Guide: Choose Between Upright and Inverted Microscopes
Upright metallurgical microscopes produce upright images, which brings great convenience for observation and identification. Besides analyzing and identifying metal specimens with a height of 20–30 mm, they are also widely used for transparent, translucent or opaque materials due to their conformity with normal viewing habits.For observation targets larger than 3 μm and smaller than 20 μm - such as surface structures and traces of cermets, electronic chips, printed circuits, LCD substrates, thin films, fibers, granular materials and coatings - excellent imaging results can be achieved.In addition, an external camera system can be easily connected to monitors and computers for real-time, static and dynamic image observation, storage, editing and printing. Combined with various software packages, it can meet more professional requirements in metallographic analysis, measurement and interactive teaching.
Inverted metallurgical microscopes adopt optical planar imaging to identify and analyze the microstructures of various metals and alloys, making them an important instrument for physical metallurgy research.They are widely used in factories and laboratories for casting quality inspection, raw material testing, and analysis of metallographic structures after heat treatment or processing, providing intuitive analytical results.They are key equipment for quality evaluation and analysis in casting, smelting and heat treatment in mining, metallurgy, manufacturing and mechanical processing industries.
In recent years, as the microelectronics industry requires high-power planar microscopy for chip production, metallurgical microscopes have been adopted and continuously improved in this field to meet specific industrial needs.
With an inverted metallurgical microscope, the observed surface of the specimen faces downward and aligns with the stage surface, while the objective lens is positioned below the stage and observes upward.This configuration is not restricted by specimen height, is easy to operate, and features a compact structure and an attractive appearance.The microscope base has a large supporting area and a low center of gravity, ensuring high stability and reliability.The eyepieces are inclined at 45° to the supporting surface, providing comfortable viewing.
