High Volume: Preparation of High Alloy Tool Steels

Do you prepare High alloy tool steels? If so, learn the latest materialographic tips and methods from Struers applications team as they discuss preparing these specimens in a high volume capacity.

High alloy tool steels have high strength, hardness, and toughness. Because of these properties, high alloy tool steels are often used to produce punches, dies, and cutting tools. The main preparation requirement of high alloy tool steels is a true representation of the form, amount, and size of carbides.

To quantify the carbide content, materialographic samples must be prepared. Large volumes of sample materials are best processed on fully automatic grinding and polishing machines, which guarantee a fast and efficient workflow and reproducible results. As tool steels are hard, fine grinding with diamond is more efficient and economical than grinding with silicon carbide foils. Please join us as we present the Xmatic for high volume preparation of high alloy tool steels.

In this webinar, attendees will learn about:

• High throughput sample preparation
• Consumables used in the tool steel method
• Automated cleaning to reduce the risk of contamination