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Different materials have different characteristics, and understanding these can help in ensuring effective specimen preparation is achieved. Aluminum, copper, titanium, nickel and their alloys represent some of the most common engineering materials after steel. These metals can be quite ductile. Materials that deform easily can suffer from plastic deformation during grinding and polishing. One form …
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Medical implants are increasingly used today, stemming from newer alloy developments and manufacturing techniques, such as additive manufacturing, necessitating a closer outlook at their microstructure usually with good mechanical strength, wear and corrosion resistant properties. Metallographic preparation of these components allows thorough inspection of microstructures, coatings (mainly hydroxyapatite) and potential imperfections from new manufacturing techniques. …
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Introduced by Buehler at Heat Treat 2017 Grinding and Polishing of Samples Simplified Lake Bluff, IL, Buehler, a global industrial manufacturer of value added consumables and testing equipment is introducing the EcoMet 30 Semi-Automatic and Manual Grinder Polisher for use in heat treat, automotive, aerospace, and electronic laboratory environments where fast reliable results are required in production environments. The …
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“Hot cells” are shielded nuclear radiation containment chambers or vessels used to handle materials or substances with radioactivity. These chambers have limited space to fit metallographic machines together with mechanical manipulators to handle samples during metallographic preparations. Furthermore, waste generation has to be kept to extremely low levels putting a demand on the type of …
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