Rapid Analysis of Steel by ICP-AES and ICP-MS with Laser Ablation Solid Sampling

Abstract

, 21 0-0855 Japan Along with production control in steel making, the maintaining and improving quality has strongly required the development of a rapid and accurate method for the analysis of steel sample. A cw-Qswitched Nd-YAG Iaser was used in a laser ablation (LA) system for rapid analysis of steel using inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (lCP-AES) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (lCP-MS). The problems accompanying with the LA such as the quantity of f]ne particles produced by adjusting the laser radiation conditions. Also the contamination from impurity in the argon gas used to produced the ICP was reduced by zirconium purifier. A rapid method with high accuracy was established for steel analysis.

Application of Laser Ablation ICP Mass Spectrometry for Analysis of Oxide Particles on Cross Section of Alloys and Steels

“…Other candidates for the rapid analysis of inclusion particles on a surface of steel sample are a Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometry (LA-ICP-AES) and a Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). In recent years, the LA-ICP-MS was applied for the direct analysis of steels and alloys concerning to the determination of the bulk composition, [5][6][7][8] the content of soluble and insoluble elements 7,8) the spatial and surface distribution of elements in steels and alloys, 8,9) and the mapping analysis of inclusions. [10][11][12][13][14] In this study, the LA-ICP-MS method is applied for the estimation of oxide particles containing Al2O3, MgO and other oxides on the cross section of Fe-10 mass% Ni alloy.…”

Simultaneous Determination of the Composition and Size of Oxide Particles in Solid Materials by Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry

“…The laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (LA-ICP-AES) and the laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) are known as the well-accepted analytical techniques in view of the quick analysis of solid samples with high precision, [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] which was reported as approximately 5 to 10% for most of elements. 5,11) The utilization of these methods has been reported often for direct analysis of total composition of steels, [1][2][3][4][5]11,14) ceramics and rocks 7,9,10,16) and for determination of element segregation in minerals and rocks.…”

“…5,11) The utilization of these methods has been reported often for direct analysis of total composition of steels, [1][2][3][4][5]11,14) ceramics and rocks 7,9,10,16) and for determination of element segregation in minerals and rocks. 6,8,12,13,15,16) Mochizuki et al, 3) Akiyoshi et al 4) and Ishibashi 5,11,14) investigated the favorable condition of the laser ablation in detail, and applied LA-ICP-AES to the in-situ analysis of steel matrix in steelmaking plant.…”

Study of heterogeneities in steels and determination of soluble and total aluminium and titanium concentration by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

“…When determining non-metallic elements (Si, P), in order to correct changes in background intensity, normalization with the Fe matrix and with the Ar ion is proposed. Ishibashi [8,9] used a Q-switched Nd-YAG laser system for rapid analysis of steels using ICP-AES and ICP-MS. Calibration curves were prepared with standard steels, using Fe as internal standard. The precision in ICP-MS ranged from 5% to 10%.…”