5. Glossary
Acier lédéburitique; Ledeburitic steel
Steel family with wrought eutectic carbides.
Attack; etching
Changes in the appearance of microstructures under the effect of a chemical reagent, as part of a micrographic study.
Métallographie; metallography
Visual study of metallurgical phases, usually microscopic.
Microtomographie; microtomography
Microscopic tomography.
Microstructure; microstructure
Composition of a metal alloy in terms of phases, precipitates and impurities, on a microscopic scale.
Quantification; quantification
Measurement of the quantity of metallurgical phases present.
Tomographie;...
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Bibliography
Standards and norms
- Steels – Micrographic determination of apparent grain size - NF EN ISO 643 - 2020
- Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size - ASTM E112-24 - 2024
- Steels – Metallographic characterization of duplex grain size and distribution - ISO 14250 - 2000
- Steels – Determining the content of non-metallic inclusions – Micrographic method using standard images - ISO 4967 - 2013
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