Metallography is the study of a metal object's organization of metal grains and molecules. Most of the time, you may need a microscope to see this on a metal object. At other times, the grains and molecules are large enough that you can see them without a special microscope. What happens when a company engages in metallographic polishing? Well, something really amazing happens to the metal. Take a look.
Now You See It, Now You Do Not
If the metallographic polisher starts with metal that shows the grain and molecules of the metal, these telltale indicators of the metal will not exist after the polishing; at least, not to the naked eye. Polishing in this fashion removes what is visible, even though all of those properties about the metal object are still present if you were to look at it under the special microscope. It is simply a matter of polishing something to make it invisible to the naked eye. A manufacturing company might opt to do this when they want metal products to be as smooth visually as they are to the touch without actually changing the molecular or granular structure of the metal itself.
Particularly Popular with Car Manufacturers
When making cars, it is in the manufacturer's interest to make metal surfaces as smooth as possible so that the metal surfaces will allow adherence of paint. Hence, metallographic polishing is especially useful. It does not render the metal any less strong or any less durable. It just makes it very smooth and creates the perfect surface texture to which paint can be applied in a number of ways. There are also a couple of highly specialized metallographic techniques that add visual dimension to surfaces without removing the most desired properties of the metals being polished.
Working with Metallographic Polisher Equipment
You cannot possibly hope to purchase and use this kind of equipment without having hired someone with a degree and training on the subject. It is a rare sort of person to have such a degree, seeing as it borders on both chemical and structural sciences. Still, if you are fortunate enough to have found such a person and you have hired him or her to work for the company, then you can purchase this kind of equipment and begin polishing all kinds of products in a way that makes the grains and molecules disappear from view but leaves the substance of the metal intact.
Share10 September 2019
I have always been someone who loves to know more about the way the world works, which is part of the reason I started reading about industrial and manufacturing processes. I have always found it fascinating that professionals can create things by hand, and so I started attending factory tours, asking questions, and doing as much research as possible. It was really interesting to see how much of a difference my efforts made, and before I knew it, I was able to completely change the way I thought about manufacturing. This blog is here to help other people to appreciate the majesty of industry. Check it out!
