknown alloy is tested, the instrument quickly matches its spectral signature or "fingerprint" against a library of stored alloy signatures. Users can store spectral signatures for up to 500 alloys. Typical testing time in Signature Match mode is just 1-3 seconds, making it ideal for sorting high volumes of material.

Super Chem™ Mode

Super Chem Mode is a special, high performance testing mode that provides the fastest, most accurate chemical analysis and grade identifications based upon "type standardization" criteria stored by the user.
The user stores the spectral signature of a certified or well-analyzed and documented alloy standard, along with the documented composition of that standard. When an unknown is measured, the instrument first performs a signature match to determine the grade. It then determines the chemical composition of the measured sample, based upon ratioed intensity differences empirically calculated against the concentration data.

This mode produces the most accurate chemistry analyses, most quickly - for those specific alloys that have been stored. Super Chem Mode is ideal for testing alloy products and components against tight specifications for production Quality Control.

Pass/Fail™ Mode

Pass/Fail mode provides a quick "YES" or "NO" match against a single alloy selected by the user from Alloy Grade, Signature Match or Super Chem libraries. Pass/Fail is typically even faster than Signature Match mode, since the unknown is compared against only one alloy. This mode is ideal for use on the shipping/receiving floor to quickly confirm correct grade labeling and accurate product delivery.