Ensure the efficiency, accuracy, and strength of your materials production

Additive manufacturing (3D printing) allows researchers the freedom to create intricate metallic parts with relative ease. However, additive manufacturing can introduce inhomogeneous metal mixtures, which could cause contaminations with oxides and crystal size variations, resulting in a weak chemical composition. 

Introducing the Thermo Scientific ARL EQUINOX 100 X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD) into your workflow can assist you in making accurate materials assessments of a variety of metallic materials, including austenite and titanium powder. From directly measuring crystallographic structures of related components to being able to vary the penetration depth and volume of the analysis, the ARL EQUINOX 100 X-Ray Diffractometer can reinforce the strength of your materials. 

In addition to XRD, quantitative analysis can be performed using the compact, benchtop ARL QUANT’X EDXRF. Combining XRD and XRF allows for a complete characterization of the materials used for additive manufacturing. EDXRF is a non-destructive elemental analysis technique able to determine concentrations from % down to the lower ppm range. A flexible sample presentation ensures minimal or no sample presentation. Thanks to the large sample chamber, larger pieces can be analyzed directly.

Read the app notes to discover:

• Experiment trials and their results of how the ARL EQUINOX 100 XRD gathers data on a variety of metallic materials
• How a sensitive silicon drift detector (SSD) can differentiate between energies of different radiation 
• How the ARL EQUINOX 100 XRD is apt for reflection and transmission measurements