SpiderX - EDGE: Residual Stress + Retained austenite Portable theta/theta diffractometer.
SpiderX - Edge is a portable Theta/Theta X-ray diffractometer: it allows performing reliable measurements on production samples and specimens to determine residual stress, retained austenite and to investigate alloys structure and phase composition.
The instrument is compliant to ASTM E915, UNI EN 15305 (residual stress standard practices) and ASTM E975 – 13
(retained austenite standard practice).
SpiderX - Edge includes everything needed taking advantage of its portability and lightness for making residual stress and retained austenite measurements by X-ray diffraction in a portable manner.
SpiderX - Edge has been designed to be a fast and reliable solution for Quality Assurance and Quality Control practices in manufacturing process for both laboratories and field use. It is easy to use but at the same time it will be able to cover most demanding customer requirements.
1. Manual Z stage for accurate laser assisted positioning
2. 90° maximum rotation for horizontal positioning of the goniometer
3. 90° maximum rotation for instrument inclination
4. X-ray tube with motorized indipendent movement
5. X-ray detector with motorized indipendent movement
6. Laser for precise alignment of the goniometer
7. Psi (ψ) / 2-Theta (ϑ) goniometer
8. Phi (ϕ) rotation
9. Battery / UPS
10. Main unit (power supply, control unit)
In the standard version, SpiderX - Edge measuring head is mounted on a robust aluminium structure, which holds the XRD goniometer, detector, X-ray tube and laser.
The frame has been designed to allow all the necessary movements to maximize the analytical performances. It can ensure 4 degree of freedom with Z, Phi and 2 inclinations.
All the related controls are mounted in a separate control box.
The system can operate with standard electrical power supply as well as by batteries. SpiderX - Edge does not require water cooling for X-ray tube.
GNR proprietary software for SpiderX - Edge supports several tasks of analysis, from Data Acquisition, having the full control of all the process and hardware settings (generator and tube, detector, measurements set up) to Data Analysis, calculating the residual stress or retained austenite values.
An extremely easy to use software for Uni-axial, Bi-axial and Tri-axial residual stress analysis has been developed in compliance with ASTM E915 practice and UNI EN 15305.
Safety Assurance
GNR SpiderX - Edge complies with the statutory requirements regarding X-ray, machine and electrical safety. Maximum X-ray safety with radiation level significantly below the annual dose limit for general public (1 mSv/year) following ANSI N43.3 - 1993 and other industry standards for open beam X-ray operation.
