The first application report for the new generation of the SPECTROLAB spark spectrometer manufacturer, “The Analysis of Iron and Steel”, is now available. Together with a description of the instrument components, the 15 page application report contains detailed measurements that document the performance, the detection limits and the long-term stability of the stationary metal analyzer. The application report can be requested free-of-charge at www.spectro.com/lab.

The current generation of the SPECTROLAB has a hybrid optic that can simultaneously process light directly from the spark stand with a maximum of 108 PMT detectors and 22 CCD arrays. With the combination of the two detector technologies, the instrument achieves detection limits that were previously only possible for a spark spectrometer with complicated optional equipment: The new application report uses examples from a test series in which trace elements in iron alloys were examined. In this application, the SPECTROLAB achieved detection limits under 1 mg/kg for Al, B, Ca, Cu and Mo.