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MICROSTRUCTURE ANALYSIS OF CAST IRON USING

IMAGE ANALYSER
Aim:

To identity the specimen by capturing the image through camera and to find
the grain size, distance between the particles and flake length.

Apparatus required:

Grinding machine, double disc polishing machine, emery papers, Trinocular

microscope with CCD camera, TV monitor, Image analyzer software.

Etchant used ……………………………………

Procedure:

 The properly prepared metal specimen is kept under the metallurgical

microscope on the specimen table.
 The objective lens is chosen to get the required magnification for capturing
the image.
 The light source is switched on.
 The metal specimen is focused by adjusting draw tube using coarse and fine
adjustment screws.
 The microstructure of the metal obtained can be seen through the eyepiece.
 After obtaining the correct image, the camera can be enabled by releasing
the knob which is just below the eye piece.
 Double click CAMERA CAPTURE - View 7 icon for capturing the image.
The image captured by the camera (3 Mega pixels) can be transferred to the
system for further analysis.
 The image is analyzed to obtain the size of particles, porosity, area of the
particle, perimeter of the particle etc…

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GREY CAST IRON

Metals / Alloys Etchant used Observation

Presence of flakes of graphite in a
Grey Cast Iron
2 % Nital matrix of Ferrite, Pearlite has been
observed.

Sl. No Property Observation

1 Flake length
2 Distance between flakes
3 Total No. of flakes
4 Type of flake

S.G. IRON

Metals / Alloys Etchant used Observation

Graphite spheroids in envelopes of the
free ferrite in a matrix of Pearlite have
Spheroidal Graphite Iron. 2 % Nital
been observed. It looks like bulls eye.

1 Perimeter
2 Area
3 Distance between particles
4 No. of grains
5 Diameter of Grain
Pre Lab questions

1. How do you measure the size of particle?

2. Write the steps involved in the orientation of the particle?

3. What do you mean by porosity?

4. What is the type of flake you observe in Grey Cast Iron?

5. What do you mean by 2% nital.

Post Lab questions

1. Mention the maximum size of the particle for SG Iron you have
observed.

2. What is the perimeter of particle chosen for analysis?

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 3. How the distance between the particles can be measured?

4. Can the orientation of the particle be changed?

5. Can the particle size be measured in microns?

Result:

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