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Instrument: CS230/CS600
Introduction
Calibration
NIST, BCS, IARM, LECO, or other suitable reference
materials.
Method Parameters
Purge Time (seconds)
Delay Time (seconds)
10
25
Carbon
Minimum Timeout (seconds)
Comparator Level
Significant Digits
50
1.00
5
Sulfur
Minimum Timeout (seconds)
Comparator Level
Significant Digits
55
1.00
5
Accessories
528-018 Ceramic Crucibles (preheated)*; 619-880
Crucible Covers (preheated)**; LECOCEL II HP (502173) and Iron Chip HP (502-231) Accelerator or
LECOCEL (763-266), Iron Powder (501-078) and V2O5
(501-636-HAZ) Accelerator; Metal Accelerator Scoop
(773-579).
*Ceramic crucibles and covers are baked in a muffle or tube
furnace (LECO TF10) at 1250C for a minimum of 15 minutes,
or at 1000C for 40 minutes. The crucibles and covers are
removed from the furnace, allowed to cool for 1 to 2 minutes,
and transferred to a desiccator for storage. After baking,
crucibles and covers should only be handled using clean
tongs. If the crucibles and covers are not used within four
hours, they should be re-baked.
**Multiple methods are available for the analysis of
ferroalloys. Method 1 utilizes LECOCEL II HP and Iron Chip HP
Accelerators. Method 2 utilizes LECOCEL, Iron Powder, V2O5,
and 619-880 Crucible Covers. See Method Selection.
Method Selection
Multiple methods can be used for the analysis of
Carbon and Sulfur in Ferroalloy material on the
CS230 or CS600. Method 1 utilizes LECOCEL II and
Iron Chip as accelerators.
Method 2 utilizes Iron powder, Vanadium Pentoxide
and LECOCEL as accelerators to facilitate combustion.
Method 2 works well for Ferroalloys to achieve better
Sulfur recovery and precision. Even though the carbon
blank for this method is considered high, the blank is
consistent enough to be properly removed from the
analysis results. Vanadium Pentoxide is considered a
Hazardous Material.
b.
Typical Results
Method1
Mass
Mass
Carbon % Sulfur %
Carbon % Sulfur %
<0.001
EURO 577-1
0.087
0.0310
0.0143% C
0.0141
<0.001
0.089% C
0.090
0.0299
Ferrosilicon
0.0155
<0.001
0.034% S
0.088
0.0311
<0.001
Ferro-
0.088
0.0306
0.089
0.0309
0.064
NIST 58a
0.016% C
0.016
0.065
0.065% S
0.015
0.065
~0.25 g
Carbon % Sulfur %*
0.0157
0.015
Euro 578-1
~0.25 g
~0.25 g
0.016
0.062
0.0160
0.016
0.066
0.0140
<0.001
0.014
0.064
0.0151
<0.001
0.090
0.0292
0.015
0.065
0.0144
<0.001
0.089
0.0305
0.015
0.068
0.0169
<0.001
0.089
0.0307
0.016
0.066
0.0183
<0.001
0.087
0.0288
0.016
0.065
0.0149
<0.001
0.091
0.0297
Avg:
0.016
0.065
Avg: 0.0155
<0.001
Avg:
0.089
0.0302
Std Dev:
0.001
0.001
Std Dev:
0.001
0.0008
FerroMolybdenum
Method 2
Mass
Euro 578-1
~0.25 g
Mass
Carbon % Sulfur %
Vanadium
Carbon % Sulfur %
Carbon % Sulfur %*
0.0151
<0.001
EURO 577-1
0.087
0.0308
0.0143% C
0.0155
<0.001
0.089% C
0.088
0.0310
Ferrosilicon
0.0158
<0.001
0.034% S
0.088
0.0308
0.065
0.0159
<0.001
Ferro-
0.089
0.0309
0.064
0.0154
<0.001
0.089
0.0312
0.020
0.065
0.0167
<0.001
0.090
0.0312
0.018
0.065
0.0139
<0.001
0.089
0.0309
0.017
0.065
0.0157
<0.001
0.089
0.0314
0.017
0.066
0.0153
<0.001
0.090
0.0310
0.017
0.066
0.0160
<0.001
0.088
0.0310
Avg:
0.017
0.065
Avg: 0.0155
<0.001
Avg:
0.089
0.0310
Std Dev:
0.001
0.001
Std Dev:
0.001
0.0002
0.017
0.064
NIST 58a
0.016% C
0.017
0.065
0.065% S
0.017
0.065
Ferro-
0.016
0.016
~0.25 g
Vanadium
Molybdenum
~0.25 g
Calibration: EURO 577-1 for Carbon and Euro 578-1 for Sulfur using a single standard calibration curve.
*Represents results that are below the detection limit for the application.
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