Method for specimen preparation
US4066728A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 19, 1976 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T409/305544
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention pertains to method and apparatus for specimen preparation, in conjunction with which at least one specimen surface is produced on a test piece embedded, if required, in a casting-resin mounting medium through chip or slice removal of material and wherein the examined specimen surface is milled; especially, a method for the preparation of hard objects, and/or objects exhibiting differential hardness over the specimen surface, for electron scan microscopic and X-Ray studies. The invention further includes apparatus for preparing a specimen for examination which includes a milling head.
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