Microbeam analysis. Electron probe microanalysis. Guidelines for determining the carbon content of steels using a calibration curve method

2012 ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 331-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florence Robaut ◽  
Alexandre Crisci ◽  
Madeleine Durand-Charre ◽  
Danielle Jouanne

The carbon contents in carburized steels were investigated by electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) for a range of carbon levels in the solid solution less than 1 wt%. This article describes the difficulties encountered with the classic analytical procedure using the k ratio of X-ray intensities and the φ(ρz) model. Here, a suitable calibration curve method is presented with emphasis on the metallographic study of standard specimens and on the carbon decontamination of samples.


2020 ◽  
Vol 530 ◽  
pp. 151968 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.A. Stanford ◽  
N. Teslich ◽  
S. Donald ◽  
C.K. Saw ◽  
R. Gollott ◽  
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