Category: General

Q&A: Grain Size Webinar

Mar 24, 2021

Below are some of the most relevant questions asked during the Grain Size webinar hosted by ASTM International. The answers are provided by Marc Lavallée, Global...

A machine learning algorithm for high-throughput optical analysis of martensitic structures

 By Tian Wang, Ph.D and Navid Sadeghi, Ph.D.   Martensitic grains are hard to analyze  Martensite, one of the hardest steel structures, is formed when austenite is...

Choosing the Best Hardness Tester for Your Application

Oct 2, 2020

Hardness testing has evolved. Although most industrial-scale and production environment indenters still employ the Rockwell method to determine the macro hardness of...

Image Analysis Systems from Clemex

Sep 29, 2020

Industrial and research-grade microscopy is a critical yet labour-intensive process that can occupy hours of a skilled operator’s time. This incurs costs and saps...

4 Different Methods of Hardness Testing

Sep 22, 2020

Hardness is defined as a measure of how well materials resist localized deformation, such as impacts, indents, or scratches. Although it is a well-understood physical...