Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS
Microstructure of an EMP-joined interface in carbon steel; Etching according to Klemm I
Phase analysis by color etching according to Klemm - microstructure of annealed steel C100
Mapping of the hardness distribution at the cross section of a laser-hardened turbine blade edge
Equipment
- Cutting and embedding machines
- Modular grinding and polishing machine
- Chemistry and etching laboratory
- Macro photography and stereo microscopy
- Inverse reflected light microscopy for structure analysis
- Image archive and analysis software
- Fully and semiautomatic micro hardness tester (Vickers, Knoop)
- Macro-, low load- and micro-hardness testing devices
- Muffle furnace for heat treatment tests
Applications
- Sample preparation for light and electron microscopy
- Microstructural analysis of metals, ceramics, plastics and composite materials
- Microhardness measurements: hardness profiles, hardness measurements along isolines, hardness mapping
- Hardness measurements: Vickers, Brinell, Rockwell, Vickers hardness (HV0.3 - HV20)