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This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of field metallography and describes the important material characteristics and other aspects to be considered before performing any metallographic procedure. It investigates the various stages of sample preparation in the metallographic laboratory: grinding, polishing, etching, preparing a replica, and obtaining a small sample. The article also illustrates the applications of field metallography with case studies.

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Damage Mechanisms and Life Assessment of High-Temperature Components

R. Viswanathan (1989)

Damage Mechanisms and Life Assessment of High-Temperature Components deals with the underlying causes of high-temperature failures and their effect on component life and reliability. The first few chapters develop the theory necessary to understand and analyze high-temperature damage phenomena, including fracture, creep, and fatigue. Various forms of embrittlement and corrosion are also addressed as are creep-fatigue, thermal fatigue, and welding defects. The chapters that follow discuss the practical implications of these phenomena, explaining how to assess damage and estimate the remaining service life of boiler tubes, turbine blades, reactor vessels, nozzles, and other components. Life-assessment procedures draw on a knowledge of design, material behavior, and nondestructive inspection techniques, which are covered as well. The book makes extensive use of data plots, diagrams, and images and includes many worked-out examples and case histories. It also serves as a ready source of material property data. For information on the print version, ISBN 978-0-87170-358-3, follow this link.

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Metallographer’s Guide : Practices and Procedures for Irons and Steels

Bruce L. Bramfitt, Arlan O. Benscoter (2002)

Metallographer’s Guide: Practice and Procedures for Irons and Steels provides an overview of the important metallurgical concepts related to the microstructures of irons and steels, with detailed guidelines for the proper metallographic techniques used to reveal, capture, and understand microstructures. The book includes an explanation of the various types of steels and cast irons available in the commercial world. Examples of the microstructures that the metallographer will encounter, how they are created, and how they can be altered by heat treatment and other means is explained. The book emphasizes light (optical) metallography; detail about how a metallurgical microscope works is included. The book describes step-by-step instructions for laboratory equipment selection and use, microscopy techniques, specimen preparation, and etching. For information on the print version, ISBN 978-0-87170-748-2, follow this link.