Figure 11 Exposed die is thinned with a fine diamond grinding bit. The die surface is removed as the tool traverses the surface. Water is dispensed and suctioned simultaneously to keep a clear view of the process. More

Fig. 15 Image showing embedded diamond particles (dark chunks) in a high Pb die attach. More

Figure 4 Weak points made by diamond scribers. a) microline indent made by an indent and cleaving system; b) handheld scribe, free hand; c-e) various scribes using a ruler as a straight edge. More

Figure 9 (a) Diamond indenter touching the surface-edge of the sample, (b) 0.5 - 1mm long and 10um wide Edge Microline indent. More

Fig. 7 Diamond pyramid indenter used for the Vickers test and resulting indentation in the workpiece. d , mean diagonal of the indentation in millimeters. Source: Ref 4 More

Fig. 8 Schematic of the pyramidal-shaped diamond indenter used for the Knoop test and an example of the indentation it produces. Source: Ref 7 More

Fig. 7.16 Micrographs of the embedded diamond particles on a wire used in a wire saw. (a) 39× and (b) 200× More

Fig. 7.40 Micrograph of ASTM A 36 steel plate rough polished with 6 μm diamond paste with insufficient pressure. Note the parallel deformation zones in some of the ferrite grains (see arrow). 2% nital etch. 100× More

Fig. 5.5 Diamond pyramid (Vickers) hardness indentations in ferrite and pearlite of banded 1045 steel. Original magnification: 230× More

Fig. 8.15 The crystal structure of diamond. Each carbon atom is covalently bonded to four others. More

Fig. 13.6 Diamond Pyramid Hardness (DPH) versus the reciprocal square root of carbide spacing in steels with various carbon contents with spheroidized microstructures. Source: Ref 13.10 More

Fig. 7.7 Rockwell indenter. (a) Diamond-cone brale indenter (shown at approximately 2×). (b) Comparison of old and new U.S. diamond indenters. The angle of the new indenter remains at 120°, but it has a larger radius closer to the average ASTM specified value of 200 μm; the old indenter has More

Fig. 7.8 Microhardness indenters. (a) Schematic of the square-based diamond pyramidal indenter used for the Vickers test and examples of the indentation it produces. (b) Schematic of the rhombohedral-shaped diamond indenter used for the Knoop test and examples of the indentation it produces More

Fig. 9.31 Diamond-impregnated core drill and coolant chuck. TMC, titanium-matrix composite. Source: Ref 9.16 More

Fig. 5 Rockwell indenter. (a) Diamond cone Brale indenter (shown at about 2×). (b) Comparison of old and new U.S. diamond indenters. The angle of the new indenter remains at 120° but has a larger radius closer to the average ASTM specified value of 200 μm; the old indenter has a radius of 192 More

Fig. 6 Principle of the Rockwell test. Although a diamond indenter is illustrated, the same principle applies for steel ball indenters and other loads. Source: Ref 2 More

Fig. 11 Diamond pyramid indenter used for the Vickers test and resulting indentation in the workpiece. d , mean diagonal of the indentation in millimeters. Source: Ref 2 More

Fig. 14 Vickers hardness test. (a) Schematic of the square based diamond pyramidal indenter used for the Vickers test and an example of the indentation it produces. (b) Vickers indents made in ferrite in a ferritic martensitic high carbon version of 430 stainless steel using (left to right More

Fig. 15 Knoop hardness test. (a) Schematic of the rhombohedral shaped diamond indenter used for the Knoop test and an example of the indentation it produces. (b) Knoop indents made in ferrite in a ferritic martensitic high carbon version of 430 stainless steel using (left to right) 500, 300 More

Fig. 20.31 Diamond-impregnated core drill and coolant chuck. TMC, titanium matrix composite More