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ZK60A alloy - General macrostructure

Material Name: ZK60A alloy
Recipe No.: 9585
Primary Chemical Element in Material: Mg
Sample Type: Bulk
Uses: General macrostructure
Etchant Name: None
Type (Macro/Micro): Macro
Etching Method: Chemical
Etchant (Electrolyte) Composition: 5-25 ml acetic acid, 95-75 ml H2O.
Procedure (Condition): Immerse sample in solutionn at room temperature until desired contrast is obtained. Alloys with yinc may form smut on surface which can be removed by dip in a 1:1 solution of HF and H2O.
Note: Reveals flow lines. Basset and Snyder.
Reference: Vander Voort, Metallography Principles and Practice, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1984, p. 523.