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Metallographic appreciation of aluminum and aluminum alloys

Reagent

Keller s Reagent:

95 mL distilled water, 2.5 mL HNO3, 1.5 mL HCl, 1.0 mL HF

Weck s Reagent:

100mL distilled water, 4g KMnO4, 1g NaOH

material High purity aluminum
process –
reagent Barker’s reagent
magnification 50X
To observe the way Orthogonal polarized light + sensitive color film
material 1100 Al
process Continuous casting
reagent Weck ‘s reagent
scale 200 microns
To observe the way Orthogonal polarized light + sensitive color film
material 1100
process Continuous casting
reagent Barker’s reagent
magnification 50X
To observe the way Orthogonal polarized light + sensitive color film
material 1100
process forging
reagent Barker’s reagent
magnification 50X
To observe the way Orthogonal polarized light + sensitive color film
material 1350 Al
process Forge, (extrude)
reagent Barker’s reagent
magnification 50X
To observe the way Orthogonal polarized light + sensitive color film
material Al-4%Cu
process Solution annealing + aging(552℃,1h+ water quenching, 371℃,1h+ air cooling)
reagent Aqueous 0.5% HF
scale 10 microns
material Al – 4.5% Cu
process casting
reagent Weck ‘s reagent
scale 50 microns
To observe the way Orthogonal polarized light + sensitive color film
material Al – 5.5% Cu
process Forging, T3,
reagent Barker’s reagent
magnification 50X
To observe the way Orthogonal polarized light + sensitive color film
material Al – 4.6%Cu – 0.7% Si – 0.3Fe – 0.7%Mn – 0.7%Mg
process extrusion
reagent Keller ‘s reagent
scale 100 microns
material Al – 4.6%Cu – 0.7% Si – 0.3Fe – 0.7%Mg – 0.7%Mn
process extrusion
reagent Aqueous 0.5% HF
scale 10 microns
note CuAl2, (FeMn)Al6, Mg2Si
material Al – 4.4%Cu – 1.5%Mg – 0.6% Mn
process casting
reagent Aqueous 0.5% HF
scale 100 microns
note Coarse primary compound
material Al – 4.4% Cu- 1.5% Mg- 0.6% Mn
process casting
reagent Aqueous 0.5% HF
scale 20 microns
note –
material Al – 4.4%Cu – 1.5%Mg – 0.6% Mn
process Forging, 2024 – F
reagent Keller ‘s reagent
scale 20 microns
note Cross section
material Al – 4.4%Cu – 1.5%Mg – 0.6% Mn
process Forging, 2024 – F
reagent Barker’s reagent
scale 200 microns
note Cross section
material Al – 0.15% Cu 1.2%- Mn
brand 3003
process casting
reagent Weck ‘s reagent
scale 200 microns
To observe the way Orthogonal polarized light + sensitive color film
material Al – 1.25% Mn – 1.05%Mg
brand 3004
process Continuous casting
reagent Weck ‘s reagent
scale 50 microns
To observe the way Orthogonal polarized light + sensitive color film
material Al – 1.25% Mn – 1.05%Mg
brand 3004
process Continuous casting
reagent Keller ‘s reagent
scale 20 microns
material Al – 0.55% Mn – 0.5%Mg
brand 3105
process Continuous casting
reagent Weck ‘s reagent
scale 50 microns
material Al – 0.55% Mn – 0.5%Mg
brand 3105
process Continuous casting
reagent Keller ‘s reagent
scale 20 microns
material Al – 12%Si – 0.3%Mg
brand 4147
process casting
reagent Keller ‘s reagent
scale 50 microns
material Al – 3.2%Mg – 0.4% Mn + Cr
brand 5754
process Casting, 5754 – F
reagent Barker’s reagent
scale 100 microns
material Al – 0.5% Mg- 0.8%Si
brand 6005
process casting
reagent Barker’s reagent
magnification 50X
To observe the way Orthogonal polarized light + sensitive color film
material Al – 0.5%Mg – 0.8%Si
brand 6005
process Casting, 6005 – T5
reagent Keller ‘s reagent
scale 10 microns
material Al – 1.0%Mg – 0.6%Si – 0.2% Cr – 0.27% Cu
brand 6061
process Extrusion, 6061 – F
reagent Barker’s reagent
scale 100 μm
material Al – 0.7%Mg – 0.4%Si
brand 6063
process Casting, 6063 – T5
reagent Aqueous 0.5% HF
scale 10 microns
material Al – 1.5%Mg – 5.5% zinc – 0.12% Zr
brand 7021
process Cast, 7021-O, (Sheet)
reagent Aqueous 0.5% HF
scale 20 microns
material Al – 2.3%Cu – 2.3%Mg – 6.2% zinc – 0.12% Zr
brand 7050
process Casting, annealing(426℃,3h, slow cooling to 232℃, heat preservation for 6h, air cooling)
reagent Keller ‘s reagent
scale 20 microns
note 16 HRB
material Al – 2.3%Cu – 2.3%Mg – 6.2% zinc – 0.12% Zr
brand 7050
process Casting, 7050 – T74
reagent Keller ‘s reagent
scale 20 microns
note 88 HRB
material Al – 1.6%Cu – 2.5%Mg – 5.6% zinc – 0.23% Cr
brand 7075
process Casting, 7075 – T74
reagent Barker’s reagent
scale 50 microns
note Orthogonal polarized light + sensitive color film
material Al – 7%Si – 0.3%Mg – < 0.2% Fe
brand A356
process casting
reagent Barker’s reagent
magnification 50 X
note Orthogonal polarized light + sensitive color film
material Al – 7%Si – 0.3% Mg- < 0.2% Fe
brand A356
process casting
reagent Barker’s reagent
magnification 50 X
note Orthogonal polarized light + sensitive color film
material Al – 7%Si – 0.3%Mg – < 0.2% Fe
brand A356
process casting
reagent Keller ‘s reagent
magnification 50 X
note Orthogonal polarized light + sensitive color film
material Al – 7%Si – 0.3%Mg – < 0.2% Fe
brand A356
process casting
reagent Weck ‘s reagent
magnification 200 X
note Polarized light + sensitive color film
material Al – 7%Si – 0.3%Mg – < 0.2% Fe
brand A356
process Thixotropic casting (Thixocast and Thixoformed)
reagent Weck ‘s reagent
magnification 200 X
note Polarized light + sensitive color film
brand A357
process Semi solid thixotropic die casting
reagent Weck ‘s reagent
magnification 200 X
note Ming field
material Al – 11.6%Si – 0.6%Fe
process casting
reagent Weck ‘s reagent
magnification 100 X
note Orthogonal polarization
material Al – 7.15% Si
process casting
reagent 0.5% HF solution
scale 50 microns
material Al – 7.12% Si
process casting
reagent Weck ‘s reagent
scale 50 microns
To observe the way Polarized light + sensitive color film

material Al – 11.8% Si
process casting
reagent Aqueous 0.5% HF
scale 50 microns
note alpha dendrites and an alpha-Si eutectic
material Al – 11.7% Si
process casting
reagent Weck ‘s reagent
scale 200 microns
To observe the way Polarized light + sensitive color filmmaterial
Material Al – 19.85% Si
process casting
reagent Aqueous 0.5% HF
magnification 500X
note Primary hypereutectic Si
material Al – 19.85% Si
process casting
reagent Weck ‘s reagent
magnification 200X
note Primary hypereutectic Si
material Al – 4.6%Cu – 0.3%Mg – 0.3% Mn
brand 201
process casting
reagent Weck ‘s reagent
scale 100 microns
To observe the way Orthogonal polarized light
material Al – 4.4% Cu- 0.3%Mg – 0.3% Mn
brand 206
process casting
reagent Weck ‘s reagent
scale 50 microns
To observe the way Orthogonal polarized light + sensitive color film
material Al – 6.0%Si – 3.5% Cu
brand 319
process casting
reagent Weck ‘s reagent
scale 100 microns
To observe the way Orthogonal polarization
material Al – 6.0%Si – 3.5% Cu
brand 319
process casting
reagent Weck ‘s reagent
scale 100 microns
To observe the way Orthogonal polarization
material Al – 6.0%Si – 3.5% Cu
brand 319
process casting
reagent Keller ‘s reagent
scale 50 microns
To observe the way –
material Al – 7.3%Si – 0.4%Mg
process casting
reagent Weck ‘s reagent
magnification 100X
To observe the way Orthogonal polarized light + sensitive color film
material Al – 7%Si – 0.3%Mg – < 0.2% Fe
brand A356
process casting
reagent Weck ‘s reagent
magnification 200X
To observe the way Orthogonal polarized light + sensitive color film
material Al – 7%Si – 0.5%Mg
brand A357
process Casting, 357 – T6
reagent Aqueous 0.5% HF
scale 20 microns
material AL Si-5% Cu-1.2% Mg-1.0%
process casting
reagent Weck ‘s reagent
scale 50 microns
material Al-33%Cu
process casting
reagent 1G ammonium molybdate, 6g ammonium chloride, 200mL water
magnification 1000X
note AlCu2