Mapping Carbon Distribution in Steels
Exact determination of carbon content and distribution is of major interest for steel producing and steel processing industries since the light element has a critical influence on physical properties of the material. Dual phase steel may show variations in carbon contents which are directly related to the two phases: martensite showing 0.3 wt.% C and ferrite showing 0.01 wt.% C in the present case.
Since it is outstandingly sensitive for light elements QUANTAX WDS is a perfect analytical tool to map these variations of the light element trace amounts in shortest times. The present map was acquired within only five minutes, it shows martensite in green (relatively high C content) and ferrite in red color (relatively low C content).
Alternatives to Wavelength Dispersive Spectroscopy
QUANTAX WDS is no longer available to purchase. However, we have suitable alternatives that cover the benefits of WDS - light element detection, peak deconvolution, trace element detection and efficient X-ray line separation.
To learn more about these solutions view our page Analytical Alternatives to Wavelength Dispersive Spectroscopy.
Information about the end of sales and service lifetime of QUANTAX WDS and XSense can be found here.
