MicroXRF adds spatial context by mapping chlorine across the core and allowing analysts to follow the cementitious matrix around aggregate, cracks, interfaces, and other heterogeneous features. That can produce a more representative view of chloride ingress for structural condition and remaining-service-life assessments. IXRF Systems works with researchers, engineering laboratories, and materials specialists using microXRF to investigate concrete, cementitious materials, corrosion, and other heterogeneous materials. If you are evaluating chloride penetration, concrete cores, repair interfaces, or another durability problem, ask us how an Atlas Apex workflow could be configured for your samples and what information can realistically be extracted from the resulting maps. This concrete-core cross-section was scanned over an area of 77.70 × 151.5 mm in approximately two hours using 100 µm pixel resolution and a 5 ms dwell time per pixel. Analytical distinction: XRF detects elemental chlorine (Cl); it does not independently determine chlorine speciation. In chloride-ingress studies, the spatial Cl signal is interpreted within the exposure, calibration, and concrete-matrix context as an indicator of chloride distribution. Quantitative work requires appropriate standards, calibration strategy, sample preparation, and consideration of matrix effects.
