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Meyer and Eichholz's No. 1 etchant - For iron and steels - General macrostructure
Material Name: Steels
Recipe No.: 9671
Primary Chemical Element in Material: Fe
Sample Type: Bulk
Uses: General macrostructure
Etchant Name: Meyer and Eichholz's No. 1 etchant
Type (Macro/Micro): Macro
Etching Method: Chemical
Etchant (Electrolyte) Composition: 1000 ml H2O, 200 g CuCl2, 200 g FeCl3, 300 ml HCl.
Procedure (Condition): No data
Note: For iron and steels.
Reference: Vander Voort, Metallography Principles and Practice, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1984, pp. 534-535.