Abrasive Cutting or rough cutting is the most commonly used method of sectioning materials for metallographic microscopic examination and other material investigation. The usual abrasive cutting uses consumable wheels which are considered the most popular method for routine metallographic sectioning with the aid of metallographic microscope because it is fast, exact and inexpensive. The feature […]

The use of castable resins, or cold mounting plastics, has been increasing its popularity for more than 20 years now. These resins offer certain advantages over the force molding resins, and have properties, which expand the mounting capabilities of some laboratory because this is very important for Metallographic analysis.
These resins are usually two component systems, […]

It has already been known that frictional heat formed by the rapidly rotating abrasive wheel helps break down the wheel bond and promote free cutting. This same heat if allowed to build up within the specimen could significantly alter the structure. In steels, incorrect cutting due to insufficient cooling and incorrect method could possibly result […]