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Home > Forums > Engineering Codes, Standards & Certifications > Engineering Codes, Standards & Certifications > ASME (mechanical) Code Issues Forum

Materials Identification

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reezadaman (Mechanical)

23 Jun 11 10:10

Hi could anyone fill me in on how they do material identification at steel mills?

metengr (Materials)

23 Jun 11 13:33

There are several methods that can be used to verify chemical composition of a heat (laddle analysis) and product analysis. It depends on the mill. Call the steel mill directly, and they will tell you.

TVP (Materials)

27 Jun 11 10:25

Optical Emission Spectrometry is the standard method used. The following link has a lot of information on the method, equipment, etc.:

http://www.spectro.com/pages/e/p0102.htm

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