An Optical Emission Spectrometer For Stainless Steel Analysis is a high-precision instrument used to determine the chemical composition of stainless steel alloys by measuring the light emitted from the sample after it is excited by a spark or arc discharge. r mechanical processing of that surface. This typically involves the formation of a chromium-rich 'passive' layer on the top surface (Figure 1) and there is a number of. X-ray fluorescence spectrometers are the most common analysis tools to analyze steel owing to rapid analysis and the ability to measure both bulk metal and powders. The ZSX. Like its predecessors, this tenth-generation SPECTROMAXx (LMX10) furnishes outstanding speed. Users get ultrafast information, and can react rapidly to changing process conditions. It also provides drastically reduced cost of ownership — with lower consumables plus advanced diagnostics and easy. A new application note demonstrates the effectiveness of the Agilent 5800 Vertical Dual View (VDV) ICP-OES for the testing of multiple elements in low alloy steel samples.