Name That Microstructure
This type of Cast Iron has a spherical structure.
What is "Ductile Cast Iron"?
This process needs to be applied to a sample to make grain boundaries visible.
What is Etching?
This is the prepared metallurgical sample for viewing on a microscope.
What is a Mount/Puck?
This VHX feature helps eliminate the need of a mount being perfectly flat, especially for high magnification analysis.
What is Focus Tracking or Depth Composition?
This is not a good grain structure to use Keyence's ASTM Grain Sizing for.
What is Martensite?
This type of Cast Iron has a flaky structure.
What is "Grey Cast Iron"?
This allows a metal piece to be improved and better withstand wear and tear.
What is Heat Treament?
This is the other application you can ask about, that is commonly done in tandem with grain sizing.
What is Fracture Analysis?
This configuration can be ideal for Target Companies, using both Stereoscopes and Compound/Inverted scopes, and the correct pitch.
5-2500x, with bright field and dark field, all on one system.
This is required to do when performing non metallic inclusion testing.
What is Image Stitching?
The softest and most ductile of steel structures, this type of structure has up to 0.02% carbon.
What is Ferite?
They type of measurement that will be conducted, typically in parallel with a hardness tester, to verify that a part was correctly heat treated.
What is Case Depth Measurement?
This is what metallurgist commonly use as reference to meet various metallurgical standards, which is very subjective.
What are Charts?
This is the correct configuration and pitch for customers strictly looking to replace an inverted/compound scope.
What is F model with ZMT?
Confirm if they need the software package!
These two parameters are extracted to meet ASTM E45-18A.
What are Oxides and Sulfides?
This structure is composed of layers of Ferrite and Cementite.
What is Pearlite?
This process heats certain materials, like aluminum, to a certain temperature, holds at that temperature until transformation occurs, and then is slowly air-dried. This process softens the metal, making it more workable and less likely to fracture or crack.
What is Annealing?
These are examples of physical testing equipment, that if seen, should put you on alert for metallurgical applications.
This is a good example of an elevator pitch of Keyence's advantage for metallurgy, on the phone to help book a sales call
What is . . . ?
Group vote on response.
Brand new lens designed specifically to for mounts, replace compound/inverted scope.
One system to combine stereo/compound/inverted scopes.
Built in image analysis software for less subjective results.
etc. . .
This is what is being visualized when performing graphite nodularity analysis.
What is Carbon?
The grains of this structure are more difficult to discern, and formed by quickly quenching the material.
What is Martensite?
The rapid cooling of the material from a high temperature that results in increased hardness and brittleness due to the formation of martensite.
What is Quenching?
These are examples of sample prep equipment, that if seen, should put you on alert for metallurgical applications.
Bonus for what you should be leery of, and be sure to confirm with the customer, if they are shopping for prep equipment . . .
What are Saws, Polishers, and Mounting equipment?
Common sample prep vendors, like LECO, also sell microscopes, and will INCLUDE a microscope for low price (OR FREE), with an order.
This is the correct way to pitch the EA to be used by a metallurgist.
What is . . . ?
Group vote if response is correct.
Not for bulk chemistry. Not for identifying grade of steel.
Good for identifying inclusions/contaminants.
This is the equivalent standard to ASTM E45-18a.
What is ISO 4967:2013?