What is the case that determine what to use Secondary electron or back scattered in SEM?

Secondary electron vs back scattered in SEM, like inspection of microstructure of metals in more details.

05 June 2018 2,174 3 View

Is there any free software for x-ray diffraction analysis, also contain phases theta and intensity data?

x-ray software

11 December 2017 2,698 0 View

Hi, I am looking for a solution manual of this book "Elements Of X Ray Diffraction" by Cullity , how can I find it?

I need the solution manual for this book as a PDF file

10 November 2017 4,312 5 View

What is the difference between preparation, synthesis,fabrication and manufacture?

04 May 2016 752 3 View

Is there any formula to calculate the needed time for heat treatment (i.e: tempering ,hardening,annealing...etc)?

heat treatment, material thickness

03 April 2016 219 15 View

What is the meaning of Cerachrom bezel?

11 December 2015 2,196 1 View

How we can join metal (ex.low carbon steel) to polymer?

FSW

07 August 2015 8,664 0 View

What is the difference between fatigue strength,fatigue limit and fatigue endurance in metals?

fatigue metals

04 May 2015 484 1 View

What is the difference between grain and crystal in solid materials?

01 February 2015 4,744 27 View

What is the difference between re-manufacturing and recycling?

01 February 2015 8,261 4 View

What is the production process of CaFe ferroalloys?

I looking for ferro calcium production process

03 March 2021 1,755 4 View

12% ledeburitic cold work tool steel, etched for revealing retained austenite, any help for clarifying?

Hello everyone. Given microstructure image belongs to a 12% ledeburitic cold work tool steel (annealed and tempered). The sample was etched with picral (100 mL ethanol and 4 g picric acid). I...

02 March 2021 4,119 3 View

Which is the most efficient etching solution for nickel based alloys?

Which solution reveals the microstructure and features of nickel-based alloys?

02 March 2021 2,221 3 View

Why Austenite grains in steel show much more twinning than ferrite grains?

It is oftentimes said to be a distinctive metallographic trait that differentiates a fully austenitic and a fully felly ferritic steel without etching that might distinguish between two. Why...

02 March 2021 728 2 View

How Can I bring as much common elements in steel as possible to calculate stable phase(s) in OpenCalphad?

As I was tweaking step-by-step OpenCalphad6 Macros step1.ocm involving phase and thermal property calculation of a High-speed steel, I could not incorporate more than 6 elements in the steel...

01 March 2021 8,840 1 View

I need to accelerate corrosion in steel parts that are used in a salt-water environment. Is there a technique for doing so?

I have a structure that employs d-ring swiveling tie-downs that corrode during use and become "frozen". I have sample swivel assemblies that I wish to corrode to see if I can free them using one...

01 March 2021 3,739 3 View

Why is my platinum counter electrode getting dirty during electrodeposition?

I am conducting anodic electrodeposition of MnO2 onto a stainless steel substrate, using a platinum strip as a counter electrode. This is done galvanostatically, with the current held between 5...

27 February 2021 1,829 3 View

What kind of steel moulds are used for hot pressing metal powders?

My main concern is that the metal powders should not weld to the mold surface and I should easily be able to eject out the pressed samples. I am looking for alternative for graphite moulds. The...

22 February 2021 2,965 4 View

Is there an ideal incubation time of RGO-modified SPCE before subsequent use, i.e., electrochemical characterization or further modification?

I notice that upon washing and air-drying of my RGO/SPCE surface and characterizing again via DPV, the current response towards ferricyanide probe significantly decreases. My worry is that the...

22 February 2021 5,324 3 View

What are effects of steel jacketing on flexural strength?

Dear all, If steel jacketing is used to retrofit a reinforced-concrete (RC) column, can we use it to improve flexural strength? I understand that we leave gaps between the ends of the jacket and...

22 February 2021 1,906 5 View