Photomicrograph Database

Artifact ID BPT 0016/0069
Negative Number 1316
Magnification 100x
Etchant AH/HP
Photo Date 3/20/1991

Alloy

leaded bronze

Structure

As-cast.

Metallographic Description

This specimen is triangular in cross-section. The microstructure is cored dendritic, with some alpha+delta eutectoid preserved amid the corrosion. There are also shrinkage voids and blue-gray nonmetallic inclusions.


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