ARTUS 8 – ARUN Technology

The ARTUS 8
High Performance Metal Analyser
Different adaptor solutions for any task

High Performing Metal Analyser

The ARTUS 8 fulfils the requirement of proving fast, precise and accurate analyses for the perfect melt. It is one of the most powerful and reliable spectrometers offering a complete range of analytical programs including cast irons, steels with carbon and nitrogen, and all alloying elements and their traces needed for treatment.

It offers all the advantages of a flexible and versatile CCD spectrometer. It even challenges some applications with classical photomultiplier systems, which are still the benchmark in high-end OES.

Summary

Quality Control and Assurance are essential to making your business successful. The ARTUS 8 is the ideal companion for incoming material, in-process testing, independent laboratory testing and final quality inspection. it is widely used in the steel manufacturing, cookware, automotive, aluminium extrusion, cast iron and carbon steel industries.

Risks such as material mix-ups and machinery damage are reduced thanks to adapters which detect and analyse oddly shaped samples and small pieces and the optimisable grade library which visually displays non-compliance alloy specifications.

Models

ARTUS 8 Visible	ARTUS 8 Standard	ARTUS 8 Ultimate
VIS Suitable for all non-ferrous applications where UV elements are not required.	UV-VIS Suitable for ferrous applications with important elements in the UV spectral range (C, P, S, As, Sn, B, etc.)	uUV-UV-VIS-NIR Capable of analysing even deep-UV elements like nitrogen.
Fe, Ni, Co, Cu, Al, Mg, Zn, Sn, Pb, Ti	Fe, Ni, Co, Cu, Al Mg, Zn, Sn, Pb, Ti	Fe, Ni, Co, Cu, Al Mg, Zn, Sn, Pb, Ti
All alloying elements and major traces	All alloying elements and major traces	All alloying elements and major traces
Digital source for high precision	Digital source for high precision	Digital source for high precision
ARUN factory calibration	ARUN factory calibration	ARUN factory calibration
Gas consumption: Low flows, no optic flush	Gas consumption: Low flows, optic flush	Gas consumption: Low flows, optic flush

Technical Specifications

Optical System	Paschen – Runge
Detector	CCD, changing to CMOS
Wavelength Range	120-680nm (Ultimate) 174-680nm (Standard) 212-680nm (Visible)
Power Supply	Line input 90 or 260 Volts AC 50-60 Hz
EMC	IEC61000-4-2 IEC61000-4-4 IEC61000-4-5
Working Temperature	10° to 35° C
Operating Humidity	20-80%
Argon Purity	99.998% or 99.999% purity
Argon Flow	When burning – 3L per minute, Standby 0.1L per minute
Software	•Intuitive software for simple routine operation •Various user levels for secure and task-specific operations
Dimensions	721 x 440 x 770mm
Weight	80kg
Maximum Excitation Power	400VA
Optical Source Type	50VA
Discharge Frequency	400Hz maximum
Discharge Current	150A maximum
Spark Stand Aperture	12mm

Key Features

Large Spark Plate	The plates’ corrosion resistant surface and heat dissipation composition ensures 24 hours of un-interrupted and stable analysis.
One-Button Stop Activation	In the event of mis-operation, work can be stopped immediately to ensure the safety of personnel and the instrument.
Internal Gas Path Protection	The ARTUS 8 uses a gas path protection device. If the instrument is not used for a long period of time, the gas path/light chamber purification time will not exceed 8 minutes.
Additional Key Features	·3-side open spark stand with XY-sample clamp ·Controlled by PC or laptop ·Windows 10 Operating system (required) ·Ethernet connectivity ·High-resolution, full spectrum optical Systems ·High-resolution CCDs ·No vacuum pump ·Holographic diffraction grating ·Digital spark source

Software Features

It is not only the optical resolution that determines the analytical power of the instrument. ARUN’s bespoke software package has a powerful spectrometric hub as well as all the needed added features that help in daily routine work and make the use of the instrument efficient and a pleasure to operate.

Features include:

Foreign language menu capability
Factory calibrated programs traceable to CRMs
Automatic average calculation
Display of single or multiple analysis
Display of mean, standard or relative standard deviation
User configurable results screen
Formula editor (Carbon Equivalent, Total Trace, etc…)
Quality control and identification functions
User defined export functions
User configurable grade library
Report generator, print or PDF output, selection by sample ID field content
User standardization for global or individual program
User configurable type standardisation

Applications

The ARTUS 8 supports all metal types with the analyses of all their elements, in higher concentrations as well as the relevant traces. The range of factory calibrations is comprehensive with a wide choice of analytical programs for all applications and their alloys that include: