Titanium is a durable, light metal. More robust and 45% lighter than standard low-carbon steels, Titanium is also twice as strong as aluminum alloys and only 60% heavier. It has great corrosion resistance to seawater and is commonly used in different parts of ships exposed to saltwater. Titanium and its alloys are also used in airframe forging, tubing and tankage components, gas turbine compressor components, and rockets where strength, low weight, and resistance to high temperatures are essential.
The disadvantage of Titanium: it’s difficult to analyze. As a ‘trace’ element, which has always been a challenge for optical spectrometry, Titanium’s emitted spectrum is very line rich. Spectrometers with a poor spectral resolution quickly reach their limits here, since the spectral lines are often overlaid and disturbed by others. In some systems, you can even see only one single line where there are several existing. With the OE750, offering the complete wavelength range with an outstanding resolution, makes it possible to determine Titanium. Since it’s generally better to avoid spectral interference than to compensate for it, the line selection of the OE750 has been optimized for this purpose.
Hydrogen’s interaction with Titanium-based alloys can have serious consequences for the material properties. Therefore, it’s essential to determine the hydrogen content in Titanium accurately. The OE750 offers outstanding detection limits for the determination of hydrogen in Titanium – and is the only spark spectrometer in this price range for this application.
The OE750 is designed to meet the exacting requirements of the Titanium industries, especially those demanding lower detection limits for silicon, palladium and ruthenium. ItÂ’d also able to analyze gases such as hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen meeting the requirements of typical Titanium grades where those elements are specified.
Courtesy of Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science.