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Armco Fe - Dislocation etching

Material Name: Armco Fe
Recipe No.: 10166
Primary Chemical Element in Material: Fe
Sample Type: Bulk
Uses: Etching
Etchant Name: None
Type (Macro/Micro): Micro
Etching Method: Dislocation etching
Etchant (Electrolyte) Composition: 5 g CuCl2, 40 ml HCl, 30 ml distilled H2O, 25 ml ethanol
Note: No data
Procedure (Condition):  Deform then age samples 20 min at 100-200 C to decorate dislocations. Electropolish sample, then etch with solution at left (Fry's etchant) for 10 s. Hahn and Sapey.
Reference: Vander Voort, Metallography Principles and Practice, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1984, p. 719.