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Scanning Electron Microscopy
Energy and Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Microanalysis

Equipment

 Amray 1645

Amray 1830I

  • EDS Detector

PGT Light element Detector (Imix system)

  • WDS Detector

Oxford Inca Suite with Microspec detector

  • Backscattered Detector

  • EDS Detector

EDAX Light element Detector (PGT Spirit system)

  •  WDS Detector

Microspec detector

  •  Robinson Backscattered Detectors

Capabilities

Imaging

EDS/WDS Analysis

  • Digital and Polaroid capable with images up to 4,000 x 3,162 pixels
  • Magnification 10x to 20,000x and sometimes up to 50,000x
  • Secondary, Topographic, and Backscattered (compositional)  imaging
  • Fractography
  • Image Feature analysis
  • Line profile
  • Dot maps
  • EDS Spectrum and quantative analysis
  • WDS Spectrum and quantative analysis
  • EDS and/or WDS dot maps
  • Light Element Detection as low as Boron
  • EDS analysis with and without standards
  • Two or more spectra in the window for comparison
  • Position-tagged Spectrometry (PTS, complete spectra at every pixel)

 

Some Examples of SEM capabilities

A  regular house fly

SEM/EDS spectrum

A Dust Mite found on a regular house fly

SEM/EDS quantative analysis of the above sample

   Elm         Norm wt%

 

    Ni            53.60 

    Co           7.64 

    Cr            6.32 

    W            16.02 

    Ti             0.91 

    Hf            11.23  

    Al             4.28 

 

    Total       100.00 

SEM/WDS Dot Maps

More examples

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Argo-Tech SEM presentation

 

 

 

For the specific test information and/or  lab capabilities, pricing information please contact Joe Radisek

 

Contact Information

   Joe Radisek

   Technical Representative

   E-mail:    JosephRadisek@eaton.com

   Phone: (216)692-5456

   Mobile Phone: (216)272-0148

   Fax:     (216)692-5816

   Kelly A. Ramos

   Metallurgical Engineer

   E-mail:   KellyARamos@eaton.com

   Phone: (216)692-5904

   Fax:      (216)692-5816   

   Pavel  Lozovyy

   ATC Labs Supervisor

   E-mail: PavelLozovyy@eaton.com

   Phone: (216)692-5479

   Fax:      (216)692-5816

   M. Kathy Prokop

   Technologist

   E-mail:  atcsem@sbcglobal.net

   Phone: (216)692-6637

   Fax:      (216)692-5816   

  

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