Metallography of Mg Alloys

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Authors

  • Norbert Hort
  • Victor Floss
  • Sarkis Gavras
  • Gert Wiese
  • Domonkos Tolnai

Processing and composition determine microstructural properties. To reveal the microstructure, the metallographic investigation is a commonly used method, and therefore, it is a crucial part in the characterization of metals and alloys. Choosing incorrect preparation steps will lead to artefacts and misleading conclusions due to the compositional analysis and processing steps influencing the microstructure. However, in the published literature, it is obvious that not all reported microstructures are in fact true microstructures of investigated material. Especially in the case of magnesium and its alloys, special care is necessary to obtain micrographs with a true representation. What quite often is presented are surfaces that show artefacts rather than microstructures. Examples of this will be shown as well as their counterpart real microstructures.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMagnesium Technology 2019
EditorsNeale R. Neelameggham, J. Brian Jordon, Vineet V. Joshi, Dmytro Orlov
Number of pages10
Place of PublicationCham
PublisherSpringer International Publishing AG
Publication date2019
Pages267-276
ISBN (print)978-3-030-05788-6
ISBN (electronic)978-3-030-05789-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
EventMagnesium Technology Symposium held at the 148th TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition - TMS 2019 - San Antonio, United States
Duration: 10.03.201914.03.2019
Conference number: 148

    Research areas

  • Artefacts, Etching, Grinding, Magnesium, Metallography, Polishing
  • Engineering