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A typical Gray Iron analysis with the program suggesting a 2 pound addition of Carbon in 1000 pound tap. Tramps are low (28). Sample quality is very good, so the cup was poured properly and is full. The CS (Saturated Carbon) of 94 shows a hypo eutectic iron with good pearlite formation. The White background can be switched out to a black background, or different grade irons can have different colors to help operators keep things straight.

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While this screen is cluttered with different events, the user can choose which to display for the operator, and then choose to send all events to the daily report. The Oxides mean that the effect of inoculation will be reduced. Gas bubbles and shrinkage also indicate a troubled iron. Liquidus grain size is controlled by dendritic spacing, and Eutectic grain size is controlled by cell size. Both of these measures are changed by inoculation.

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Basic Aluminum is for those trying to control and measure typical hypoeutectic Aluminum-silicon alloys such as A319, A320, A355, A356 and similar alloys. It provides information on the degree of aluminum inoculation from TiBo and similar alloys, and silicon modification from strontium and similar alloys.

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Advanced Aluminum is for those trying to go the extra mile in Aluminum micro analysis. In addition to the features in the basic level, the Advanced Aluminum adds detection for beta crystals, eutectic gas, shrinkage, and coherency point.

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Steel Arrests provides Liquidus, Eutectic, and Solidus information on a vast array of high temperature alloys. The system uses the S-type or B-type cups supplied from ElectroNite

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In addition to the basic Steel and high temperature alloy arrests, Advanced Steel provides temperatures of minor phases to test for different phases precipitating.

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Ductile Iron Micro Analysis provides complete analysis of final ductile iron. First it classifies the freezing mode as hypo-eutectic, eutectic or hyper-eutectic (there is also a hyper-hypo-eutectic mode called carbon flotation). Any liquidus arrest is classified as either a graphitic or an austenitic liquidus. Next it breaks down the eutectic arrest into the E1 and E2 parts (improperly named S1 and S2 for the solidus arrest by our friends at NovaCast and Elkem Metals) and provides the E2/E1 ratio for an idea on the amount of late graphite that counters shrinkage. Then the program digs deeper and reports any actual shrinkage and/or carbides. Next it calculates the nodule count from the diffusion speed, and the ferrite from the end of eutectic energy point, and finally looks at the entire eutectic arrest for differences in the graphite growth to calculate nodularity. Note: the ferrite calculation is based on chemistry not cooling rate and assumes that the castings have enough cooling time. The effect is due to the amount of carbon remaining in solution verses the amount of graphite formed.