Great question. When melting metal, the chemical composition will be roughly the average of all materials put into the melt. If you're looking specifically for 6061 or 6063, you want to avoid other scrap alloys getting into your melt. A little bit of the wrong alloy can go a long way in messing up the final chemical composition. We have helped many folks melt scrap aluminum in the USA. You will need handheld and benchtop equipment along with a furnace setup to melt like this. Melting aluminum is disruptive enough that local environmental individuals need to be notified as well.

Exactly!

Good question! Handheld XRFs are portable so you don't always need a test stand. However, the Niton XL2/XL3t Desktop test stand has a 14 inch wide sample stage. This is already crazy big. If you're testing things longer, it may not make sense to tests in a stand. If there is a specific sample you are trying to test in a test stand feel free to reach out on alloygeek.com! 😀

@@Seseo17 Yes! A typically xray beam is about 6mm in diameter. Typically this is top small for xrf... Except I used a test stand off screen to get a solid reading. 😉

@@ronaldmcdonald8303 Yes! Metals form metallic bonds and there are many different phases and crystal structures they can form!

@AlloyGeek Ah, thanks. I also forgot to ask if 2 atoms of the same metal can join? Like in O2, oxygen or carbon alotropes. Have you ever heard of tin pest. My favourite metals are Aluminium, Copper, lead and stainless steel alloy. I thought an alloy was made of only metals, I did not know you can get an alloy of a metal and a none metal like steel. Cab Iron and carbon be chemically reacted, like iron sulphate, instead of just mixing together?

@@ronaldmcdonald8303 Most metals reactions happen at high temperature. (think molten metal) Metal atoms are like magmite from pokemon. They can clump together go make a magneton 😉

@AlloyGeek I see, it's funny you should mention Megatron, half an hour ago I was searching for Metatron the human angel mentioned in the Torah.

Yes! PMI can use handheld xrf like this.

​@@AlloyGeek wow, I miss when I used to follow my dad to workshops. Titan Bruker was the device he used, forgot the name. 15 secs to hold absolutely still and it wasn't that accurate 😢 but this XRF gave the results super quick! Bet it's even more accurate!

@@rsaldivar4218 we only sell accessories online. Reach out through our contact us form online for a handheld metal analyzer

Hi Katie! We do not have any advanced SciAps videos yet. Your best bet is to reach out to SciAps directly. If you call their support line, someone should help you quickly.

@@AlloyGeek thanks for the quick response. The Sci Aps tech wasn’t of help when I reached out to them which is why I came here. Thanks!

@@katienasiatka6365 Yes! Sorry! If we could guide you through this, we would! Maybe a good video idea for the future!

This can depend on a lot of factors. In short, melting properly sorted metals like a batch of only 6061 where you have verified every single piece of 6061 as the correct alloy will yield a good melt of 6061, so long as you do not mix it or dwell it with anything else. Some factors that could cause an off chemistry mix: dirty furnace lining, dirty ladle lining, improper scrap sorting, the list goes on. However, I can tell you from experience that most important part of the entire process is what you put in the furnace to begin with.

@@AlloyGeek Thanks a lot! 🙂

I’m thinking over 20k

Sorry to hear this. Sounds like you will need to contact the manufacturer of your handheld XRF.

Around 10k or more

It depends how high of temperature. In general, all handheld metal analyzers are built to survive room temperature.

About 4 lbs and yes it can have a wrist strap! 😀

Yes, a handheld XRF like the one used in this video must be registered with your local state in the USA. They emit about as much xray as a dental xray. Local governments regulate them because xrays are invisible and the goal is to keep people from accidentally exposing themselves to xray. These devices are very cool! They allow you to see exactly what elemental composition (%) that is in any metal. They even tell you what the alloy is called! 😀

If you'll take a bath with it )

Sounds like you shouldnt toss the stanley into a fire. Or lick the plug

The company said it won’t unless the bottom is damaged

That is not my area of expertise. It appears the lead (Pb) is in some sort of polymer matrix. It's unlikely washing in the dishwasher would lead to lead contamination since soap and water typically removes lead from surfaces. We can't say for sure if the lead will leach out without testing. If you hand wash you shouldn't have any issues.

We use all models of hhxrf. What would you like to see with the other models?

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