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    Activity05: MSE 109-0: Failure Analysis and Materials Testing

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    This document provides information on etchants and etching procedures for analyzing various metal alloys and materials, including stainless steel, cast iron, gold, silver, molybdenum, and chromium. It lists specific etchant solutions and their concentrations and etching times for each material. References for finding more information on etchants are also provided.

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    This document provides information on etchants and etching procedures for analyzing various metal alloys and materials, including stainless steel, cast iron, gold, silver, molybdenum, and chromium. It lists specific etchant solutions and their concentrations and etching times for each material. References for finding more information on etchants are also provided.

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    This document provides information on etchants and etching procedures for analyzing various metal alloys and materials, including stainless steel, cast iron, gold, silver, molybdenum, and chromium. It lists specific etchant solutions and their concentrations and etching times for each material. References for finding more information on etchants are also provided.

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    This document provides information on etchants and etching procedures for analyzing various metal alloys and materials, including stainless steel, cast iron, gold, silver, molybdenum, and chromium. It lists specific etchant solutions and their concentrations and etching times for each material. References for finding more information on etchants are also provided.

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    ACTIVITY05 FAGEL, Joseph Constantino Jr., T.

    09088718562

    MSE 109-0: Failure Analysis and Materials Testing


    STAINLESS STEEL
    ETCHANT CONCENTRATION TIME

    1. Adlers Etchant
    • Ferric Chloride  45 grams
    • Copper Ammonium Chloride  9 grams Immerse for several seconds
    • Hydrochloric Acid  150 ml
    • Distilled Water  75 ml
    2. Carpenter Etchant
    •Ferric Chloride  8.5 grams
    •Cupric Chloride  2.4 grams
    •Alcohol  122 ml Immerse for several seconds
    •Hydrochloric Acid  122 ml
    •Nitric Acid  6ml

    3. Kalling’ No. 2
    • Cupric Chloride  12 grams
    • Hydrochloric Acid  20 ml Immerse or swab; seconds to minutes
    • Alcohol  225 ml

    4. Modified Murakami’s
     30 grams 1 second to several minutes by immersion or
    • Potassium Hydroxide  30 grams swabbing
    • Distilled Water  150 ml
    STAINLESS STEEL
    ETCHANT CONCENTRATION TIME

     20 – 30 ml
     1 – 3 ml
    4. Modified Murakami’s  100 ml
    • Hydrochloric Acid Immerse at room temperature for 1 to 4
    • Selenic Acid minutes
    • Ethyl Alcohol

    • Hydrochloric Acid
    • Selenic Acid
    • Ethyl Alcohol
     20 ml Immersion at room temperature for 1 to 2
     0.5 grams minutes.
     100 ml
    CAST IRON
    ETCHANT CONCENTRATION TIME

    1. Nital
    • Ethanol  100 ml Seconds to minutes
    • Nitric Acid  1-10 ml
    GOLD
    ETCHANT CONCENTRATION TIME

    1. Antistrumin
    • Potassium Iodide Etch rate: 28 Å per second at
    • Iodine
    SILVER
    ETCHANT CONCENTRATION TIME

    1. Silver Etchant
    • Potassium Iodide  4 grams Seconds to minutes of immersion or
    • Iodine  1 gram swabbing
    • Deionized water  4 ml

    • Methanol  40 ml
    • Hydrogen Peroxide  10 ml Immerse for seconds to minutes
    • Ammonium Hydroxide  10 ml
    MOLYBDENUM & CHROMIUM
    ETCHANT CONCENTRATION TIME

    1. Murakami’s
     10 grams
     Swab for 5 to 60 seconds for Molybdenum
     10 grams
    • KOH  Immerse sample for up to 1 minute
    • Water  100 ml
    • PACE TECHNOLOGIES
    http://www.metallographic.com/Etchants/Etchants.htm
    • MERCK, Sigma Aldrich
    Reference https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/
    • TRANSENE COMPANY, INC.
    • https://transgene.com/

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