Application Notes

Metallography


Digital Microscopy

— Hirox Light Source Evaluation Comparison

— Hirox vs. Metallograph & Stereo Microscope Comparison

— Hirox Surface Quality Analysis

 

Hardness Testing

— Hardness Determination in Decarburized Steel using the AMH43 (-313)

 

Image Management

— How to use overlays on the PAXcam live preview (-212)
— How to analyze nodularity using PAX-it version 5.1 or higher (-211)


Sample Preparation

— CAMEO® magnetic disc for automatic grinders & polishers (-232)
— CAMEO® magnetic disc for manual preparation of samples (-239)
— Cement Clinkers (-323)

— Single sample preparation using the Spectrum 2000 (-059)


Met Tips

— Met tips are a series of publications dealing with various aspects of metallographic specimen preparation techniques.


Description
Met Tip #
Form #
Calib of Video Meas Sys & Micro Ret... Met Tip #1 200-976-001
Eliminate Bleed-out of Etchants... Met Tip #2 200-976-002
In-Situ Metallography Met Tip #3 200-976-003
What Type of Mounting Media to Use Met Tip #4 200-976-004
Revealing Delta Ferrite... Met Tip #5 200-976-005
Calculating Specific Gravity... Met Tip #6 200-976-006
Met Prep of PC Boards Met Tip #7 200-976-007
Stereo Pairs from Low Power Microscopes Met Tip #8 200-976-008
Hardness Testing Met Tip #9 200-976-009
Metallography: A Tool for Quality Control Met Tip #10 200-976-010
The Art of Grinding Met Tip #11 200-976-011
Sectioning Met Tip #12 200-976-012
Polishing Met Tip #13 200-976-013
Tricks of the Trade Met Tip #14 200-976-014
Grit, Mesh, and Micron Size Met Tip #15 200-976-015
Surface Roughness Met Tip #16 200-976-016
Etching Met Tip #18 200-976-018
Met Preparation of Ceramics... Met Tip #19 200-976-019
Exact Measurements of
Opaque Coatings 		Met Tip #20 200-976-020
Sulfur Printing Met Tip #21 200-976-021
Colloidal Silica Met Tip #22 200-976-022
Reflected Light Microscopes Met Tip #23 200-976-023
Automatic Specimen Preparation Met Tip #24 200-976-024

 

More Free Metallographic Technical Information

LECO has a wide variety of technical information available. To order the following, go to the contact us page.

— Automatic Polisher Procedures by L. Dillinger, Ph.D.
An overview of various polishing procedures. (Form No. 200-983)

— Metallographic Principles and Procedures by C. Johnson
A book detailing all aspects of sample preparation. (Form No. 200-860)

You can also order your free Metallographic Principles and Procedures CD by clicking here (Be sure to include your name, company name, company address, phone number, and CD-ROM part number: 209-050-089), or download the pdf file now by clicking here! (Note: The file size is 1 mg and may take some time to download depending on your internet connection).