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- Micrograph no
- 475
- Brief description
- Cu 55, Zn 45 (wt%) brass, cast annealed
- Keywords
- alloy , annealing , brass , copper, metal, zinc
- Categories
- Metal or alloy
- System
- Cu-Zn
- Composition
- Cu 52, Zn 45 (wt%)
- Standard codes
- Reaction
- Processing
- Cast annealed
- Applications
- Sample preparation
- Ammonium persulphate
- Technique
- Reflected light microscopy
- Length bar
- 800 μm
- Further information
- Brass alloy that subsequent to casting has been annealed in order to promote grain growth. This results in an alloy with a greater resistance to fatigue.
- Contributor
- Dr R F Cochrane
- Organisation
- Department of Materials, University of Leeds
- Date
- 04/09/02
- Licence for re-use
- Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
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