Research Progress of Detection Method of Sulfur in Iron-Base Alloys

The paper summarizes the research progress of analytical method of sulfur element in iron-base alloys as of 2012. Major analytical methods for sulfur element in iron-base alloys include infrared absorption, photoelectric direct reading spectrometry, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry, ion chromatography method, mass-spectrography, and electrochemical method. The paper also predicts the future trend of the analytical methods for sulfur element in iron-base alloys.