Color metallography of stainless steels by tint etching

Authors

  • C. Fosca Dpto. de Ingeniería Mecánica. Laboratorio de Materiales. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
  • C. Merino Dpto, de Ciencia de los Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica. Facultad de Ciencias Químicas. Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • E. Otero Dpto, de Ciencia de los Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica. Facultad de Ciencias Químicas. Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • P. Hierro Dpto, de Ciencia de los Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica. Facultad de Ciencias Químicas. Universidad Complutense de Madrid

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/revmetalm.1996.v32.i4.904

Keywords:

Color metallography, Tint etching, Stainless steels

Abstract


The color metallography by tint etching allows the identification and quantification by optical microscopy of phases and constituents present in the microstructure of a great number alloys. The principle of this technique consists of the build up of an interference film on the alloy surface as consequence of electrochemical reactions between the metallic surface and the tint etching reagent. The application of the tint etching to the metallographic analysis of stainless steels enable the identification and quantification, by image analysis, of secondary phases, as ferrite in the austenitic stainless steels, or secondary austenite and sigma phase in the duplex stainless steels.

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Published

1996-08-30

How to Cite

Fosca, C., Merino, C., Otero, E., & Hierro, P. (1996). Color metallography of stainless steels by tint etching. Revista De Metalurgia, 32(4), 223–230. https://doi.org/10.3989/revmetalm.1996.v32.i4.904

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