Eight metallographic specimens

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Eight metallographic specimens

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Category:: Metallurgy

Object Number:: 1929-420

type:: specimens

credit:: Carpenter, Sir Harold

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Parts

Commercially pure copper

Materials:: copper (metal)

Object Number:: 1929-420 Pt1

type:: copper

70/30 brass as cast

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy)

Object Number:: 1929-420 Pt2

type:: cast

70/30 brass annealed

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy)

Object Number:: 1929-420 Pt3

type:: brass

60/40 brass

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy)

Object Number:: 1929-420 Pt4

type:: brass

Grey cast iron

Materials:: cast iron

Object Number:: 1929-420 Pt5

type:: cast iron

Steel containing 0.9% carbon, slowly cooled

Steel containing 0.9% carbon

Steel containing 0.9% carbon, slowly cooled

Materials:: steel (metal) and carbon steel

Object Number:: 1929-420 Pt6

type:: steel

Steel containing 0.9% carbon, rapidly cooled

Steel containing 0.9% carbon

Steel containing 0.9% carbon, rapidly cooled

Materials:: steel (metal) and carbon steel

Object Number:: 1929-420 Pt7

type:: steel

Steel containing 0.9% carbon, water quenched

Steel containing 0.9% carbon

Steel containing 0.9% carbon, water quenched

Materials:: steel (metal) and carbon steel

Object Number:: 1929-420 Pt8

type:: steel

Eight metallographic specimens

Details

Parts

Commercially pure copper

70/30 brass as cast

70/30 brass annealed

60/40 brass

Grey cast iron

Steel containing 0.9% carbon

Steel containing 0.9% carbon

Steel containing 0.9% carbon

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