E7
Standard Terminology Relating to Metallography
Publication Date: | 1 October 2022 |
Status: | active |
Page Count: | 35 |
ICS Code (Other methods of testing of metals): | 77.040.99 |
ICS Code (Metallurgy (Vocabularies)): | 01.040.77 |
scope:
This standard covers the definition of terms, acronyms, and symbols used in ASTM documents related to the field of metallography and metallographic testing. Terms that are only relevant to a particular standard or that are adequately defined in a general dictionary are not defined in this terminology standard.
This standard includes terminology used in metallographic areas, such as, but not limited to: light microscopy, microindentation hardness testing, specimen preparation, x-ray and electron metallography, quantitative metallography, photomicrography, and determination of grain size and inclusion content.
This standard may be of use to individuals utilizing standards of Committee E04 as well as by those in need of a general reference source for terminology in the field of metallography.
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