Microstructuur van een gegoten aluminiumlegering, electrolytisch geëtst met Barker etsmiddel.
In the laboratory, hot mounting, cold mounting or light-induced mounting can be used. Our practical selection guide helps you choosing a suitable mounting method and offers you an appropriate mounting material for your specific requirements and application.
Microstructuur van een stalen TIG las, geëtst met salpeterzuur
Lithium-ion battery technology has made enormous progress in recent decades, from the first Li-metal anodes to today's commercial batteries. At QATM, we focus on comprehensive quality control and offer analysis methods such as grain size determination and layer thickness measurement on LIB samples, supported by our fully automated Qness 60 A+ EVO microhardness tester.
Soldeerverbinding van een multilaag keramische capacitor op een printplaat.
Chroomstaal uit additive manufacturing, geëtst met salpeterzuur
The GALAXY Contero H is an innovative fine grinding disc for diamond suspensions from 15 to 6 μm. It is easy to use, ready to use and maintenance-free. The grinding disc enables outstanding flatness, high material removal and excellent edge sharpness. Multi-stage grinding and pre-polishing are combined in one preparation step. It is ideal for medium-hard to hard steels from 300 HV and is particularly suitable for: Microstructural investigations close to the edge
Microstructuur van een CFRP.
Microstructuur van een koper legering uit additive manufacturing, na het etsen met een koper etsmiddel.
The first source of error for faulty investigations lies in the sampling and cutting process. Artefacts occurring here increase misinterpretations during the evaluation of the microstructure. The usual problems by cutting the normal parts can become chaotic by the large components. This month you can experience the process of cutting for a clutch housing and a differential drive. Qcut 400 A and 500 A, QATM premium Al2O3 cut-off wheels (such as FS-C ø 400 and ø 500 mm) and QATM standard anti corrosion coolant ensure optimum results during cutting of these large parts.
Electrolytic polishing and etching is an appropriate preparation method with less deformation for non-ferrous materials and materials with a single-phase microstructure that must later be analyzed under an EBSD detector. Electrolytic polishing directly on the finished part can save time and costs by avoiding the normal grinding/polishing process. A well-known application of electrolytic etching is the use of Barker solution to enable color etching in Aluminum alloys. The etching affects the individual grains of the microstructure depending on their orientation. If the etched samples are viewed under linearly polarized light, the differently oriented grains appear in various colors. With this method, the direction of growth in the investigated plane can be easily recognized and the size of the grains can be measured.
Martensiet en ledeburiet in een microstructuur van staal