Quantitative Depth Profile (QDP) Analysis of Commercial Hard Disk on Aluminum Alloy Substrate

GDS Applications Lab • LECO Corporation, Saint Joseph, Michigan USA Spectroscopy Application Snapshot Quantitative Depth Profile (QDP) Analysis of 40 GB Hard Disk on Glass Substrate GDS-850A analysis showing three replicate analyses of coating layers on a laptop hard disk.…

® Compositional Depth Profiling of Hard Disks with Glow Discharge Atomic Emission Spectrometry (GD-AES) LECO Corporation; Saint Joseph, Michigan USA Instrument: GDS850A Hard disk manufacturing requires high levels of precision at nanometer scale for the production of a repeatable product…

Spectroscopy Performance Note Quantitative Depth Profile (QDP) Analysis of Plated Samples • Plating depths and coating weights • Composition of the coating and substrate • Surface treatments Improved corrosion resistance, increased wear resistance, or a decorative finish can be achieved…

Spectroscopy Performance Note Quantitative Depth Profile (QDP) Analysis of Carburized Steel • Carbon Concentration Gradient • Case Depth • Alloy Variation Introduction Case hardening, or carburization, of steel is performed to provide improved tribological characteristics at the surface of a…