X-ray fluorescence (XRF) yield x-ray absorption fine structures (XAFS) have been investigated in terms of quantitative analysis for steel sheets containing 31-2 100 ppm of Nb. Nb concentrations in the samples were determined with high accuracy from the height of the K-edge jump. The detection limit was estimated down to the single digit ppm range. The combination of this technique with the conventional extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) analysis for an identical XAFS spectrum provides both quantity and chemical state information of trace elements in the given volume of steel samples.