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Hi, my name is Alex Thurston.

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In this video I’ll show you
how to select

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a test time for your Alloy or
Alloy Plus application

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using a Vanta analyzer.

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And also I’ll show you

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how to select SmartSort which is a

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rapid sorting method
for alloy analysis too.

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Test times using a Vanta analyzer

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are all about balance.

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You want a long enough test time

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that you have
the accuracy and precision

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but you also want a short test time

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so you can test
a lot of samples at once.

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So in order to access the
test times settings screen,

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at the bottom of your results screen

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there is a clock icon.

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Clicking the clock icon

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brings you to the test times settings.

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So you can see a wide variety

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of information here.

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For beam one, beam one indicates

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the operation of the first beam

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that quantifies elements
heavier than titanium.

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So on the periodic table,

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from titanium and up,

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that’s what beam one accomplishes.

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Beam two, for an alloy application,

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provides information from elements

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starting with magnesium
through sulfur.

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So, that said, what I need to do now

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is select test times for each beam.

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For beam one,

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a maximum test time of
only one to three seconds

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is plenty of time
to allow the analyzer

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to make a grade match decision.

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So for this application
I’m going to set

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a maximum test time of
beam one for two seconds.

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So for beam two,

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setting a max test time
here is a bit different.

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So these elements,

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again magnesium through sulfur,

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are a little more difficult
for the analyzer

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to resolve so we need
a little extra time

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than we do in beam one

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to resolve these elements.

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For general alloy sorting

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I would recommend
a test time in beam two

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of seven seconds max.

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Or if we’re doing an aluminum

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with lower levels of magnesium,

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maybe fifteen seconds

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is adequate to
provide that information.

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So once we have our max test time set

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we can also set a min test time

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which forces the analyzer to operate

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for that set amount of time

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before displaying a result.

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Once my test time matrix is set,

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below, I have the beam
selection radio buttons

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that I can access here.

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Single beam with no LE

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is primarily used with our
weld mask attachment.

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But if you know that your alloy

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does not have any LE
information contained in it,

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it might be a valuable
selection for you.

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For most alloys though,

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there is a little bit of silicon,

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a little bit of phosphorous

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and so on and so forth.

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So if you are looking
for a rapid test time

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utilizing beam one information only,

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single beam with LE
is the likely choice there.

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If you are looking to have
as much information

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as you can about your alloy test

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as you can possibly
get out of the analyzer,

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two beams always
is the way to go for you.

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And as the name implies

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it uses two beams always.

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However, a rapid way
of doing alloy sorting

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with as much information as
we can provide the instrument

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is to use SmartSort.

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By using SmartSort

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we allow the analyzer
to make the choice

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of whether or not to use
beam two in its analysis.

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So to demonstrate this

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I have some alloy samples,

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and by testing,

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I can see that in two seconds

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I have an exact match for
forty three forty steel

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and no beam two
operation is needed.

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So a very quick way to provide

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an exact match for this alloy.

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Likewise for another sample,

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you can see in my two second test

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I have an exact match for
inconel eight twenty five.

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So again, SmartSort
is a very rapid way

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to do alloy sorting
effectively and accurately.

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So I hope that this video
has helped you

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in your selection of test times

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for your alloy or alloy plus method.

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Thank you for watching.