Learn how a manual hydraulic press is used for compressing materials like KBr pellets for FTIR & XRF analysis. Understand its cost benefits and limitations.
Discover hydraulic press applications: metal forming, composite molding, sample preparation for FTIR/XRF analysis, and material testing across industries.
Explore the key disadvantages of the KBr pellet method for IR spectroscopy, including moisture sensitivity, labor-intensive prep, and spectral artifacts.
Discover why KBr is the standard for IR spectroscopy. Learn about its IR transparency, pellet-forming properties, and key handling requirements for accurate results.
Discover how KBr pellets enable transparent sample preparation for FTIR, ensuring accurate chemical fingerprinting of solid materials without interference.
Explore the main drawbacks of KBr FTIR, including moisture sensitivity, poor reproducibility, and sample reactivity, to ensure accurate spectroscopy results.
Discover the core advantages of hydraulic presses: immense tonnage, force multiplication, and versatility for forging, molding, and material processing.
Learn how to use a laboratory hydraulic press to pulverize Fe-Cr-Al sintered samples for XRD while preserving lattice integrity and reducing distortion.