SAMPLE PREPARATION FOR METALLOGRAPHIC, METALLOGRAPHY, METALLURGICAL MACHINE
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Sample preparation starts with Cutting and good Cutting means a good start. Selecting the right cut-off wheel ensures freedom from burn and distortion and is the best way to save time and consumables. Correct cutting produce specimens which are in perfect condition for the next preparation steps. Precision cutting is used for precise and deformation-free cutting of “Metals, Ceramics, Electronic Components, Crystals, Composites, Biomaterials, Sintered Carbides, Minerals, etc. Sample Preparation for Metallographic, Metallography, Metallurgical of sectioning for abrasive cutting, machines or equipment such as Metacut, Servocut, Micracut”

For minerological specimens, the surface is prepared for examination with a reflected light microscope and the preparation procedure is basically similar to the preparation of metallographic specimens.

Preparing thin sections, on the other hand, requires highly specialized equipment and skills because the specimen is extremely thin, generally around 20 microns for observations with transmitted light microscope.

Metallographic Abrasive Sectioning Equipment

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After cutting the specimen, the next step is mounting. The aim of mounting is to handle small or odd shaped specimens and to protect fragile materials, thin layers or coating during preparation as well as to provide good edge retention. Mounting produces specimens with uniform size so that it is easier to handle in automatic holders for further preparation steps.

Basically, two methods are available: Hot Mounting, Cold Mounting
In hot mounting, the specimen is mounted under heat and pressure with a hot mounting press.
Cold mounting is preferred for samples which are sensitive to damage from heat and pressure (like coatings, PCB, etc.) Cold mounting resins are easy to use and require mixing which is then poured into a mould and allowed to set.

Metallographic Hot Mounting Equipment

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Grinding / Polishing Sample Preparation Systems offers a variety of configurations. Fully Automated to Fully Manual Materialographic sample preparation systems.

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Grinding / Polishing Sample Preparation Systems offers a variety of configurations. Fully Automated to Fully Manual Materialographic sample preparation systems. Digiprep Family, Forcimet, Forcipol, Metpol all designed to fit very possible financial budget.

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