Abrasive Cutting

Precision Cutting

Mounting

After cutting the specimen, the next step is mounting. The aim of mounting is to handle small or odd shaped specimens and to protect fragile materials, thin layers or coating during preparation as well as to provide good edge retention. Mounting produces specimens with uniform size so that it is easier to handle in automatic holders for further preparation steps.

Basically, two methods are available: Hot Mounting & Cold Mounting In hot mounting, the specimen is mounted under heat and pressure with a hot mounting press. Cold mounting is preferred for samples which are sensitive to damage from heat and pressure (like coatings, PCB, etc.) Cold mounting resins are easy to use and require mixing which is then poured into a mould and allowed to set.

Grinding & Polishing

In order to obtain a highly reflective surface that is free from scratches and deformation, the specimens must be carefully grinded and polished before they can be examined under the microscope. Qualitest offers high quality instruments and consumables for achieving this goal.

GEO Line for Petrography

Qualitest covers a complete range of instruments for petrographic sample preparation, starting with a piece of rock and finishing at 20 microns...

This exciting product range offers you the latest in technology and functional design to provide high levels of performance in preparation of minerological samples and thin section specimens.

Sample Preparation for Spectroscopy

Qualitest covers a complete range of instruments for Optical emission spectrometry (OES) and X-Ray fluorescence which are most commonly used techniques for the analysis of metals and solid samples.

Consumables

High sample quality and reproducible results can only be achieved with high quality consumables. Selecting the right consumables for each specific application is not just a matter of preparation qualty - it is also the best way to save time and money. Qualitest cutting, mounting, grinding & polishing consumables for microstructural analysis are produced to match to your specific requirements for high preparation quality. Choosen from a wide selection, designed and tested for use on Qualitest metallography equipment as well as on competitive units.

Metallographs - Metallurgical Microscopes

Qualitest offers a wide selection of Portable and Table-top Metallurgical Microscopes for in the field or in the lab Metallographic evaluations. The portable range consists of the SM500 as well as the state-of-the-art Digital Microscope DG3, while the table-top XJP models are offered in standard and inverted configurations. « Metallurgical Microscopes - Metallographs - Click Here »