Working with zirconium alloys ? This group of alloys are used in critical applications in the chemical processing and nuclear industries. These alloys can be difficult to QC or grade match for Positive Material Identification (PMI) due to the lack of Certified Reference Materials.
We have addressed this need with the introduction of the first certified reference materials for zirconium alloys, IARM Zr702-18 and IARM ZR705-18. These reference materials cover the two main commercially available Zirconium alloys, Zircadyne® 702 and Zircadyne® 705.
ARMI introduces new certified reference materials for Nickel alloys PE16, 617, 909, C-276 and Kovar®.
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The production of metal alloy parts is increasing being done using additive manufacturing (3D printing) processes. 3D metal printers use a metal alloy powder that is fused by a laser in depositional layers 30-50µm thick. The part is thus progressively built up layer by layer until the desired form is completed. This technology is now commonly being applied to the production of mission critical components in the aerospace medical industries. Verifying the quality of the powder material is an important quality control step in the process. Our certified reference materials can assist with that process.
In July LGC ARMI received its official accreditation to ISO 17034 for reference material production and ISO 17043 for proficiency testing. We are very proud of this achievement as these accreditations represent the gold standard in reference material production and proficiency testing.
ARMI introduces two new certified reference materials for nickel alloys. IARM-Ni214-18 is a Haynes® 214® alloy and IARM-NiB3-18, a Hastelloy® B3® alloy.
ARMI introduces two new certified reference materials Waspaloy® and Alloy X, IARM- NiWasp-18 and IARM-NiX-18.
ARMI introduces three new certified reference materials for Inconel 690, Haynes® 282® and Incoloy 25-6Mo.
Finding Reference materials for some grades of Titanium and Nickel Alloys can be challenging. ARMI is always seeking to support the needs of analytical laboratories working with metal alloys.
“Finally, we have a ‘fracking’ standard for MEEP analysis!”