Optical Microscopy of Fiber-Reinforced Composites
Chapter 6: Thin-Section Preparation and Transmitted-Light Microscopy
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Published:2010
Abstract
Transmitted-light methods reveal more details of the morphology of fiber-reinforced polymeric composites than are observable using any other available microscopy techniques. This chapter describes the various aspects relating to the selection and preparation of ultrathin-section specimens of fiber-reinforced polymeric composites for examination by transmitted-light microscopy techniques. The preparation steps covered are a selection of the rough section, preparation of the rough section for preliminary mounting, grinding and polishing the primary-mount first surface, mounting the first surface on a glass slide, and preparing the second surface (top surface). The optimization of microscope conditions and analysis of specimens by microscopy techniques...
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Member Sign InThin-Section Preparation and Transmitted-Light Microscopy, Optical Microscopy of Fiber-Reinforced Composites, By Brian S. Hayes, Luther M. Gammon, ASM International, 2010, p 115–135, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.tb.omfrc.t53030115
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