SciAps

The new standard in XRF

The SciAps X-550 sets a new performance standard for handheld XRF. Weighing 2.98 lbs. (1.3 kg) with the battery, it’s the lightest, fastest, most articulate X-ray gun ever made. It delivers the small size, blazing speed and high precision of the SciAps X Series in a perfectly balanced device. It’s fast on all alloys, including aluminums. The X-550 uses the industry’s most powerful X-ray tube, operating up to 3x the power in the Beam 2 setting compared to the SciAps X-505 and other handheld XRF analyzers. The unique geometry and tube power optimize performance for low atomic number measurement applications including sulfidic corrosion (low Si), phosphorus and sulfur, and aluminum alloys, as well as for residuals analysis per API 751 and 5L specifications.

Applications
NDT-PMI
Delivers PMI for most alloys in 1 second with excellent precision.
Delivers PMI for most alloys in 1 second with excellent precision.Some NDT-PMI applications require longer tests, or multiple beam tests. Our Android apps-based platform provides pre-configured, dedicated apps to make quality testing by every operator as easy as using a smartphone – including apps for residuals (API 751), sulfidic corrosion (API 939), API 5L and other testing. Read X-550 Alloy Specifications.

Optimized for key PMI applications like Residuals and Sulfidic Corrosion.
For many PMI applications, fast tests are sufficient for verification of alloy grade and geochemistry. More complicated applications require longer test times or multi-beam operations (one beam optimized for transition and heavy metals; the other for low atomic number elements Mg, Si, Al, P and S). Dedicated apps ensure testing follows correct procedures, such as recommended test times and X-ray beam settings. For example, the Residuals app defaults to 15-second test times due to the need to measure Ni, Cr and Cu at <0.03% each (sum <0.15%) and Nb and V at <0.02%. The Sulfidic Corrosion app is preconfigured to require two-beam tests in order to measure Si down to 0.03% in steels.

Designed for NDT, PMI users to access hard-to-reach test locations and welds.
Perfectly balanced, light weight, and articulate, you can test all day long without fatigue. The narrow footprint permits total access to virtually any test location and weld.

Scrap Processing
Great on high temp alloys and precious metals.
Like most XRFs, the -550 provides fast, precise chemistry on the wide array of high temperature alloys, stainless, red metals and precious metals.  What’s different is the toughness of this metal-framed analyzer, that’s yet incredibly light weight (< 2.8 lbs.) and in perfect balance. Use it for sorting all day long without fatigue. The on-board cell phone camera (macro camera) allows for photo-documentation of materials tested, and the Bluetooth label printer provides instant hard copy labels with time/date stamp, grade ID and chemistry.

Featuring the Aluminum App: Sort all your Al alloys in 1-2 seconds.
If you’re a scrap processor, the one reason to buy the X-550 over the X-505 is the blazing speed and accuracy on aluminum alloys. The X-550 features our patent pending Aluminum App.  It sorts your aluminum alloys in 1-2 seconds, including those alloys that differ only by magnesium (Mg) content.  Grades that were either impossible to sort with other XRFs or take minutes of testing time, such as 3003/3004/3005, cast 356 and 357, and 2014/2024, are just a few examples. You can now sort many similar Al grades economically. See our “Guide to Aluminum Alloy Sorting.”

Contaminant Phosphorus & Sulfur
The high powered X-ray tube in the X-550 provides fast analysis of phosphorus (P) in copper and P and sulfur (S) in steels and stainless, allowing you to economically upgrade your copper and ferrous material based on low P and S levels.  The X-550 is 3x faster on P and S than is the X-505 or competing XRFs. Faster testing times make upgrading material for low P and S more economical.

Tramp Elements
Scrap processing has moved beyond just grade sorting. Many consumers now demand analysis on tramp or residual elements in common steel, nickel and copper alloys. The X-505 is optimized for low detection limits on common tramp elements, including Cr, Ni, Cu, V, Nb, Mo in steels, Pb and Bi in nickel alloys, and various undesired elements in copper alloys.

Mining
Now available for exploration and ore grade control applications. The benefit of the X-550 for geochemistry is fastest possible analysis on low atomic number elements in ore/soil samples including Mg, P, S, Al, Si, Ca and K. Contact us for details about our exploration apps for elemental analysis and pathfinder elements. SciAps XRF analyzers are utilized worldwide by many major exploration companies and mining laboratory services companies.  Also available with compact test stand for closed-beam operation. Read X-550 Geochemistry Specifications.
Soil
The X-550 may be equipped with apps for elemental analysis of environmental soils. The analysis package includes the 8 RCRA metals and 11 of the 12 EPA priority pollutant metals (excepting beryllium – use our LIBS for that).  The X-505 complies with the long standing EPA Method 6200.
RoHS Applications
The X-550 is available with our RoHS and Halogen-Free apps, offering fast, precise analysis of the RoHS elements Pb, Cd, Br, total Cr and Hg, plus Cl for halogen-free requirements.  The high powered tube in the X-550 provides faster Cl analysis compared to the X-505.
General Analytical
Do you have a unique analytical applications? The X-505 can be equipped with our Empirical App, allowing the user to set up unique beam conditions, define specific elements of interest and create custom calibrations. For analytical requirements outside the realm of alloys, ores and polymers, the X-505 plus Empirical App offers complete flexibility for unique or proprietary analytical requirements. .


Specs : 

Weight
2.8 lbs. with battery

Excitation Source
40 kV, 200 uA Rh anode and 10kV, 500 uA for alloy testing, 50 kV, 200 uA Au anode for most other apps.

Calibration
Fundamental parameters. For Geochem and Environmental Soil apps, users may also choose “Compton Normalization” method and/or use empirically derived calibrations.

Dimensions
7.25″ x 10.5″ x 4.5″

Detector
20 mm2 silicon drift detector (active area), 140 eV resolution FWHM at 5.95 Mn K-alpha line.

Calibration Check
External 316 stainless check standard for calibration verification and energy scale validation.

Power
On board rechargeable Li-ion battery, rechargeable inside device or with external charger, AC power, hot-swap capability (60s max swap time).

X-Ray Filtering
4 position filter wheel for beam optimization.

Analytical Range
32 elements standard, specific elements vary by app. Additional elements may be added upon user request.

Display
2.7-inch color capacitive touchscreen — 400 MHz Qualcomm Adreno 306 2D/3D graphics accelerator.

Processing Electronics and Host Processing
1.2GHz quad ARM Cortex A53 64/32-bit, RAM: 2GB LP-DDR3, Storage: 16 GB eMMC (storage).

Available Apps
Alloy, Fast Aluminum, Mining, Soil, Precious Metals, Car Catalysts, RoHS, Empirical, HUD Lead Paint. New apps are added regularly.

Security
Password protected usage (user level) and internal settings (admin).

Pulse Processor
12 bit with digitization rate of 80 MSPS 8K channel MCA USB 2.0 for high-speed data transfer to host processor. Digital filtering implemented in FPGA for high throughput pulse processing 20 nS – 24 uS peaking time.

Grade Library
Standard library contains 500 grades, no practical size limit. Multiple libraries supported, grades may be added on analyzer or via PC software package (ProfileBuilder).

Regulatory
CE, RoHS, USFDA registered, Canada RED Act.

Environmental Temp. Range
10°F to 130°F at 25% duty cycle.

Harmony of performance, ergonomics and price

The SciAps X-505 is the smallest, lightest weight handheld X-ray analyzer ever made. In terms of speed, it is second only to the X-550. Weighing in at 2.8 lbs. with the battery, it delivers the small size, blazing speed and high precision of the SciAps X Series  in a perfectly balanced device. It’s fast on all alloys, including aluminums. With its state-of-the-art design and excellent heat handling, the X-505 can run all day long, even in the hottest climates, without requiring down time due to overheating.

Applications
NDT-PMI
Delivers PMI for most alloys in 1 second with excellent precision
2.8 lbs with battery - The vast majority of PMI work is for common stainless, Cr-Mo steels, low alloy steels and high temperature alloys such as nickel, titanium, and cobalt based alloys, superalloys and specialty alloys such as tungsten carbides, tin-lead solders, zirconium alloys and many more. The X-505 verifies grade and chemistry in 1-2 seconds with excellent precision.

Residuals in the Alloy App
Measure Ni, Cr and Cu content down to 0.01-0.02% to verify the sum of the three elements is less than 0.15%. And also meet the latest requirements that V and Nb both be < 0.02%.

Sulfidic Corrosion in the Alloy App
Combined with highly optimal internal geometry, the X-505 measures silicon in steels below 0.1% for sulfidic corrosion applications.

Scrap Processing
A major advancement for aluminum alloy sorting. The historic weakness of X-ray has been aluminum alloy sorting. This is because most X-ray guns are poor at measuring magnesium (Mg), and Mg analysis is critical to correctly sorting aluminum alloys. The X-505 was designed for optimal sensitivity to Mg, and therefore silicon (Si). The result is an analyzer that offers accurate sorting of the many complex grades of aluminum alloys.  See our Guide to Aluminum Alloy Sorting
Great on high temp alloys and precious metals.
Like most XRFs, the -505 provides fast, precise chemistry on the wide array of high temperature alloys, stainless, red metals and precious metals

Tramps Elements
Scrap processing has moved beyond just grade sorting. Many consumers now demand analysis on tramp or residual elements in common steel, nickel and copper alloys. The X-505 is optimized for low detection limits on common tramp elements, including Cr, Ni, Cu, V, Nb, Mo in steels, Pb and Bi in nickel alloys, and various undesired elements in copper alloys.

Mining
Now available for exploration and ore grade control applications. Contact us for details about our elemental analysis for exploration and pathfinder applications. SciAps XRF analyzers are utilized worldwide by many major exploration companies and mining laboratory services companies.  Also available with compact test stand for closed-beam operation.
Soil
The X-505 may be equipped with elemental analysis of environmental soils. The analysis package includes the 8 RCRA metals and 11 of the 12 EPA priority pollutant metals (excepting beryllium – use our Z200 LIBS for that). The X-505 complies with the long standing EPA Method 6200.
RoHS Applications
The X-505 will soon be available with our RoHS and Halogen-Free apps, offering fast, precise analysis of the RoHS elements Pb, Cd, Br, total Cr and Hg, plus Cl for halogen-free requirements.
General Analytical
Do you have a unique analytical applications? The X-505 can be equipped with our Empirical App, allowing the user to set up unique beam conditions, define specific elements of interest and create custom calibrations. For analytical requirements outside the realm of alloys, ores and polymers, the X-505 plus Empirical App offers complete flexibility for unique or proprietary analytical requirements.

Specs : 

Weight
3.3 lbs with battery

Excitation Source
6-40kV, 200uA Rh anode for alloy testing, 6-50kV, 200uA Au anode for most other apps.

Calibration
Fundamental parameters. For Geochem and Env. Soil Apps, users may also choose “Compton Normalization” method and/ or use empirically derived calibrations.

Dimensions
7.25″ x 10.5″ x 4.5″

Detector
20mm2 silicon drift detector (active area), 135eV resolution FWHM at 5.95Mn K-alpha line.

Calibration Check
Internal shutter is also 316 stainless for totally automated calibration and energy scale validation.

Power
On board rechargeable Li-ion battery, rechargeable inside device or with external charger, AC power, hot-swap capability (60s max swap time).

X-Ray Filtering
6 position filter wheel for beam optimization.

Environmental Temp. Range
10°F to 130°F at 25% duty cycle

Display
5″ color touchscreen Smartphone type display – PowerVR SGX540 3D graphic.

Processing Electronics Host Processor
ARM Cortex -A9 dual-core / 1.2GHz Memory: 1GB DDR2 RAM, 1GB NAND Results Storage: 8GB SD

Security
Password protected usage (user level) and internal settings (admin).

Comms/ Data Transfer
Wifi, Bluetooth, USB. Connectivity to most devices, including SciAps Profile Builder PC software.

Pulse Processor
14-bit ADC with digitization rate of 80 MSPS 8K channel MCA USB 2.0 for high speed data transfer to host processor Digital Filtering implemented in FPGA for high throughput pulse processing 50nS – 24uS peaking time

Regulatory
CE, RoHS, USFDA registered, Canada RED Act.CE, RoHS, USFDA registered, Canada RED Act.

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Traditional detector technology can serve many requirements at a fraction of the cost.

Traditional XRF PiN technology generally does not measure lighter elements Mg, Si, Al, P, and S in alloys or other materials, and it acquires X-ray data at about 10x lower rates (so 3x less precision) than today’s state of the art drift detector technology. However, for many applications, this technique may be perfectly acceptable.

For these users, we’ve re-engineered this classic detector technology and equipped it with more features for many applications at a great value.

‍Alloy, Scrap: For many NDT/PMI jobs that require verification of low alloy, Cr/Mo steels, stainless and corrosion resistant alloys, the X-5 often delivers excellent performance. Alloy applications include sorting stainless steels, high temp alloys and red metals. Read more about SciAps for Scrap Recycling.

‍And more: The X-5 is also available for precious metals, RoHS, soil, mining, car catalysts, industrial lead paint and other user-customizable applications.