Vane of a circulation pump out of cast steel

Treatment :  quenched and tempered
Magnification :  50 : 1
Etching medium :  universal reagent
Sampling / Specification :  transverse
Testing result :

dendritic structure with primary carbides

ca. 20 % chromium carbides
local little shrinkage cavity

Treatment :  quenched and tempered
Magnification :  100 : 1
Etching medium :  universal reagent
Sampling / Specification :  transverse
Testing result :

dendritic structure with primary carbides

ca. 20 % chromium carbides
local little shrinkage cavity

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