The event demonstrated how integrating imaging and analytical functions within one platform simplifies crucial processes such as inclusion analysis, failure assessment, and cleanliness evaluation—essential to modern steel production and quality control.  

Key Highlights 

• Comprehensive SEM–EDS Integration: Axia ChemiSEM combines imaging and chemistry in real time, allowing simultaneous visualization of morphology and elemental composition.
• Ease of Use and Sample Flexibility: The system accommodates a wide range of sample types and sizes, supporting up to 10 kg, 267 mm wide, and 128 mm tall samples.
• Instant Fusion of Imaging and Chemistry: With TrueSight EDS, users can perform live count and quantitative mapping across elements like Fe, Cr, Mn, Ni, Al, Si, and S, enhancing the interpretation of steel microstructures and inclusions.
• ChemiPhase for Live Phase Analysis: The ChemiPhase module allows for real-time phase detection and mapping, helping to identify complex inclusion compositions and metallurgical defects.
• Perception Steel: Automated Particle and Inclusion Analysis: Perception Steel software automates large-area analyses (100–200 mm²), processing thousands of particles to improve throughput and efficiency.
• Automation and Reporting Excellence: Perception Reporter compiles graphical and tabular outputs, including histograms and ternary diagrams, for fast decision-making and reporting. 

Conclusion
The webinar underscored how Thermo Fisher Scientific's Axia ChemiSEM platform transforms steel microanalysis through automation, integration, and precision. By combining SEM imaging, EDS mapping, and automated inclusion classification, the system boosts throughput and consistency in metallurgical evaluations. Dr. Vanderburgh highlighted the platform’s ability to deliver a comprehensive workflow from imaging to standardized reporting, ensuring confidence in material characterization and process control. 

For advanced steel manufacturers and research labs, Axia ChemiSEM represents a next-generation tool, seamlessly integrating structural, chemical, and statistical analysis into one unified platform. 

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