In an one-hour webinar, Buehler, an ITW company, took attendees through the fundamentals of efficient preparation of metallographic samples for microstructure analysis or hardness testing on 30 June 2020. Metallographic preparation involves multiple stages that present challenges relating to equipment, consumables, and what are the optimal settings for a fast and reproducible preparation. The key concepts will be applicable to industrial and research laboratory environments with low or high sample throughputs.
Instructions on material selection and preparation processes helped the participants, to
- recognize common problems in preparation approach,
- identify improvement opportunities in their current approach,
- find the right information for their material and application, and
- optimize the preparation process for time, cost and quality.
The free webinar was primarily aimed at metallurgical technicians, engineers, quality control staff or laboratory managers
