2019 Pittsburgh AISTech

The Use of the Latest Generation of Analytical Hardware for Rapid and Accurate Inclusion Analysis (Room 411)

08 May 19
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Tracks: Ladle & Secondary Refining/Metallurgy - Steelmaking & Casting

Speaker(s): Dylan Wood, Head of Product Science and Solutions, Oxford Instruments America Inc.

The identification, characterisation and management of non-metallic inclusions in steels is critical to the performance of finished products and is a topic of constant research and innovation. In order for this assessment to be made in a cost effective and timely manner, the analysis must be conducted with hardware that is capable of sensitivity – being able to accurately measure compositions from even the smallest inclusions – and speed. We will discuss how recent developments in analytical hardware and software for multi-functional scanning electron microscopes (SEMs) ensure that these sometimes contrary aims can be achieved in a user friendly environment suitable for both experienced analysts and occasional users.