Summary for ss316 test kit Discussion
Ready-made test kit for checking SS316 is the core question here: G Y Srinivas asked how to verify fabricated and machined SS316 when no sample can be cut and no handheld tester is available at the site. The only answer shown is from Ted Mooney, P.E., who points to a hand-held X-ray analyzer as the practical option for scrap sorting and alloy identification, suggesting it can be found through sources like Amazon, eBay, or similar suppliers. No alternative wet-chemical or non-destructive method is discussed in the excerpt, so the thread’s practical takeaway is that portable X-ray alloy analysis is the recommended route when material cannot be sacrificed for testing.
Q. We have a few SS316 materials fabricated and machined. There is no scope for cutting a sample to check the chemical composition. Also we are not in a position to go for handheld tester to test these materials as they are simply not available at the place of material. Is there any other method by which I can check the material.
Thanks,
G Y SRINIVAS
Engineering – DELHI, India
2004
A. Having now seen handheld X-ray fluorescence alloy sorter / scrap sorter
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Amazon [affil link] s, G.Y., I’m sure it’s the best way to go, although very expensive — in excess of $20,000 U.S.
For other less expensive methods such as you seek, please patiently apply the search engine and you will find that the question has already been asked and answered repeatedly. For example, threads
5505, 6060,
16172,
18574,
23766, and
40586 are a good start. Good luck!
Ted Mooney, P.E.
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