Micrograph 455 and full record
- Micrograph no
- 455
- Brief description
- Cu 55, Zn 45 (wt%) brass, as cast, dendritic
- Keywords
- alloy , brass , copper, metal, Widmanstätten , zinc
- Categories
- Metal or alloy
- System
- Cu-Zn
- Composition
- Cu 55, Zn 45 (wt%)
- Standard codes
- Reaction
- Processing
- Cast
- Applications
- Sample preparation
- Ammonium persulphate
- Technique
- Reflected light microscopy
- Length bar
- 800 μm
- Further information
- A cast alloy of high zinc brass, consisting of b dendrites. The a precipitates out of solution at the crystal boundaries, forming a structure of b dendrites surrounded by a. This is known as a Widmanstätten structure because a geometrical pattern of a forms on certain crystallographic orientations of the b lattice.
- 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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