Many thousand years ago, ferrous materials were found to be quite rare and only accessible as debris of meteorites. Back then iron and its natural alloys were used in accessories like jewelry or...

Field metallography is a non-destructive in-situ testing of metallurgical condition of metallic components. The procedure is carried out in the field without the need to remove a component. The...

Microstructural analysis has played, and continues to play, a key role in the development of thermally-sprayed coatings. The advances in equipment and consumable technology for evaluating coatings...