Customer Focus: Metallographic analysis is the primary tool used in the identification, quality, size and disbursement (characterization) of particles, grains and phases in solid metals on a macrostructure and microstructure level. Through metallographic analysis, Secat can determine if your process is under control, compare conforming and non-forming material (out of specification), interpret the data to help you reduce the occurrence of defects or optimize your process. Moreover, because of our advanced interpretive metallographic capabilities, Secat can help you understand the relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties (with regard to product & process development). Additionally, Secat has access to some of the best metallographic tools in the world including a TEM (critical in analyzing nanoscale sized participates). Secat has the tools and the unmatched independent expertise (particularly in aluminum metallography) to take your metal characterization to the next level.
Various Metallurgical Evaluations that Secat can perform:
- Macrostructure with etching
- Optical microstructure with grains
- SEM micrographs with particles
- SEM micrographs with phase and particle identifications using EDS and EBSD
- Weld microstructures
- Inverse segregation zone measurements
- Microstructures with defect identifications and size measurements
- Grain size measurements
- Particle size and fraction measurements
- PoDFA analysis
- Comparison analysis
Investigation Examples

Macrostructure after coarse polishing and etching of forged product

Particle structure in a billet

Grain Size evaluation using Omnimet software

Particle size evaluation using Omnimet software