Materials & Metallurgy
From alloy grades to thin-film QC
Materials departments use XRF for stainless PMI, aluminum grades, powder composition, and thesis sample screening before SEM/EDS or ICP.
Typical samples
- Bulk alloys & steels
- Powders & sintered parts
- Coatings & thin films
- Welds & AM parts
Elements of interest
- Cr, Ni, Mo, Fe (stainless PMI)
- Ti, Al, Mg, Zn (light alloys)
- Cu, Sn, Pb (brass/bronze)
Research use cases
- Thesis sample screening
- Lab course demonstrations
- Incoming material verification
Partner institutions in this field
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Department of Materials Science · United States
Academy modules integrated into undergraduate alloy characterization lab
Submit inquiry for this region →Institute of Materials Engineering · Germany
Semester demo unit for stainless PMI method development
Submit inquiry for this region →School of Materials Science · China
Graduate XRF workshop + shared analysis queue for thesis samples
Submit inquiry for this region →Mechanical & Process Engineering · Switzerland
Additive manufacturing alloy verification for MSc projects
Submit inquiry for this region →Materials Science & Engineering · Japan
Core facility Max analyzer for shared materials characterization platform
Submit inquiry for this region →Related industries
Industrial teams in these sectors use the same XRF applications as this discipline.