Some Products Need Lead: i-Nalysis XRF Analyzer There are many new lead laws and lead testing requirements that are being established that require consumer products to be lead free. Although this is an important element in consumer products (for safety purposes), there are some industries and products that actually require lead be present in products to maintain quality. XRF technology and scanners are a great way to test a product for lead, whether you want there to be lead within the product or not. Military, medical device and aerospace industries actually rely on their “high-reliability” products to contain lead. The presence of lead in these types of products ensures longer product life expectancy and helps avoid potential disasters. When lead in these products is replaced with tin there is a possibility of potential product failure. Tin can start to form microscopic splinters, these splinters can break and affect the products performance. Sometimes this can lead to shorts or circuit board failures. Adding lead to these products reduces the risk of tin splinters and increases the products reliability. It’s important to remember that as long as someone doesn’t come in direct contact or digest lead, it shouldn’t have any negative effects on their body. Xrf analyzers allow you to test the volume of lead in a product, whether you are buying high-reliability electronics that contain lead and/or making sure the consumer products you buy are lead free. Whether or not you are expecting lead to be in your product or not, using an X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer is a great way to determine whether you got what you paid for.
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