I have been hacking on some cheap R/C cars, lately, and wanted to etch metal films off of a few of the bits. I knew that the usual strong acid...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Friday August 17th, 2012 9:00 AM
Categories: Fun & Games, Science | 13 Comments
Metallography is a method of materials analysis used to characterize the microscopic structure of a metal sample. Generally, the process involves cutting a sample from some object of interest, polishing...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday August 16th, 2012 9:00 AM
Categories: Art & Design, Science | 2 Comments
As promised, here's a tasting menu featuring some of my favorite metallurgical content from our archives arranged, as usual, in mysteriously-appealing (and entirely arbitrary) top-ten format. Narrowing it down to...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Tuesday August 14th, 2012 8:21 PM
Categories: Science, Workshop | No Comments
Well, what's left of August is Metals Month, I should say. A broad subject, to be sure, and with only a couple of weeks to explore it, I want to...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Monday August 13th, 2012 9:00 AM
Categories: General, Science | 2 Comments
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