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Standard Guide for Preparing and Evaluating Specimens for Automatic Inclusion Assessment of Steel
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Scope
1.1 This guide covers two preparation methods for steel metallographic specimens that will be analyzed for nonmetallic inclusions with automatic image analysis (AIA) equipment. The two methods of preparation are offered as accepted methods used to retain nonmetallic inclusions in steel. This guide does not limit the user to these methods.
1.2 A procedure to test the suitability of the prepared specimen for AIA inclusion work, using differential interference contrast (DIC), is presented.
Keywords
automatic image analysis; differential interference contrast; inclusions; specimen preparation; steel; ICS Number Code 77.040.01 (Testing of metals in general)
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03.01 (Metals -- Mechanical Testing; Elevated and Low-Temperature Tests; Metallography)
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Document Number
ASTM-E768-99(2004)
Revision Level
1999 R04 EDITION
Status
Superseded
Modification Type
Reapproval
Publication Date
Oct. 1, 2004
Document Type
Practice
Page Count
5 pages
Committee Number
E04.01