Metal Power Spectrometer for Steel Testing in Steel Industry Plants & Foundries

OES in a Steel Plant or Foundry

Large-scale production of high-grade steels requires precise and rapid analyses at various stages, from raw material purchases to finished products. Steel testing spans multiple stages—segregation, correction, and ensuring compliance with strict standards. An efficient spectrometer for steel analysis ensures accurate and reliable elemental analysis throughout these stages, playing a crucial role in steel quality control.

By minimizing correction time and maximizing throughput, a spectrometer for Steel testing ensures production accuracy while saving costs. For instance, optical emission spectrometers for steel manufacturing can determine high-value elements like Ni, Sn, and Cu in the melt with high accuracy and precision , significantly cutting costs in mini-steel plants.

Key requirements for analytical instruments in a steel manufacturing include:

• • Rapid Testing: High productivity and fast throughput are critical, as time-saving translates directly into financial benefits.
  • Accuracy and Precision: Tests must consistently provide reliable data to make critical decisions in real-time.

Elemental Range Requirements

Routine ferrous metal analysis covers a wide elemental range, including:

• Oxygen, Niobium, Magnesium, Carbon, Sulphur, Phosphorus, Manganese, Silicon, Chromium, Nickel, Molybdenum, Vanadium, Copper, and Nitrogen analysis in Steel.

Rare-earth elements like Cerium are analyzed for their corrosion resistance properties in galvanized steels. These elements refine steel microstructures, improve heat resistance, and enhance process stability. Research continues to explore the use of rare elements like Cerium in refining steel grains and influencing nucleation processes, making them critical for modern steel manufacturing.

Analyzing castings, utilizing an OES calibrated for steel analysis  ensures chemical composition meets stringent production standards.

Specialised Requirements for Steel Plants

Advanced steel plants focused on ESR steels, killed steels, and specialized sectors like Railways, Automotive, and Defense demand greater scrutiny over elements critical elements like Carbon, Sulphur, and Phosphorous, including gaseous elements Nitrogen and Oxygen. In particular, Oxygen analysis in steel and Nitrogen analysis in steel down to 1 ppm are now achievable with advanced OES spectrometers, eliminating the previous reliance on combustion analyzers.

Additionally, Soluble-Insoluble analysis is a critical feature that modern spectrometers provide elemental analysis to ensure the highest level of steel quality. Metal Power offers Sol/Insol analysis for Al, Ca, Ti and B.

Metal Power OES for Steel Analysis

The Metavision range of OES offers a complete solution for steel testing, including top-end models for primary OES spectrometer solutions in large plants and more cost-effective units  for smaller foundries. These solutions cater to the various elemental requirements needed for modern steel production.

Top-end Steel Testing Solution

The Metavision-10008X offers advanced capabilities, including:

• Analytical coverage for 60+ elements.
• Nitrogen analysis in steel and Oxygen analysis in Steel down to 1 ppm.
• Ultra-fine wire analysis down to 0.1 mm diameter.
• Foil analysis down to 20 microns.
• Soluble-Insoluble Analysis
• Automatic Grade Identification

This precision and elemental range make it ideal for large steel plants, government entities, and research laboratories.

Mid-range Steel Testing Solution

The Metavision-1008i³ provides excellent value with:

• Analytical coverage for 60+
• Oxygen analysis in steel down to 10 ppm.
• Nitrogen analysis in steel down to 8 ppm.
• Soluble-Insoluble Analysis
• Fine wire analysis and razor foil analysis for specialized applications.

This OES is highly sought after by Stainless Steel plants, Automotive manufacturers, and investment casting facilities.

Routine-level Steel Testing Solution

For routine analysis, the Metavision-8i, our newest entrant with segment-first features, is a robust and reliable solution equipped with Nitrogen analysis in Steel as a default feature with the ability to test down to 20 ppm.

Entry-level Steel Testing Solution

The MOSS Optical Emission Spectrometer offers an entry-level solution for steel testing, capable of analyzing up to 25 elements in various ferrous alloys. Its compact design and scalability make it ideal for smaller plants for steel and rolling mills.

Mobile Solutions – Steel Testing on Wheels

Steel plants frequently require mobile OES spectrometers for on-site testing, including:

• PMI (Positive Material Identification).
• Sorting and testing large parts.
• Incoming Billet/Slab Testing

The Metavision-MX and Metavision-MX+ provide mobile testing solutions with various probe options for precise analysis of metals on-site.

Metal Power Analytical Solutions for the Steel Industry

Metal Power has developed some truly unique and ground-breaking solutions which have key upsides for the Steel industry to enhance the value our optical emission spectrometers deliver.

Fine Wire Analysis

Our patented technology allows quantitative analysis of wires as thin as 0.1 mm in diameter—exclusive to Metal Power Analytical.

Foil Analysis

Our adaptors utilize patented technology to enable accurate analysis of thin foils. This unique solution enables accurate analysis of foils down to 20 microns, providing a distinct advantage for manufacturers working with ultra-thin materials.

For more information, product details and application-specific information, please contact us at sales@metalpower.net.