ASTM MNL 46 : Metallographic & Materialographic Specimen Preparation,Light Microscopy,Image Analysis

Twenty-seven comprehensive chapters cover all important aspects of the metallographic and materialographic specimen preparation process, light microscopy, image analysis, hardness testing, and directions for establishing and maintaining a modern metallographic/materialographic laboratory.

Part I is description of sectioning, mounting, grinding, polishing, and etching of specimens for examination in reflected light, enabling the reader to understand the mechanisms of the entire preparation process.

Part II is a "hands-on" manual guiding the metallographer and materialographer to the correct preparation method, based on the material to be prepared and on the purpose of examination. More than 150 methods are indicated covering practically all types of materials, describing the preparation process from sectioning to etching. This part also includes a section on trouble shooting, covering all stages in the preparation process and artifacts developed during the preparation.

Part III is a description of the optical reflected-light microscope with photomicroscopy giving the reader both an introduction to the subject and a manual for the daily work.

Part IV is an introduction to quantitative microstructural analysis and automatic image analysis, both theoretically and practically with emphasis on the examinations based on ASTM standards and other types of commonly used analyses.

Part V is a description of the most used hardness methods based on ASTM standards. Also other methods like instrumented indentation testing are described.

Part VI gives directions on how to establish and maintain a modern metallographic/materialographic laboratory. The important rules and regulations covering occupational safety are described and commented on.


Metallographic and Materialographic Specimen Preparation, Light Microscopy, Image Analysis and Hardness Testing

Includes CD-ROM with document summaries of 87 ASTM standards, Standard Guide on Metallographic Laboratory Safety (E 2014), Standard Conversion Tables for Metals (E 140), and SI Quick Reference Guide: International System of Units (SI).

Part 1 : The Metallographic/Materialographic Preparation Process
Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Sectioning
Chapter 3 : Mounting
Chapter 4 : Marking-Storage-Preservation
Chapter 5 : Cleaning and Cleanliness
Chapter 6 : Mechanical Surface Preparation-Grinding
Chapter 7 : Mechanical Surface Preparation-Polishing
Chapter 8 : Electrolytic Polishing/Etching
Chapter 9 : Etching
Part II : Metallographic/Materialgraphic Specimen Preparation-A Hands-On Manual
Chapter 10 : Introduction
Chapter 11 : Specimen Material-Table 11.1
Chapter 12 : Purpose of Examination
Chapter 13 : Specimen Preparation
Part III : Light Microscopy
Chapter 14 : Introduction
Chapter 15 : The Optical Reflected Light Microscope
Chapter 16 : Electron Microscopy-Scanning Probe Microscopy
Part IV : Quantitative Metallography/Materialography- Automatic Image
Analysis
Chapter 17 : Quantitative Metallography/Materialgraphy-An Introduction
Chapter 18 : Automatic Image Analysis
Chapter 19 : Digital Image Management (Archiving)
Part V : Hardness Testing
Chapter 20 : Introduction
Chapter 21 : Static Hardness Testing Procedures
Chapter 22 : Dynamics Hardness Testing Procedures
Chapter 23 : Special Methods for Hardness Testing
Part VI: The Metallographic/Materialographic Laboratory
Chapter 25 : How to Build a Metallographic/Materialgraphic Laboratory
Chapter 26 : Occupational Safety and Health in the Metallographic/Materialographic
Laboratory
Chapter 27 : Literature
Appendixes
Appendix I : Other Standards on Metallography/Materialography
Appendix II : Other Standards on Hardness Testing
Appendix III : Hardness Conversion Tables for Metals (E140)
Appendix IV : Sl Quick References Guide: International System of Units (Sl)
Glossary
Index