Application of Nomarski differential interference contrast microscopy to highlight the prior austenite grain boundaries revealed by thermal etching

Materials Characterization

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 584-588

  San Martin D ^a   Palizdar, Y ^b   Cochrane, R C ^b   Brydson, R ^b   Scott, A J ^b  

^a Materalia Research Group   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Austenite; Grain boundary; Low carbon steel; Nomarski microscopy; Optical microscopy; Thermal etching

Indexed keywords

AUSTENITE GRAIN BOUNDARIES; BRIGHT FIELD ILLUMINATION; CHEMICAL ETCHING; DIFFERENTIAL INTERFERENCE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; FAST METHODS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW-CARBON STEELS; NOMARSKI MICROSCOPY; PRIOR AUSTENITE GRAIN BOUNDARIES; SLOW COOLING; THERMAL ETCHING;

ETCHING; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LOW CARBON STEEL; OPTICAL DATA STORAGE; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; VISUALIZATION; WEAR RESISTANCE;

AUSTENITE;

EID: 77950867812     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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