Is the phase in the metallographic microscope really an image?
Many people tend to misspell it as "Jinxiang Microscope". What instrument is used to observe tiny molecules? Needless to say, it is the microscope. A metallographic microscope is a type of microscope that uses visible light as its illumination source. It is mainly used to identify and analyze the internal microstructure of metals. It serves as an essential instrument for metallographic research in metal science and key equipment for industrial departments to verify product quality. When equipped with an imaging device, it can capture metallographic images, perform measurement and analysis on these images, and realize functions including image editing, exporting, saving and management.
The metallographic microscope is a high-tech product developed by organically integrating optical microscopy technology, photoelectric conversion technology and computer image processing technology. It allows convenient observation of metallographic images on a computer for analysis and grading of metallographic graphs, as well as image export and printing. As we all know, the composition of alloys, heat treatment processes, and hot and cold working processes directly cause changes in the internal structure of metallic materials, which in turn alter the mechanical properties of machine parts. Therefore, observing, inspecting and analyzing the internal microstructure of metals with a metallographic microscope is an important method in industrial production.
Early metallographic microscopes used ordinary incandescent bulbs for illumination. Later, to improve brightness and lighting performance, low-voltage tungsten lamps, carbon arc lamps, xenon lamps, halogen lamps, mercury lamps and other light sources were adopted. Some microscopes with special performance requirements need monochromatic light sources; sodium lamps and thallium lamps can emit monochromatic light.
The above is an introduction to the imaging principle of metallographic microscopes. Polarizing microscopes also require certain operational skills. If you want to learn more, please visit our website.
