Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy applications in the steel industry: Rapid analysis of segregation and decarburization

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1122-1129

  Boué Bigne, Fabienne ^a  

^a SWINDEN TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decarburization; Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS); Mapping; Segregation; Steel

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONFORMAL MAPPING; DECARBURIZATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; IRON AND STEEL PLANTS; LASER DAMAGE; LASER SPECTROSCOPY; LASERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; OPTICAL PROJECTORS; PARTICLE SIZE; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SCANNING; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY); SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; STEEL; STEELMAKING; SURFACE SEGREGATION; TOOL STEEL;

ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPIES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL CONCENTRATIONS; CHEMICAL ETCHINGS; ELECTRON PROBE MICROSCOPIES; ELEMENTAL MAPS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE; LARGE SAMPLES; OPTICAL OBSERVATIONS; POLISHED SURFACES; PRE-REQUISITES; RAPID ANALYSES; SCANNING MEASUREMENTS; SEGREGATION; SHORT TIMES; SMALL SAMPLES; SPATIAL EXTENTS; STEEL INDUSTRIES; STEEL PRODUCTS; STEP SIZES;

METAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 55249108191     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2008.08.014     Document Type: Article

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