James Stachowiak

Even when a tube and pipe producer or fabricator gets its material from a trusted source, metal alloy verification using technologies like LIBS, OES, and XRF is a good idea to prevent material mixups.

When a shipment of raw material shows up at a fabricator’s receiving dock, is reading the paperwork enough to identify the material? Maybe it is, and maybe it isn’t. Using a portable alloy ID tool is a quick way to verify the metals’ chemical composition.