Sulfide etchant of Kunkele - Iron and steels

Sulfide etchant of Kunkele - Iron and steels - Chemical etching

Material Name: Iron and steels
Recipe No.: 10583
Primary Chemical Element in Material: Fe
Sample Type: Bulk
Uses: Sulfides
Etchant Name: Sulfide etchant of Kunkele
Type (Macro/Micro): Micro
Etching Method: Chemical
Etchant (Electrolyte) Composition: 5 g gelatin, 20 ml distilled water, 20 ml glycerol, 2 ml H2SO4, 0.8 g silver nitrate.
Procedure (Condition): No data
Note: Inclusion etchant. Sulfide etch of Kunkele. Produces halos around sulfides.
Reference: Vander Voort, Metallography Principles and Practice, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1984, p. 645.