{"id":139,"date":"2015-07-30T21:18:04","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T21:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mee-inc.com\/blog\/?p=139"},"modified":"2015-07-30T21:18:04","modified_gmt":"2015-07-30T21:18:04","slug":"preparing-samples-for-metallographic-examination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mee-inc.com\/blog\/?p=139","title":{"rendered":"Preparing Samples for Metallographic Examination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not all of our projects come to us in small packages. How do we get that 7&#8242; long, 6&#8243; diameter steel tube or the 4&#8242; diameter industrial fan under a microscope?<br \/>\nSample preparation often begins in our machine shop. The MEE shop is equipped with a variety of cut-off saws, a Bridgeport mill, plasma cutter, band saws, and other specialty tools necessary to cut out representative sections from large pieces for further preparation before a metallographic and\/or microscopic examination.<br \/>\nBefore any cutting is done, it is crucial to understand that proper sample preparation methods are necessary for accurate materials analysis. Care must be taken when cutting a sample from a larger piece to not contaminate or alter the area of interest.<br \/>\nIf you have questions about sample preparation, preservation or handling, read MEE&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mee-inc.com\/hamm\/sample-preservation-and-handling\/\">ten commandments of sample handling and preservation <\/a>in our online <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mee-inc.com\/hamm\/\">Handbook of Analytical Methods for Materials<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_141\" style=\"width: 230px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mee-inc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/neal-cutting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-141\" class=\"wp-image-141 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mee-inc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/neal-cutting-220x300.jpg\" alt=\"Our hands-on expertise extends outside the microscopy lab.\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mee-inc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/neal-cutting-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.mee-inc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/neal-cutting.jpg 528w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our hands-on expertise extends outside the microscopy lab.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not all of our projects come to us in small packages. 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