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Hand-held XRF's to measure chrome thickness

June 7, 2011

We are Chrome plating a nickel substrate with 0.0003"-0.0005" of hard chrome.

1. Do the hand-held XRF's ⇦this on eBay or Amazon [affil links] have enough energy to do this?

2. Are they accurate, repeatable and reliable?

3. Can these XRF's verify the composition of a tool steel -- again accurately.

Steven Olszowy
plating industry - Washington, DC

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