Keyscience
have issued an e-guide for using microscopes. The document is titled “VHX
DIGITAL MICROSCOPES Voice of the Customer.”
Here
is an extract:
“The
majority of our work involves Failure Analyses of parts throughout our plants
that have either broken or corroded. Generally, we are tasked with recommending
a new material or design change to mitigate the issue. These types of investigations
can require numerous microscopic evaluations on the parts being examined.
Normally, the type of microscopic evaluations we do include Fracture Analysis
of the actual fracture surface or surfaces and analysis of metallographic cross
sections for the part being analysed. Often we will need to observe both the
polished and unetched microscopic details of the metal, as well as analyse the
microstructure of the metals after etching. In addition to this bulk of our
work we also do analyses of corrosion coupons used after testing in the field
or in our lab. We also use the VHX system from time to time to analyse other
non-metallic types of materials and perform various tasks associated with
ensuring the quality of these parts is up to standard.”
Posted by Dr. Tim Sandle
