MetalHead83
Materials
- Aug 24, 2011
- 22
I recently changed jobs to an Aluminum casting facility. We typically use OES for our material composition tests, but in certain situations we perform a wet-chemistry method of detection (typically for the major alloying elements).
We would like to do this for Silicon, due to the higher accuracy inherent in wet-chem. While we do have a procedure for it, the analysis can take around 8 hours. This is impractical for our purposes.
Is anyone aware of a wet-chemistry method of Si detection in Aluminum alloys that would take a significantly shorter amount of time?
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We would like to do this for Silicon, due to the higher accuracy inherent in wet-chem. While we do have a procedure for it, the analysis can take around 8 hours. This is impractical for our purposes.
Is anyone aware of a wet-chemistry method of Si detection in Aluminum alloys that would take a significantly shorter amount of time?
"Metal Health'll cure your crazy
Metal Health'll cure your mad
Metal Health is what we all need
It's what you have to have"
-Quiet Riot
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