We're in the process of acquiring Nadcap certification for our internal laboratory and are having difficulty in finding an outside source for proficieny testing for general metallography and grain size. PRI's list of recognized providers does not have anyone currently providing that service for...
Does anyone have any experience using these either positive or negative? Our EAF production group is investigating the purchase of one to prepare samples from incoming scrap, and knowing what has happened in the past they specify it and then QC has the task of making it work
We have two tanks which are used as part of a VOD system coupled with mechanical vacuum pumps. The tanks are both probably converted pressure vessels (I know for certain that one of the 2 tanks is – based on the name plate, it was designed for a working pressure of 100 psig.) The name plate on...
We're looking at purchasing a Spectro iQ Gas Purge XRF for slag analysis. We're mostly making low alloy carbon steels for production of iron powders. Heat analysis usually had Mn around 0.10 %, carbon around 0.40%, Ni, Cr, Cu total of 0.10% or less. Everything else at residual element levels...
