UKAS Grant TEi Extension to Scope for: OES Chemistry

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.