Ebook: Metallography as a Quality Control Tool
- Tags: Quality Control Reliability Safety and Risk, Metallic Materials, Materials Science general, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
- Year: 1980
- Publisher: Springer US
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Qual ity control has been described as a system for verifying and maintaining a desired level of quality in a product or process by careful planning, continued inspec tion, and corrective action where required. With many of today's products, there is an ever increasing demand for improved reliability during service. This in turn ne cessitates the use of a wide range of control techniques - some very sophisticated and complex - not only to verify the quality of the final product but also to moni tor that the fabrication processes are under control. Furthermore, with certain in dustries, quality control of the final product is of paramount importance because of the needs for its reliable and safe operation under arduous and sometimes dangerous conditions. Metallography often serves as an invaluable quality control tool and can provide information not normally attainable by more conventional procedures. It often supplements both destructive techniques, e. g. , mechanical testing, as well as non-destructive procedures, e. g. , as radiography, ultrasonic testing, and dye-penetrant inspection. Furthermore, metallographic inspection utilizes a wide range of tech niques ranging from conventional optical microscopy to more sophisticated procedures such as scanning electron microscopy, X-ray spectroscopy, and Auger electron spec troscopy. In some industries, metallography also is employed during maintenance, field inspection, and overhaul of components.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Inclusion Measurement....Pages 1-88
Applications of Automatic Specimen—Preparation Techniques in the Metallography of Steel....Pages 89-100
Characterization of Metalworked Surfaces....Pages 101-108
SIMS/AES/XPS: Combined Surface Analysis Techniques for Quality Control....Pages 109-136
Metallographic Control in Powder Metallurgy....Pages 137-151
Metallurgical Control of Billets and Forgings....Pages 153-171
Metallographic Quality Control of Welding and Brazing....Pages 173-183
Metallographic Control of Aerospace Components....Pages 185-197
Metallography of Armament Hardware....Pages 199-219
Metallographic Quality Control of Orthopaedic Implants....Pages 221-245
Metallographic Evaluation of Multi-Material Products....Pages 247-259
How Metallography and SEM Analysis Can be Used in Quality Control for Microelectronics....Pages 261-278
Effect of Reverted Austenite on the Mechanical Properties and Toughness of a High Strength Maraging Stainless Steel Custom 450®....Pages 279-295
Metallographic Control of Heat Treatment....Pages 297-327
Back Matter....Pages 329-337
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Inclusion Measurement....Pages 1-88
Applications of Automatic Specimen—Preparation Techniques in the Metallography of Steel....Pages 89-100
Characterization of Metalworked Surfaces....Pages 101-108
SIMS/AES/XPS: Combined Surface Analysis Techniques for Quality Control....Pages 109-136
Metallographic Control in Powder Metallurgy....Pages 137-151
Metallurgical Control of Billets and Forgings....Pages 153-171
Metallographic Quality Control of Welding and Brazing....Pages 173-183
Metallographic Control of Aerospace Components....Pages 185-197
Metallography of Armament Hardware....Pages 199-219
Metallographic Quality Control of Orthopaedic Implants....Pages 221-245
Metallographic Evaluation of Multi-Material Products....Pages 247-259
How Metallography and SEM Analysis Can be Used in Quality Control for Microelectronics....Pages 261-278
Effect of Reverted Austenite on the Mechanical Properties and Toughness of a High Strength Maraging Stainless Steel Custom 450®....Pages 279-295
Metallographic Control of Heat Treatment....Pages 297-327
Back Matter....Pages 329-337
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