TEi Ltd are now accredited by UKAS for Spark-OES Chemical (Elemental) analysis of low alloy steels and high alloy steels for elements within the ranges shown in the table below.
Element | Material | |||||
Low Alloy Steel Fe10M | High Alloy Steel (Fe30M) | |||||
Limit of Detection (wt%) | Rounding | Limit of Detection (wt%) | Rounding | |||
Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | |||
C | 0.0015 | 1.45 | 2 d.p. | 0.0015 | 2.5 | 3 d.p. |
Si | 0.001 | 18 | 2 d.p. | 0.002 | 4.2 | 2 d.p. |
Mn | 0.0005 | 2.3 | 2 d.p. | 0.001 | 15.2 | 2 d.p. |
P | 0.0005 | 0.13 | 3 d.p. | 0.001 | 0.14 | 3 d.p. |
S | 0.0005 | 0.12 | 3 d.p. | 0.001 | 0.4 | 3 d.p. |
Cr | 0.0005 | 8.3 | 2 d.p. | 0.001 | 32 | 1 d.p. |
Mo | 0.001 | 8.4 | 2 d.p. | 0.001 | 7 | 2 d.p. |
Ni | 0.0015 | 5.5 | 2 d.p. | 0.0015 | 43.5 | 1 d.p. |
Al | 0.0005 | 2 | 2 d.p. | 0.001 | 2.8 | 2 d.p. |
Co | 0.001 | 2.4 | 2 d.p. | 0.002 | 21 | 2 d.p. |
Cu | 0.0005 | 1.2 | 2 d.p. | 0.0005 | 7.2 | 2 d.p. |
Nb | 0.001 | 0.32 | 2 d.p. | 0.004 | 3 | 2 d.p. |
Ti | 0.0002 | 0.82 | 2 d.p. | 0.0005 | 3.2 | 2 d.p. |
V | 0.0005 | 1.1 | 2 d.p. | 0.0005 | 10 | 2 d.p. |
W | 0.005 | 3.1 | 2 d.p. | 0.007 | 6.1 | 2 d.p. |
N | 0.001 | 0.03 | 3 d.p. | 0.001 | 0.5 | 2 d.p. |
Pb | 0.001 | 0.025 | 2 d.p. | 2 d.p. | ||
As | 0.001 | 0.2 | 2 d.p. | 0.002 | 0.12 | 2 d.p. |
Sn | 0.0002 | 0.14 | 2 d.p. | 0.0005 | 0.2 | 2 d.p. |
Sb | 0.001 | 0.14 | 2 d.p. | 2 d.p. | ||
B | 0.0002 | 0.014 | 3 d.p. | 0.0002 | 0.02 | 3 d.p. |
Ta | 0.02 | 0.76 | 2 d.p. |