Aptex Metallography & Materialography Equipment

Auckland Scientific works with Aptex for metallography, materialography and industrial microscopy solutions, covering sample preparation, metallurgical inspection and hardness testing.

Equipment is available for the full materials-preparation workflow from sectioning and mounting through grinding, polishing, microscopy and measurement.

Sectioning & Abrasive Cutting

Correct sectioning helps preserve the structure of a sample before mounting, grinding and polishing.

Equipment selection depends on material, specimen size, required cut quality, wheel diameter and level of automation.

Hot & Cold Mounting

Hot mounting provides a fast and repeatable method for suitable materials, while cold-setting resins are useful for heat-sensitive, porous or irregular samples.

Vacuum impregnation can assist resin penetration into cracks, pores and voids before curing.

Grinding & Polishing

Samples are progressively ground and polished to create a flat surface suitable for microscopic examination and measurement.

Preparation products include grinder-polishers, magnetic systems, polishing cloths, diamond suspensions and oxide suspensions.

Metallurgical Microscopy

Metallurgical microscopes use reflected illumination to examine opaque samples such as metals, coatings, electronics and polished material sections.

Auckland Scientific can help configure microscopy, cameras, stage calibration and illumination around the application.

Support from Auckland Scientific

• Cutting and sectioning equipment
• Hot and cold mounting systems
• Vacuum impregnation
• Grinding and polishing equipment
• Metallurgical microscope selection
• Digital imaging and measurement

Building a Metallography Workflow?

Tell us the material, specimen size, preparation method and analysis required and we can help configure the equipment.