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Calibration datasheet
December 2020

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 Aluminium and Magnesium Alloys

Aluminium alloys
Element Be B Mg Al Si Ti Cr Mn Fe Ni Cu Zn Zr Ag Pb Bi
Calibration
range 0 - 0.24 0 - 10 0 - 10.2 79.6-100 0 - 18.7 0 - 0.33 0 - 0.16 0 - 1.3 0 - 1.1 0 - 2.4 0 - 8.0 0 - 8.0 0 - 0.3 0 - 0.31 0 - 1.1 0 - 1.3
Error, wt. % 0.005 1.06 0.26 1.04 0.79 0.04 0.05 0.07 0.11 0.07 0.23 0.14 0.04 0.03 0.13 0.19

Magnesium alloys
Element Mg Al Mn Cu Zn
Calibration range 82.4 - 100 0 - 12.4 0 - 1.8 0 - 2.9 0 - 6.8
Error, wt. % 0.78 0.46 0.13 0.07 0.41

Error %: Typical difference between measured value and certified reference value when large set of test samples are
measured with multiple production instruments. Notice that performance of individual instrument may differ slightly.

Calibration range: Concentration range of the standards used in calibration.

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Stainless Steels, Low Alloy Steels and Tool Steels

Stainless steels
Element Al Si Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Nb Mo W
Calibration range 0 - 1.2 0 - 4.0 0 - 2.2 0 - 3.0 0 - 27.4 0 - 9.7 36 - 88.7 0 - 18.7 0 - 37.4 0 -3.4 0 - 1.5 0 - 6.5 0 - 3.0
Error, wt. % 0.04 0.15 0.04 0.06 0.49 0.12 0.93 0.24 0.53 0.06 0.12 0.22 0.17

Low alloy steels

Element Al Si Ti V Cr Mn Fe Ni Cu Zr Nb Mo
Calibration range 0 - 1.3 0 - 4.0 0 - 0.3 0 - 1.8 0 - 8.8 0 - 2.2 84.4 - 100 0 - 5.3 0 - 0.6 0 - 0.41 0 - 0.3 0 - 1.4
Error, wt. % 0.01 0.18 0.02 0.04 0.17 0.12 1.2 0.10 0.03 0.04 0.02 0.09

Tool steels
Element Al Si Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Mo W
Calibration range 0 - 0.9 0 - 2.6 0 – 0.47 0 - 4.9 0 - 12.0 0 - 2.3 69.6 - 96 0 - 8.0 0 - 2.0 0 - 0.7 0 - 9.4 0 - 18.1
Error, wt. % 0.04 0.20 0.06 0.20 0.40 0.06 2.56 0.18 0.14 0.03 0.31 1.11

Error %: Typical difference between measured value and certified reference value when large set of test samples are
measured with multiple production instruments. Notice that performance of individual instrument may differ slightly.

Calibration range: Concentration range of the standards used in calibration.

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Nickel, Copper and Titanium Alloys

Nickel alloys
Element Al Si Ti Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Nb Mo Hf W
Calibration range 0 - 6.0 0 - 3.9 0 - 5.2 0 - 29.5 0 - 1.6 0 - 42.7 0 - 19.0 33.3 - 100 0 - 33.0 0 - 5.1 0 - 26.5 0 - 1.5 0 - 14.1
Error, wt. % 0.29 0.38 0.20 0.99 0.08 1.4 0.64 2.5 0.49 0.27 1.1 0.12 0.72

Copper alloys
Element Be Mg Al Si Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ag Sn Pb Bi
Calibration range 0 - 1.9 0 - 0.19 0 - 13.5 0 - 3.6 0 - 0.8 0 - 3.0 0 - 5.4 0 - 2.3 0 - 30.2 57.9 - 100 0 - 39.3 0 - 0.7 0 - 12.6 0 - 11.7 0 - 6.5
Error, wt. % 0.02 0.01 0.22 0.08 0.03 0.06 0.04 0.09 0.36 1.4 0.88 0.02 0.35 0.66 0.18

Titanium alloys
Element Al Ti V Cr Mn Fe Zr Nb Mo Sn
Calibration range 0 - 6.3 74.8 - 100 0 - 15.3 0 - 6.3 0 - 2.0 0 - 1.2 0 - 4.1 0 - 6.9 0 - 6.2 0 - 3.1
Error, wt. % 0.27 2.9 0.18 0.28 0.07 0.13 0.13 0.47 0.26 0.46

Error %: Typical difference between measured value and certified reference value when large set of test samples are
measured with multiple production instruments. Notice that performance of individual instrument may differ slightly.

Calibration range: Concentration range of the standards used in calibration.

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Zinc and Cobalt Alloys

Zinc alloys
Element Al Fe Cu Zn Sn Pb
Calibration range 0 - 4.5 0 - 0.5 0 - 1.5 94.7 - 100 0 - 0.15 0 - 1.0
Error, wt. % 0.12 0.08 0.01 1.2 0.03 0.04

Cobalt alloys
Element Si Ti Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Nb Mo W
Calibration range 0 – 1.2 0 - 3.0 19 - 31 0 - 1.9 0 - 15.2 24 - 65 0.1 - 25.7 0 - 2.4 0 - 7.9 0 - 15.1
Error, wt. % 0.25 0.05 1.4 0.08 0.17 1.9 0.4 0.18 0.3 0.99

Error %: Typical difference between measured value and certified reference value when large set of test samples are
measured with multiple production instruments. Notice that performance of individual instrument may differ slightly.

Calibration range: Concentration range of the standards used in calibration.

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Lead, Tin and Lead+Tin Alloys

Lead alloys
Element Sn Sb Pb
Calibration range 0 - 10.1 0 - 9.6 89.9 - 100
Error, wt. % 0.18 0.24 0.32

Tin alloys
Element Cu Ag Sn Sb Pb Bi
Calibration range 0 - 8.0 0 - 4.0 83.1 - 100 0 - 8.3 0 - 0.3 0 - 1.1
Error, wt. % 0.62 0.09 0.80 0.18 0.03 0.03

Lead + Tin alloys

Element Ag Sn Pb
Calibration range 0 - 2.0 30.9 - 62.4 35.7 - 68.4
Error, wt. % 0.05 1.46 1.27

Error %: Typical difference between measured value and certified reference value when large set of test samples are
measured with multiple production instruments. Notice that performance of individual instrument may differ slightly.

Calibration range: Concentration range of the standards used in calibration.

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