Blogs and Articles for Metallography
Why non-destructive testing is important?
NDT is one of the most crucial and important parts of the quality control and quality assurance department...
Metallurgy technology and its applications
The development of metallurgy has yielded great results in the development of technology, and we have developed new materials that can be...
Why Material Characterisation is important?
Keeping in view the needs of future research and development challenges, efficient and robust characterisation techniques...
Mechanical Testing Methods
One of the important attributes of materials are their strength characteristics. Many different tools for measuring...
Microstructure Analysis
In order to subject a material to structural analysis, it must be prepared according to the requirements of metallography...
What is Metallography?
Metallography is the study of materials microstructure. Analysis of a materials microstructure helps us determining...
The Use of Colloidal Silica in Surface Preparation
Unlike standard abrasive slurries, colloidal silica falls into a category called C.M.P, or Chemical Mechanical Polishing. It’s common in...
Thermosetting Resins Troubleshooting
The most important properties of a hot mounting compound are...
NEW Materialographic Catalogue
Hot off the press comes Kemet International’s new catalogue detailing our extensive range of Materialographic Equipment and Consumables.
Thin Section Preparation
Our helpful guide on the initial stage of preparing thin sections - Abrasive Cutting
Metallography Etching
Etching of the metal surface is done to make visible the crystalline structure of the metal and to produce optical contrast between the various constituents...
Polishing Metallography Specimens
Each sample may require a different approach depending on the material, size, finish required and machinery available. In general, a metallographic sample is initially...
Metallographic Sample Preparation
Kemet Micrologue contains a number of case studies describing various sample preparation methods and the results obtained by applying these methods.
Coated Abrasive Sample Chart
All coated abrasives can be supplied with non-adhesive or easy peel off backing.
Unique Flexible Metallic Fibre Backed Polishing Pads
5 Reasons why you should use the NEW Kemet Magnetic Polishing System...