Ceramography: Preparation and Analysis of Ceramic MicrostructuresPreface p. viii About the Author p. x List of Subroutines p. xi Chapter 1 Introduction p. 1 Ceramography in Materials Science p. 1 Crystallography p. 2 Laboratory Safety p. 3 Ceramographic Laboratory Design p. 5 Chapter 2 Ceramic Fabrication p. 9 Ceramics p. 9 Commerical Fabrication of Ceramics p. 11 Laboratory Fabrication of Ceramics p. 13 Chapter 3 Sawing and Mounting p. 19 Sawing p. 19 Mounting p. 22 Edge Retention p. 30 Beveled Edge p. 31 Ceramographic Mounting Resins p. 31 Chapter 4 Grinding and Polishing p. 35 Automatic Grinding p. 35 Automatic Polishing p. 36 Manual Grinding p. 39 Manual Polishing p. 40 Grinding and Polishing Accessories p. 40 Chapter 5 Etching p. 45 Thermal Etching p. 45 Chemical Etching p. 54 Electrolytic Etching p. 56 Other Etching Methods p. 58 Overetched Ceramics p. 67 Chapter 6 Petrographic Thin-Section Preparation p. 69 Sawing p. 69 Mounting p. 70 Grinding p. 71 Chapter 7 Optics and Microscopy p. 75 The Microscope p. 75 Kohler Illumination p. 79 Magnification and Resolution p. 81 Depth of Field p. 84 Differential Interference Contrast p. 85 Dark-Field Illumination p. 86 Oil Immersion p. 87 Stereomicroscopy p. 88 Crystal Optics p. 88 Petrography--Transmitted Light and Thin Sections p. 92 Replication and Field Ceramography p. 95 Sputter Coating p. 97 Scanning Electron Microscopy p. 99 Other Microscope Types p. 103 As-Fired Surface p. 105 Stereo Pairs p. 105 Acoustic Microscopy p. 106 Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy p. 111 Micrography p. 112 Chapter 8 Atlas of Ceramic Microstructures p. 117 Alumina p. 117 Borides p. 130 Carbides p. 130 Composites p. 132 Metallized Ceramics p. 134 Nitrides p. 136 Oxides p. 137 Silicon Carbide p. 139 Spinel p. 141 Zirconia p. 142 Chapter 9 Quantitative Ceramography p. 145 Stereology p. 145 Grain Size p. 145 Grain Shape p. 155 Porosity and Second-Phase Content p. 157 Microindentation Hardness p. 160 Toughness p. 168 Chapter 10 Qualitative Ceramography p. 177 Morphology p. 177 Phase Determination p. 178 Preferred Orientation p. 180 Fractography p. 181 Artifacts p. 185 Chapter 11 Image Analysis p. 189 Algorithm p. 190 Critical Aspects p. 193 Measurements p. 197 Digital Images p. 198 Appendix A ASTM Procedures Applicable to Ceramography p. 201 Headings in the ASTM Subject Index p. 202 Appendix B Ceramographic Equipment Manufacturers p. 203 Appendix C Abrasive Size Equivalents p. 209 Index p. 211. |
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Preparation and Analysis of Ceramic Microstructures Richard E. Chinn. CHAPTER 4 Grinding and Polishing GRINDING removes saw marks and levels and cleans the specimen surface . Polishing removes the artifacts of grinding but very little ...
Preparation and Analysis of Ceramic Microstructures Richard E. Chinn. CHAPTER 4 Grinding and Polishing GRINDING removes saw marks and levels and cleans the specimen surface . Polishing removes the artifacts of grinding but very little ...
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... grinding can be accomplished in a single step . Manual Polishing After the finest grinding step and subsequent cleaning , manually polish the specimen on napless polishing cloths loaded with lubricant and 15 , 6 , and 1 μm diamond paste ...
... grinding can be accomplished in a single step . Manual Polishing After the finest grinding step and subsequent cleaning , manually polish the specimen on napless polishing cloths loaded with lubricant and 15 , 6 , and 1 μm diamond paste ...
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... Polishing Scratch Long groove or series Grinding of pluckouts Polishing Chemical etching Foreign particle Particle not in the polished plane Residue from encapsulation burnout Thermal etch furnace Atmospheric dust Residual abrasive ...
... Polishing Scratch Long groove or series Grinding of pluckouts Polishing Chemical etching Foreign particle Particle not in the polished plane Residue from encapsulation burnout Thermal etch furnace Atmospheric dust Residual abrasive ...
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Ceramographic Laboratory Design | 5 |
Commerical Fabrication of Ceramics | 11 |
Sawing and Mounting | 19 |
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