Effective quality control of steel and iron products with combustion analysis

The element concentration of carbon (C), sulfur (S), hydrogen (H), nitrogen (N), and oxygen (O) in iron products, such as steel, have a significant influence on material properties like ductility, brittleness, or hardness. Hence, reliable determination of the C, H, N, S, O contents is a routine quality control task in steel and iron production. In this application note, Verder Scientific explores the application fields and advantages of elemental analyzers, which are also known as combustion analyzers, in the steel industry.