Calibration Standards for General Metal Finishing

XRF Standards

Bowman supplies reference standards for precisely calibrating any XRF coating thickness and elemental analysis system.

We provide single and multi-layer foils, as well as hard-plated standards in every common thickness, for aluminum, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, gold, iron, indium, lead, nickel and electroless nickel, palladium, platinum, rhodium, silver, tantalum, tin, titanium, and zinc.

Bowman supplies single and multi-layer foils and hard-plated standards for all XRF equipment and applications.

Cr/Ni/Cu (Chromium/Nickel/Copper) 3 layer foils
Cr Ni Cu
µin µm µin µm µin µm
10 0.25 200 5 200 5
10 0.25 200 5 500 12.5
20 0.5 200 5 500 12.5
10 0.25 200 5 700 17.8
10 0.25 400 10 700 17.8
Zn-Ni/Fe (Zinc-Nickel/Iron or Steel)
μin μm %Zn %Ni
100 2.5 85 15
200 5 85 15
400 10 85 15
500 12.5 85 15
600 15 85 15
800 20 85 15
Ag (Silver) Foils
μin μm
4 0.1
10 0.25
20 0.5
40 1
80 2
100 2.5
200 5
300 7.5
400 10
500 12.5
600 15
800 20
1200 30
1500 37.5
2000 50
Cd (Cadmium) foils
μin μm
80 2
200 5
300 7.5
400 10
600 15
1000 25
1500 37.5
Co (Cobalt) foils
μin μm
4 0.1
10 0.25
20 0.5
40 1
80 2
120 3
200 5
300 7.5
500 12.5
800 20
Cr (Chromium) foils
μin μm
4 0.1
10 0.25
20 0.5
40 1
Cu (Copper) Foils
μin μm
4 0.1
10 0.25
20 0.5
40 1.0
100 2.5
200 5
300 7.5
400 10
500 12.5
700 17.5
800 20
900 22.5
1100 27.5
In (Indium) foils
μin μm
4 0.1
10 0.25
20 0.5
40 1
80 2
200 5
240 6
400 10
600 15
1000 25
1600 40
Ni (Nickel) Foils
μin μm
10 0.25
20 0.5
30 0.8
40 1
80 2.0
100 2.5
150 3.8
200 5
300 8
400 10
500 12.5
600 15
700 17.5
800 20
900 22.5
1000 25
1200 30
Ni-P (Electroless Nickel) foils: Non-Certified or Certified Phosphorus*
μin μm %P %Ni
100 2.5 4 96
200 5 4 96
400 10 4 96
550 13.8 4 96
600 15 4 96
80 2 8 92
100 2.5 8 92
200 5 8 92
300 7.5 8 92
400 10 8 92
600 15 8 92
700 17.5 8 92
900 22.5 8 92
100 2.5 12 88
200 5 12 88
400 10 12 88
500 12.5 12 88
600 15 12 88
1100 27.5 12 88
Pb (Lead) foils
μin μm
4 0.1
10 0.25
20 0.5
40 1
80 2
120 3
160 4
200 5
360 9
Pd (Palladium) foils
μin μm
2 0.05
4 0.1
10 0.25
20 0.5
40 1
60 1.5
80 2
Pt (Platinum) foils
μin μm
4 0.1
10 0.25
20 0.5
40 1
80 2
120 3
Rh (Rhodium) foils
μin μm
2 0.05
4 0.1
10 0.25
20 0.5
40 1
80 2
120 3
Sn (Tin) foils
μin μm
4 0.1
10 0.25
20 0.5
40 1
80 2
200 5
400 10
600 15
800 20
1200 30
1600 40
2400 60
3000 75
Ta (Tantalum) foils
μin μm
4 0.1
10 0.25
20 0.5
40 1
60 1.5
80 2
Ti (Titanium) foils
μin μm
4 0.1
10 0.25
20 0.5
40 1
80 2
120 3
200 5
400 10
600 15
Au/Ni (Gold/Nickel) 2 layer foils
Au Ni
µin µm µin µm
2 0.05 100 2.5
4 0.1 60 1.5
4 0.1 100 2.5
4 0.1 160 4
4 0.1 240 6
10 0.25 60 1.5
10 0.25 300 7.5
10 0.25 350 8.8
20 0.5 30 0.8
20 0.5 80 2
30 0.8 60 1.5
40 1 100 2.5
40 1 230 5.8
40 1 400 10
60 1.5 120 3
80 2 120 3
80 2 300 7.5
90 2.3 180 4.5
100 2.5 200 5
Au/Ni-P (Gold/Electroless Nickel) 2 layer foils*
Au NiP
µin µm µin µm
1 0.0.025 100 2.5
2.5 0.063 180 4.5
4 0.1 300 7.5
20 0.5 80 2
30 0.8 60 1.5
40 1 200 5
* – nickel composition 7-9 %P. Au thicknesses >5µin comes with certified Ni-P composition.
Au/Pd (Gold/Palladium) 2 layer foils
Au Pd
µin µm µin µm
2 0.05 4 0.1
4 0.1 10 0.25
10 0.25 40 1
Ni/Cu (Nickel/Copper) 2 layer foils
Ni Cu
µin µm µin µm
200 5 200 5
200 5 500 112.5
300 7.5 300 7.5
500 12.5 200 5
Sn/Ni (Tin/Nickel) 2 layer foils
Sn Ni
µin µm µin µm
50 1.3 150 3.8
50 1.3 400 10
180 4.5 150 3.8
180 4.5 400 10
Au-Sn (Gold-Tin) foils
µin µm %Au %Sn
120 3 80 20
200 5 80 20
400 10 80 20
500 12.5 80 20
800 20 80 20
Cu-Sn (Copper-Tin) foils
µin µm %Cu %Sn
1000 25 95 5
2000 50 95 5
Cu-Zn (Copper-Zinc) foils
µin µm %Cu %Zn
100 2.5 63 37
200 5 63 37
500 12.5 63 37
Ni-Cr (Nickel-Chromium) foils
µin µm %Ni %Cr
4 0.1 80 20
10 0.25 80 20
20 0.5 80 20
Ni-P/Al (Electroless Nickel/Aluminum) Certified Phosphorous*
µin µm %P %Ni
100 2.5 8 92
200 5 8 92
400 10 8 92
600 15 8 92
800 20 8 92
100 2.5 12 88
200 5 12 88
400 10 12 88
600 15 12 88
800 20 12 88
Ni-P/Cu (Electroless Nickel/Copper) Certified Phosphorous*
µin µm %P %Ni
100 2.5 4 96
200 5 4 96
300 7.5 4 96
400 10 4 96
500 12.5 4 96
700 17.5 4 96
100 2.5 8 92
200 5 8 92
300 7.5 8 92
400 10 8 92
500 12.5 8 92
700 17.5 8 92
1000 25 8 92
100 2.5 12 88
200 5 12 88
300 7.5 12 88
400 10 12 88
500 12.5 12 88
700 17.5 12 88
Ni-P/Fe (Electroless Nickel/Iron or Steel) Certified Phosphorous*
µin µm %P %Ni
100 2.5 4 96
200 5 4 96
300 7.5 4 96
400 10 4 96
500 12.5 4 96
700 17.5 4 96
100 2.5 8 92
200 5 8 92
300 7.5 8 92
400 10 8 92
500 12.5 8 92
700 17.5 8 92
1000 25 8 92
100 2.5 12 88
200 5 12 88
300 7.5 12 88
400 10 12 88
500 12.5 12 88
700 17.5 12 88

XRF Calibration Standards and Certification

OEMs and contract platers across North America trust Bowman’s decades of experience in precision x-ray testing to assure the accuracy of their measurements. Bowman supplies single and multi-layer foils and hard-plated standards for all XRF equipment and applications.

With XRF analyzer certification, we calibrate and certify your XRF equipment to NIST* standards, and also certify your current reference standards.

XRF calibration procedures are performed in-house at Bowman’s ISO/IEC 17025 Accredited Lab.

*National Institute of Standards and Technology

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