Metals & Mined Materials Application Notes

Carbon determination in Lithium Iron Phosphate is important as the Carbon content directly impacts the performance of this battery material. In addition, emerging battery technologies can take advantage of improved Sulfur utilization when LiFePO4 is used as an additive, making Sulfur determination in the base material an important quality control parameter.

For numerous applications, it is necessary to measure the quality of a weld, and there are several methods for doing so. Making a sacrificial test weld and using a microscope to measure the weld's critical areas is a popular technique. This procedure may require a lot of time and resources. However, by skipping the mounting and polishing stages, the work can be kept more efficient. Bypassing those phases in the metallographic sample preparation procedure, this "Cut and Etch" technique yields accurate readings.

Atomic Emission Spectroscopy can determine elemental content of solid conductive materials. The GDS900 is designed to analyze ferrous and nonferrous metals, including cast iron.

Graphite is a common, stable form of carbon, common in daily life and popular in electronics manufacturing. Thermogravimetric analysis can help determine purity of graphite samples.