A dedicated package developed specifically for the analysis and classification of speciality steels. The inclusions are detected, measured and analysed using AZtecFeature and the resulting data set is then processed using Inclusion Classifier. Inclusion Classifier is a software package designed to process steel inclusion data to the standard methods.
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✓ Detectors: compatible with all Oxford Instruments EDS detectors, including legacy models. No detector upgrade required.
! Base software: requires AZtecFeature to be purchased, installed and licensed first. AZtecGeo is an application module that runs inside AZtecFeature.
! Software: requires AZtec 6.2 or later already installed on your acquisition PC.
✓ Microscope: any SEM or FIB-SEM running AZtec. Automated stage control is needed for large-area runs.
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Only one license can be generated per order.
Once you have purchased AZtecGeo you will receive the product key in an email notification from no-reply@estore.oxinst.com or noreply.NA.softwarelicensing@sentinelcloud.com, which will also include instructions on how to activate the licence.
Please read this document for more on how to activate your licence.
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AZtecSteel is an application module for AZtecFeature. It is not a standalone product. You must already own and have installed AZtecFeature on your acquisition PC. Because AZtecSteel runs inside AZtecFeature, it inherits the same hardware compatibility: it works with every Oxford Instruments EDS detector and with any SEM or FIB-SEM that already runs AZtec.
Steel inclusion analysis in the SEM is made more efficient and accurate by AZtecSteel. It is an automated steel inclusion analysis package developed specifically for the analysis and classification of steel inclusions using Energy Dispersive X-ray microanalysis (EDS) in a scanning electron microscope (SEM). It detects, measures and analyses the inclusions, processes the resulting data set to published standard methods, and includes functionality to plot complex ternary diagrams.
AZtecSteel is the leading global solution for the detection and analysis of non-metallic inclusions in steel using SEM and EDS. It is a tailored version of the AZtecFeature particle analysis platform, fully optimised for non-metallic inclusion analysis, and it includes Inclusion Classifier.
Steel cleanliness to published standard methods:
Inclusion Classifier will determine steel cleanliness using the following published methods:
• ASTM E2142 (E45), E2283 and E796-7
• SIS 111116
• DIN 50602
• ISO 4967
• EN 10247
• JIS G0555
• NFA 04-106
• GBT 30834
What it delivers:
• Automated detection, measurement and analysis of non-metallic inclusions across the whole sample
• Automatic processing of the resulting data set to the published standard methods listed above
• Functionality to plot complex ternary diagrams for inclusion composition
• Classification of inclusions across the population, not just the ones an operator happens to find
• Accurate element identification and quantification with Tru-Q algorithms, even at the highest throughput
Applications:
• Steel cleanliness analysis and certification to international standards
• Speciality and high alloy steels
• Rod and tyre cord wire, including the Pirelli method
• Rare earth element treated steels and complex inclusion populations
• Boride and nitride non-metallic inclusions, using a windowless detector such as Ultim Extreme for light elements
Works with the rest of the AZtec suite
Inclusions of interest can be relocated and investigated further using WDS, EBSD and complementary EDS techniques without leaving the software.
For the complete product detail, application notes and publications, see: AZtecSteel on nano.oxinst.com.
COMPATIBILITY:
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Required Base Software |
AZtecFeature (required). AZtecSteel is a licensed application module and will not run without an active AZtecFeature licence on the same PC |
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Minimum AZtec version |
AZtec 6.2 |
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EDS Detectors |
All Oxford Instruments EDS detectors: Ultim Max, Ultim Extreme, Xplore, and legacy X-Max / X-Act |
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Multiple Detectors |
Up to four in parallel, 680 mm² total active area
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| Microscopes |
Any SEM or FIB-SEM running AZtec. Automated stage control required for large-area acquisition |
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Operating System |
Windows 10/11 64-bit |
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Standalone Install |
No, runs as a dedicated user profile inside AZtecFeature |
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Included Software |
Inclusion Classifier is included with AZtecSteel and processes the acquired inclusion data set to the published standard methods. |
CAPIBILITY & LICENSING:
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Standards Reporting |
ASTM E2142 (E45), E2283, E796-7; SIS 111116; DIN 50602; ISO 4967; EN 10247; JIS G0555; NFA 04-106; GBT 30834
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Data Presentation |
Ternary diagrams for inclusion composition, plus standard AZtecFeature classification and size distribution outputs
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Light Element Inclusions |
Boride and nitride inclusions supported when paired with a windowless detector such as Ultim Extreme
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Max Particles Per Sample |
200,000 across thousands of fields of view |
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Peak Throughput |
In excess of 120,000 particles per hour (hardware dependent)
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Quantification |
Tru-Q / Tru-Q IQ with pulse pile-up correction; TruMap peak deconvolution |
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Data Export |
Reports to Microsoft Word; data export to Microsoft Excel; H5OINA format |
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License Type |
Permanent License. Periodic updates available through OI View Portal |
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Licenses per order |
One. Dongle locked to the acquisition PC. |
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