X-MET8000 Series
SCRAP
Sort scrap metal accurately, fast and maximise profits
METALS
X-MET8000 Series
Maximise sorting throughput and improve profitability
Metals recycling is a multi-billion dollar industry which involves the processing of ferrous and non
ferrous metal scrap into secondary raw material for the smelting of new metals. Over 400 million
tonnes of scrap are processed each year. Sorting scrap metal through testing adds value at all stages
of the metal recycling process, from sorting mixed scrap into low value and high value materials, to
determining the composition of the scrap that goes into the melts and the quality of the output.
Handheld X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysers are
commonly used in the scrap yards, as they offer
rapid, on-site alloy identification and chemistry.
Capitalising on the success of its X-MET7000 Series,
Oxford Instruments has raised the bar with its latest range
of handheld XRF analysers, the X-MET8000 Series. The
optimised combination of a high performance X-ray tube
and Oxford Instruments’ large area silicon-drift detector
47.90
72.59
23
33
50.94
74.92
6
24
34
51.99
78.96
Cl
7
Kα 2.62
25
35
54.94
79.90
Helium
Neon
Kα 0.85
18
35.45
Chlorine
S
Kα 2.31
Kα 0.68
17
32.06
39.95
Ar
Argon
Fluorine
Oxygen
Nitrogen
5
8
Kα 2.96
26
36
9
27
55.85
83.80
•Automatic sample size compensation for accurate testing
Lα 12.032
88
112
89
113
227
284
104
114
267
298
105
115
268
288
1
106
116
271
298
75
85
Lα
Lα 8.65
11.43
Mα 1.84
107
117
Manganese
Bromine
272
294
Iron
Krypton
Ru
Xe
Kα
Kα 19.24
29.78
Lα
Lα 2.56
4.11
Ruthenium
Xenon
101.07
131.30
76
86
186.2
210
Re
At
44
54
Lα
Lα 8.91
11.73
Mα 1.91
108
118
Kα 6.93
Lα 0.78
45
Rh
270
294
Lα 9.18
Mα 1.98
109
276
Db Uuh
Sg Uus
Ra
Ac Uuq
Rf Uup
Bh Uuo
Hs Mt
Cn Uut
Lα 12.34
Lα 12.65
Pd
Kα 21.1
Lα 2.84
78
192.2
Ir
N
Kα 7.47
Lα 0.85
46
102.91
Kα 20.22
Lα 2.70
77
190.2
222
Os
Rn
28
58.93
Iridium
Lα
Lα 8.40
11.13
Mα 1.77
I
Tc
Kα
Kα 18.33
28.61
Lα
Lα 2.42
3.94
Technetium
Iodine
Chromium
Selenium
183.85
210
Po
W
126.90
99
Osmium
Radon
Lα
Lα 8.15
10.39
Mα
Mα1.71
2.42
74
84
Molybdenum
Tellurium
Vanadium
Arsenic
Titanium
Germanium
Lα
Lα 7.90
10.5517
Mα
Mα1.64
2.3426
180.95
208.98
Ta
Bi
Kα
Kα 17.45
27.47
Lα
Lα 2.29
3.77
43
53
Rhenium
Astatine
Lα
Lα 4.65
10.27
Mα
Mα0.83
2.27
127.60
95.94
Nb
Sb Mo
Te
Kα
Kα 16.58
26.36
Lα
Lα 2.17
3.60
73
83
178.49
207.19
Pb
Hf
42
52
Tungsten
Polonium
Yttrium
Indium
Lanthanum
Thallium
Strontium
Cadmium
226
285
72
82
121.75
92.91
Kα
Kα 6.40
12.63
Lα
Lα 0.70
1.59
Hassium
Ununoctium
Ds 7 Rg
Fr
Lα
Lα 4.47
9.99
Mα 2.20
138.91
204.37
Zr
Sn
Kα
Kα 15.75
25.27
Lα
Lα 2.04
3.44
41
51
Kα
Kα 5.90
11.91
Lα
Lα 0.64
1.48
Bohrium
Ununseptium
87
111
223
280
Barium
Mercury
Rubidium
Silver
Lα
Lα 4.29
9.71
Mα 2.12
57
81
137.34
200.59
118.69
91.22
Kα
Kα 5.41
11.21
Lα
Lα 0.57
1.38
Seaborgium
Ununhexium
110
281
Caesium
Gold
Lα 9.44
Mα 2.05
56
80
132.91
196.97
Kα
Kα 14.93
24.21
Lα
Lα 1.92
3.29
Actinium
Ununtrium
Mt
55
79
195.09
Kα
Kα 14.14
23.17
Lα
Lα 1.81
3.13
Radium
Copernicium
Hs
276
Meitnerium
Bh
270
Hassium
Sg
272
Bohrium
271
Palladium
Rhodium
Lα 9.18
Mα 1.98
105
106
107
108
109
Fast
start-up:
be up
and running
in seconds
268
Kα
Kα 13.38
22.16
Lα
Lα 1.69
2.98
Francium
Roentgenium
Lα 8.91
Mα 1.91
78
192.2
Platinum
77
190.2
Kα 21.18
Lα 2.84
Darmstadtium
Lα 8.65
Mα 1.84
Ruthenium
Technetium
76
186.2
Kα 20.22
Lα 2.70
Iridium
Lα 8.40
Mα 1.77
Kα 19.24
Lα 2.56
Osmium
75
183.85
Rhenium
Lα 8.15
Mα 1.71
Rf• Db
267
74
Kα 18.33
Lα 2.42
40
50
114.82
88.91
Niobium
Antimony
39
49
Tantalum
Bismuth
112.40
87.62
Kα
Kα 4.95
10.53
Lα
Lα 0.51
1.28
Dubnium
Ununpentium
38
48
Kα
Kα 4.51
9.88
Lα
Lα 0.45
1.19
Zirconium
Tin
107.87
85.47
Kα
Kα 4.09
9.24
Lα
Lα 0.40
1.10
Hafnium
Lead
37
47
Kα
Kα 3.69
8.63
Lα
Lα 0.34
1.01
Scandium
Gallium
Kα
Kα 3.31
8.04
Lα
Lα 0.26
0.93
Calcium
Zinc
Kα 7.47
Lα 0.85
Rutherfordium
Ununquadium
Molybdenum
Niobium
180.95
Kα 17.45
Lα 2.29
Tungsten
Lα 7.90
Mα 1.64
1
Pt
Lα 9.44
Mα 2.05
110
Ds
96
97
247
Lα 14.62
Lα 14.95
Lα 15.31
98
251
Cf
Lα 15.65
99
254
Es
90
100
232.04
257
60
70
144.24
173.04
61
71
145
174.97
150.35
63
151.96
91
101
231
256
238.03
255
Kα
Lα 38.73
7.66
Lα
Mα5.43
1.58
93
103
237
257
Lα 13.29
Mα 3.08
Lα 13.61
Mα 3.17
Lα 13.94
Samarium
Lα
Lα 5.23
7.42
Mα
Mα0.98
1.52
92
102
Promethium
Lutetium
Tm
Pr Nd
Yb Pm
Lu Sm Eu
Lα
Lα 5.03
7.18
Mα
Mα0.93
1.46
Fm
Th Md
Pa No
U Np
Lr
Lα 12.97
Mα 2.99
62
Lα 5.64
Mα 1.08
94
244
Lα 5.85
Mα 1.13
95
243
Pu Am
Lα 14.28
Lα 14.62
Europium
140.91
168.93
Neodymium
Ytterbium
Lα
Lα 4.84
6.95
Mα
Mα0.88
1.41
59
69
Praseodymium
Thulium
Lα 6.72
Mα 1.35
Cerium
Erbium
Holmium
Dy Ho Ce
Er
Lα 6.50
Mα 1.29
Dysprosium
Promethium
Samarium
Pu Am Cm Bk
Lα 14.28
Terbium
247
140.12
167.26
Americium
243
58
68
164.93
Plutonium
95
67
Neptunium
Lawrencium
Lα 13.94
244
Tb
Lα 6.27
Mα 1.24
162.50
Uranium
Nobelium
Np
94
66
158.92
Protactinium
Mendelevium
237
Gd
Lα 6.06
Mα 1.19
65
Thorium
Fermium
Lα 13.61
Mα 3.17
93
Lα 5.85
Mα 1.13
157.25
Einsteinium
238.03
Lα 5.64
Mα 1.08
64
Californium
92
Kα 38.73
Lα 5.43
Europium
151.96
Berkelium
Lα 13.29
Mα 3.08
63
Nd Pm Sm Eu
Lα 5.23
Mα 0.98
X-MET8000
Th Pa Series
U
Lα 12.97
Mα 2.99
150.35
Curium
231
62
Plutonium
91
232.04
145
Neptunium
90
Pr
Lα 5.03
Mα 0.93
Neodymium
Ce
Lα 4.84
Mα 0.88
61
Americium
59 140.91
60 144.24
turnings,
chips,
etc.
140.12
Gadolinium
of cables, wires down to 1mm diameter, fasteners,
58
Uranium
104
22
32
P
Kα 2.01
Kα 0.52
16
20.18
Ne
Cobalt
44.96
69.72
4
30.97
10
18.99
F
Rhodium
21
31
40.08
65.37
Si
Kα 1.74
Kα 0.39
15
28.09
Sulfur
3
Kα 1.49
Kα 0.28
14
O
Results screen
Phosphorus
26.98
N
17
9
15.99
Meitnerium
20
30
Magnesium
Sodium
Kα 6.93
Lα 0.78
Potassium
Copper
Kα 6.40
Lα 0.70
Nickel
Cobalt
Iron
Manganese
Chromium
Titanium
Zirconium
73
178.49
Tantalum
72
Kα 16.58
Lα 2.17
Seaborgium
Lα 12.65
12
Kα 1.25
13
Nband accurate
Mo analysis
Rh Pd 5 Ag
Rb Cd
Sr In
Y
Tc forRu
high speed sorting
• Fast
Optimum efficiency: lightweight (1.5kg), small, and
Cs Hg
Hf• ergonomic
Ta W
Re Os Ir Pt Au
Ba La
Tl
design, with up to 10-12 hours battery 6life
Zr
Kα 15.75
Lα 2.04
Praseodymium
Ac
Kα 5.90
Lα 0.64
determination
of impurities
and
penalty
elements
92.91
95.94
99
101.07
106.4
41
42
43
44
45 102.91
46
Protactinium
89
227
Kα 5.41
Lα 0.57
Dubnium
Lα 4.65
Mα 0.83
91.22
Kα 4.95
Lα 0.51
Cerium
138.91
La
24.31
C
16
8
14.01
4.00
He
Mn Fe Co Ni 4 Cu
K Ca
Zn Ga
Sc Ge
Ti As
V Cr
Se Mn
Br Fe
Kr Co
of detection, for accurate grading and
•LowVlimits Cr
Thorium
57
Ti
Hafnium
Yttrium
Y
Kα 14.93
Lα 1.92
47.90
Kα 4.51
Lα 0.45
40
88.91
Lanthanum
39
22
Rutherfordium
Sc
Kα 4.09
Lα 0.40
Scandium
44.96
12
22.99
Kα 1.04
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
aluminium,
etc.39.10
50.94
51.99
54.94
55.85 temperature
58.93
58.71
63.55
23
24 titanium,
25 bronze,
26 high
27
28 alloys,
19
29
Vanadium
4
Actinium
21
Kα 0.18
•Superior light elements (Mg to S) analysis for fast and
Mg Al
3 Na
accurate analysis of most commercial alloys, including
11
3
Kα 0.11
B
15
7
12.01
Carbon
Kα 0.05
Be
Main menu
14
6
10.81
Silicon
alloy identification and chemistry
Li
5
9.01
Boron
2
13
2
4
6.94
Aluminum
3
Lithium
Ultimate performance for reliable
Beryllium
H
18
2
Hydrogen
(SDD) delivers the speed and performance required in even 1
1.01
1
the most demanding metals applications.
1
RECYCLING
Easy to use
• Proven “point and shoot” simplicity
•Intuitive, icon-driven user interface: minimal operator
training required
•Large 4.3” colour touchscreen for excellent results
visibility, even in direct sunlight; easy operation with
gloves on
•Quick-swap analysis window: no tool required to
change the analysis window when broken or dirty
Designed
for the toughest
environments
•Customisable results screen for fast decision making:
display information that is important to you, e.g. alloy
grade, elemental composition, pass/fail messages,
elements listed in your chosen order
•Compact and balanced design
•Optional integrated camera for accurate
measurement positioning
Quick-swap
window with
shield
Rugged for low cost of ownership
•IP54 compliant (equivalent to NEMA 3) for superior protection against
dust and water
•Shield (optional on X-MET8000 Expert and X-MET8000 Optimum) or
robust, thick Kapton® window (on X-MET8000 Smart) to prevent detector
and X-ray tube damage when testing small components and sharp objects
•Impact-resistant housing with environmental sealing, and rubber bumpers
around the screen, nose and battery for protection against shocks
•Large heat sink for optimum robustness and stability, even in hot environments
X-MET8000 Series
GRADE AND T
The Smart Choice
Top performance in a compact rugged analyser
Optimised calibrations for results you can trust
The X-MET8000 offers the best of both worlds with a robust fundamental
parameters (FP) method, and empirical calibrations (traceable to certified
reference materials) for superior precision and accuracy. Simply select the
application that meets your requirements, and analyse alloys in seconds.
Superior
precision &
accuracy
Powerful data management
•Store up to 100,000 results including spectra and sample
image (if camera is fitted)
•Download results and reports directly to a USB memory stick,
to a PC or a network share using Wifi or Bluetooth, using a
CSV format or tamper-proof PDF for ultimate data integrity
•Create customised, professional looking reports using the
X-MET report generator (no software installation needed):
include company logo, sample image, results, spectra,
additional sample information (e.g. description, location,
batch number) etc.
•Use real-time averaging for effortless batch evaluation
X-MET8000 Series
TRADE
Largest
grade
library
Extensive, customisable grade library for accurate
alloy identification
The X-MET8000 includes the most comprehensive grade library: the pre-installed, userselectable AISI (>650 grades), DIN, JIS, and GB libraries include a total of over 1600 alloys.
Users can modify the existing libraries, add new grades (specialty or exotic alloys) or create
their own library.
The pre-loaded grade libraries include:
•Nickel alloys
•Stainless steels
•Copper alloys
•Aluminium alloys
•Cobalt alloys
•Low alloy steels
•Tool steels
•Titanium alloys
•Zirconium alloys
And more...
X-MET8000 Series
X-MET8000 S
Configuration Options
Our latest range of high performance analysers to suit your analysis
needs and budget
With the
latest detector
technology, even
in our basic
model!
X-MET8000 Smart
X-MET8000 Optimum X-MET8000 Expert
Description
The smart choice for the
rapid sorting of common
alloys
X-ray tube
40kV
50kV
for enhanced heavy elements analysis (e.g. Sn, Ag, Cd)
Single filter
6 position filter wheel
for the optimised analysis of all elements from Mg to U
X-ray tube filters
Detector
Large area SDD
Optimised for the high
speed sorting and analysis of
alloys, from aluminiums to
bronzes to stainless steels etc
Our top performer provides
the ultimate performance
for the testing of the widest
variety of alloys; with
superior light elements (Mg,
Al, Si, P and S), tramps and
penalty elements analysis
Large area SDD
Large area SDD
Element range
K-U
Mg - U
Max. sample temperature
4000C
1000C
400°C with HERO (heat resistant) window (optional)
™
IP54 rating
Protection against
detector window damage
Calibrations
X-MET8000 Series
Yes
Thick Kapton® window
Standardless
Yes
Yes
Optional window shield
Standardless (includes light
elements analysis)
Standardless + automatic
selection of empirical
calibrations (traceable to
certified reference materials)
for superior precision and
accuracy
SERIES
Hardware and software options:
Feature
X-MET8000 Smart
X-MET8000 Optimum
X-MET8000 Expert
Bluetooth
Option
Included
Included
WiFi
Option
Included
Included
Integrated camera
Option
Option
Included
Not available
Option
Option
Included
Included
Included
Small-spot collimator
Report generator
Optional accessories for maximised productivity and operator safety:
Light radiation shield: to minimise scattered radiation
when analysing light alloys (e.g. Al alloys)
Light stand and
safety shield: for the
on-the-go analysis of
small samples (e.g.
screws, fasteners);
fit in the X-MET
case for total
portability
Portable Bluetooth printer:
Holster and belt:
print results on paper or sticky
for hands-free on-site
labels, and attach them to the
transportation of the
tested pieces; convenient and
analyser
mix-up free
X-MET8000 Series
Oxford Instruments: the only instruments
supplier to meet all your scrap analysis needs
Handheld LIBS: Latest technology
Handheld XRF: For fast, reliable,
Mobile and portable OES: For high
for 1-second alloy identification, even
non-destructive identification and
performance analysis of alloyed and
of Al alloys, with no X-rays
analysis of alloys, car catalysts, and
trace elements, nitrogen analysis in
waste plastics
duplex steels.
OiService - Here to help
OiService aims to keep your X-MET8000 working as hard as you do. Our global network of Service hubs provides a full range
of technical support:
•Telephone help-desks – For a fast
response to your problem
• On-line diagnostics – In-depth
support over the internet
• Rental instruments – To keep you •Recertification and maintenance – • Extended warranties – Avoid
•
Ensures your analyser produces the
right result every time
• Consumables and accessories –
Training – Understand your analyser
unplanned costs
From spare batteries to benchtop stands
• Repairs – Fast and efficient turn around
and its features
working when your analyser is not
X-MET8000 service agreements provide a great way to avoid unplanned costs and ensure your analyser is maintained in excellent
condition. Purchasing an agreement with your analyser provides seamless coverage for up to 5 years.
visit www.oxford-instruments.com/X-MET8000 for more information or email: industrial@oxinst.com
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