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The ultimate performance

ARL 4460

Metals Analyzer

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Your need ...

Continually improving capabilities to allow

rapid, reliable quality control of metals.

Our solution ...

The ARL 4460 combines several advanced

technologies into the world’s best

established range of optical emission

spectrometers to bring your metals analysis

to the tightest specifications.

Launched in 1994, the ARL 4460 hasundergone continuous improvements to

provide enhanced analytical performance

and shorter analysis time. With more than

700 units operating in the field, the ARL

4460 is truly the most advanced instrument

for analytical performance.

Thermo Electron Corporation's rugged

construction guarantees years of instrument

stability, reliability, and accurate analysis inany metals laboratory or foundry operation.

User demands are providing ever

increasing challenges for metal producers -

wider elemental concentration ranges, more

accurate analyses, and tighter controls. To

meet these product demands the total

system concept of the ARL 4460 has

embodied critical success factors:

• Unmatched stability and reliability

• World class factory calibration

• Widest range of metals analysis

• Speed and accuracy

• Capability to identify and count inclusionsand to calculate cleaness indexes

• Most advanced software technology

• Easy operation by unskilled operator orresearch scientist

• Automatic sample manipulation system(optional capability)

• Advanced technical/service support andlaboratory accreditation guidance

• Continuous upgrade possibilities tooptimize performance and productivity.

The metals analysis answer for any environment

The ARL 4460 has been designed to meet

all metals analysis requirements from

routine use to metals research. In varying

laboratory conditions or in a hostile

environment, Thermo Electron provides the

solution for outstanding analytical

performance.

Increasing regulation requires new

partnerships in quality control. Proficiencytesting and laboratory accreditation are

becoming mandatory.

Thermo Electron can provide guidance

to a program that will meet these quality

control requirements.

Proven applications

Thanks to several years of methods and

applications work completed before itsintroduction, the ARL 4460 makes

significant advances that enhance the ease

and accuracy of analysis for all metal

products.

Comprehensive application summaries

are available for all major metals. Each

summary gives specific performanceguarantees for detection limits, precision,

stability and analysis time.

Some common products are:

• Stainless steel: Food and pharmacologyhandling equipment

• Super alloy: Jet turbine blades

• Cast iron: Auto engines

• Magnesium: Luggage and auto wheels

• Aluminum: Airplanes

• Copper: Tubing and wire

• Lead: Batteries

• Zinc: Galvanizing

• Precious metals: Jewellery

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ARL 4460The ultimate performance for spark emission metals analysis



The cost effective answer to fastand accurate metals analysis

Optical emission spark analysis is, by far,

the most widely used, industry acceptedtechnique to provide chemical analysis for

both alloying and trace elements in metals.

The reasons are many:

• Versatile: Analyze any metal in manyshapes and forms

• Fast: Duplicate analysis in less than 40seconds

• Range: From trace (ppm) to alloy

concentration levels• Accurate: With certified type standards -

accuracy nominally better than 1%relative

• Economical: Low capital investment andoperating costs

• Special applications: N2 and O2 analysis

• Inclusions analysis: Al2O3, CaO, CaS,TiN…in steels, TiB2, MgO… in aluminum

Significant performanceimprovement for practical metalsanalysis tasks

Thermo Electron has always set the

standard for excellence of instrument

design and analytical performance.

The ARL 4460 continues that tradition

by adding a Current Controlled Source (CCS)

and Time Resolved Spectroscopy (TRS) toextend the range of capabilities. Their

combination significantly improves all facets

of analytical performance (accuracy,

sensitivity, precision, analysis time).

WinOE software: Simplicity itself

Thermo Electron's WinOE software is, quite

simply, the most powerful software

available today for metals analysis byoptical emission spectroscopy. Thermo

Electron is first to integrate HTML/Internet

technologies. They make it even simpler,

which significantly reduces the learning

phase. Large, user-friendly icons allow the

user to reach the functions at a glance. In

addition, shortcuts icons start an analysis

with just one click or keystroke. These are

just a few of the many features contributingto the fast routine operation of WinOE.

WinOE assists your operators in

achieving their routine tasks efficiently and

quickly. This can be done either by use of

‘push-button’ automated functions to guide

the operation, or via ‘blackbox’ intelligent

modules running in the background with

minimum (or no) user intervention required.

For instance, SPC-Basic checks the

instrument working condition using the best

on-line Statistical Process Control (SPC)

package. This fully integrated program

makes all required data treatment in the

background (including the statistical

evaluation) and immediately informs the

operator of any anomalies just with simple

messages. It can even suggest corrective

actions, ensuring simple and safe operation.

This high-level functionality also

contributes to error reduction, which helps

you improve product quality and eliminatecosts. This is certainly beneficial in

increasing both the productivity of your

laboratory and the satisfaction of your

clients, managers and users

CCS + TRS working principle

On-line Spark-DATThe optional Spark-DAT adds a newdimension to the ARL 4460 spectrometer. Theability to measure intensities during eachelemental spark, allows the determinationof cleaness indexes as well as theidentification and counting of inclusion

Easy navigation and comfortable operation

An example of many different results

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Specifications for the ARL 4460

Spectrometer

Spectrometer design: One meter, Paschen-Runge vacuum polychromator made of cast iron and temperature

controlled to ± 0.1° at 38° C. Maximum 60 channels.

Sample stand: With self contained, recirculating coolant system. Argon flushed table.

Gratings: Spectrometer provided with one of the following gratings, appropriately selected for the

analytical task: 1080,1667 or 2160 gr/mm

Resolution: Dependent on grating, secondary slit, and spectral order

Slit widths: Primary slit: 20 µm; secondary slits: 25, 37.5, 50, 75 µm.

Photomultiplier tubes: Ø 28 mm, 10-stage side-on-type, MgF2 , UV glass, borosilicate glass or synthetic silica windows

CCS and TRS Current Controlled Source (CCS) and Time Resolved Spectroscopy (TRS) to extend the range

of analysis capabilities

Electronics

Spectrometer control: ARL MMB 386 Microprocessor utilizing CMOS technology with Status Measuring Card

A/D converters and attenuators included for each channelAttenuators with 41 steps each

Up to 12 programmable attenuators available as an option

Dynamic range of measuring electronics proportional to measuring time, typically 2*106 counts/sec

Analysis time Typically less than 40 seconds (for 2 runs) depending on sample type

Enclosure: Built-in dust protection with high capacity cooling fans

Requirements

Environmental requirements: Ambient temperature 16-30°C (59-86°F); maximum rate of change 5° C/hour. Relative

humidity: 20-80%.

Electrical requirements Voltage 230 V (+10%/-15%), single-phase with protective ground (5kVA regulator required iffluctuations exceed ±10%). Current: 12 A; power: 2.6 kVA; frequency: 50 or 60 Hz; grounding

< 1 Ω. In conformity to European directives (89/392/EEC Machinery), (73/23/EEC Low voltage

material), (89/336/EEC Electromagnetic compatibility).

Argon requirements: > 99.996% maximum 5 ppm oxygen (maximum 2 ppm oxygen for samples with high Si

content). Optional argon purifier available and recommended for low carbon analysis.

For VUV lines (nitrogen, oxygen, chlorine), argon purifier included.

Flow: 4 l/min. during analysis; 0,7 l/min on stand-by.

Dimensions and weight

Dimensions: 1385 mm (55 in.) wide excluding excitation stand;

1690 mm (67 in.) wide including excitation stand;1220 mm (48 in.) high, 910 mm (36 in.) deep;

Total system weight: 540 kg (1190 lb) approximately

Accessories and options Spark-DAT, single spark Data Acquisition and Treatment

Small and pin samples analysis kit

Argon purification systems

Voltage stabilization systems

Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)

Suction device accessory to exhaust toxic fumes

Stand up-grade for semi-automatic operation

Data communication software optionsAnalytical results processing software options

State-of-the-art instruments are only the beginning with Thermo Electron.Comprehensive service and support programs are offered on our products

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and engineers. Our experts help you choose the right instruments for your

lab, then keep the instruments performing to specification.

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