Looking for etched metal specimens (or possibly conc. nitric acid)

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Looking for etched metal specimens (or possibly conc. nitric acid) Christopher Tidy 01-24-2008
Posted by Cheshire Steve on January 27, 2008, 4:05 pm
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> Cheshire Steve wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> > You realise you need a metallurgical microscope - i.e. one which
> > illuminates from above. The majority of microscopes illuminate from
> > below.
>
> > You don't say why you want to do this - are you teaching yourself
> > metallurgy, or hoping to provide a technical service ? Its an
> > interesting area, and a lot of science goes into understanding what
> > you see. I can recommend a good book if you are interested.
>
> Yes Steve, I'd be interested in your book recommendation.
>
> I already have "Practical Microscopical Metallography" by Richard
> Greaves and Harold Wrighton, if that's the one you're thinking of.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Chris

See my earlier note for the reference.

Please contact me offline, if I can help I will. You know they say
metallurgy is the second oldest profession !

Steve

Posted by Christopher Tidy on January 29, 2008, 2:28 am
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Cheshire Steve wrote:
>
>>Cheshire Steve wrote:
>>
>><snip>
>>
>>>You realise you need a metallurgical microscope - i.e. one which
>>>illuminates from above. The majority of microscopes illuminate from
>>>below.
>>
>>>You don't say why you want to do this - are you teaching yourself
>>>metallurgy, or hoping to provide a technical service ? Its an
>>>interesting area, and a lot of science goes into understanding what
>>>you see. I can recommend a good book if you are interested.
>>
>>Yes Steve, I'd be interested in your book recommendation.
>>
>>I already have "Practical Microscopical Metallography" by Richard
>>Greaves and Harold Wrighton, if that's the one you're thinking of.
>>
>>Best wishes,
>>
>>Chris
>
>
> See my earlier note for the reference.
>
> Please contact me offline, if I can help I will. You know they say
> metallurgy is the second oldest profession !

I can never remember what the oldest is supposed to be. Is it farming or
prostitution? :-)

Chris


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