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Bulk Analysis of Metallic Alloys

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This chapter describes LIBS investigations for a quantitative bulk analysis of metallic alloys such as steel in solid and liquid state, high-alloy steel, and aluminum. In case of aluminum, the focus is on LIBS analysis of moving Al specimens, which is of interest for inline identification of scrap pieces for material specific recycling (see also cf. Sect. 18.4).

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Noll, R. (2012). Bulk Analysis of Metallic Alloys. In: Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20668-9_13

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