Micrograph 49 and full record
- Micrograph no
- 49
- Brief description
- Cu 60, Zn 40 (wt%), slow cooling - equiaxed grains
- Keywords
- alloy , brass , copper, metal, zinc
- Categories
- Metal or alloy
- System
- Cu-Zn
- Composition
- Cu 60, Zn 40 (wt%)
- Standard codes
- Reaction
- Processing
- Homogenised at 850 °C, furnace cooled
- Applications
- Sample preparation
- Etched in NH4OH/H2O2
- Technique
- Reflected light microscopy
- Length bar
- 400 μm
- Further information
- This sample was homogenised at 850 °C and slowly furnace cooled to give α and β equiaxed grains. The slow cooling allows sufficient time for the required diffusion of solute between solidifying grains to occur to maintain equilibrium.
- Contributor
- Prof T W Clyne
- Organisation
- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge
- Date
- 25/10/01
- Licence for re-use
- Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
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