Metserve Sample Preparation Room

  • Workshop
    • Bandsaw
  • Metallographic sectioning
    • Abrasive cut-off machine
    • Low speed diamond saws
  • Metallographic mounting
    • Hot mounting
    • Cold mounting
    • Cold vacuum impregnation
  • Metallographic polishing
    • Silicon carbide pre-grinding
    • Diamond polishing
    • Electro-polishing
  • Metallographic etching
    • Chemical etching
    • Electro-chemical etching

 

Standards

ASTM E3-01 Standard Practice for Preparation of Metallographic Specimens
ASTM E-340-00 Standard Test Method for Macroetching Metals and Alloys
ASTM E-407-99 Standard Practice for Microetching Metals and Alloys
ASTM E1180-94(1998) Standard Practice for Preparing Sulfur Prints for Macrostructural Examination
ASTM E1182-93(1998) Standard Test Method for Measurement of Surface Layer Thickness by Radial Sectioning
ASTM E1558-99 Standard Guide for Electrolytic Polishing of Metallographic Specimens
 

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