Macrographic

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A macrographic image or a photomacrograph is an image taken at a scale that is visible to the naked eye, as opposed to a micrographic image. It is sometimes defined more precisely as an image at a scale of less then ten times magnification.[1]

[edit] Materials science

This term is often applied to a three-dimensional image taken of a material using a low-power stereomicroscope. These images are used in materials science, particularly in the study of stress fractures in metals.[2][3] This method can also be used to assay the fine structure of steel, in a standardized test called the Baumann method that creates a sulfur print showing the amount and distribution of sulfur inclusions through the metal structure.[4]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Macrograph EngNet Engineering Dictionary
  2. ^ Metallographic examinations TEC Eurolab, Accessed 12 May 2008
  3. ^ Milan, M.T.; Spinelli, D.; Bose Filho, W.W.; Montezuma, M.F.V.; Tita, V. (2004). "Failure analysis of a SAE 4340 steel locking bolt". Engineering Failure Analysis 11 (6): 915-924. 
  4. ^ Arthur J. McEvily (2001) Metal Failures: Mechanisms, Analysis, Prevention Wiley-IEEE p 90 ISBN 0471414360
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