Agenda

    How to prepare good metallographic samples?

    Date

    10 June 2020

    Venue

    WEBINAR

    Time

    -

    Price

    Free

    Metallographic characterisation is used to study the microstructural properties of a metal alloy. It is essential to perform a proper metallographic sample preparation, avoiding any kind of artefact that may alter the metal's structure and lead to a wrong interpretation of the results.

    CONTENT

    • We will define the necessary steps to prepare good specimens, and a few keys to detect and avoid any kind of artefact.
    • We will explain the possibility of preparing non-destructive samples by means of replication metallography.
    • Once the samples have been prepared, we will explore the importance of selecting the attack to reveal the structure based on the materials and/or the aim of the study (microstructure, grain size, fibres, etc.).
    • Metallographic preparation focuses on metallic materials (steel, stainless steel, castings, aluminium, etc.); however, this webinar will show that the method is also applicable to non-metallic materials such as plastic, composites, ceramics, etc.

    TARGET AUDIENCE

    • Materials laboratory technicians.
    • Materials laboratory managers.
    • Quality control staff.

     LECTURER

    • Unai Etxebeste - Metallography Laboratory Technician at Lab_services.