ASTM etchant #108
ASTM etchant #127-Acetic-picral
Al-Cu alloys-Alloys with 10-45% Cu
Al-Cu alloys-Electro thinning
Al-Mg alloy-Alloy with 1-8 at.% Mg
Al-Mg-Si alloys-Electro thinning
Alloy No. 25-Chemical etching
Aluminium alloys-1xxx series alloys
Aluminum alloys-Color etching
Aluminum alloys-Color etching
Baumann's print
Beraha`s tint etch for iron and steels
Beryllium and its alloys-Works best on coarse grained Be
Beta alumina-90.4% Al2O3, 8.9% Na2O, 0.7% Li2O
Bronze (up to 6% Sn)-Electrolytic polishing
C as single crystal graphite specimens-Gas oxidation
Cast irons-Chemical etching
CdO native oxide-Chemical etching
CdS (0001) wafers-Chemical cleaning
CdSe (0001)-Chemical cleaning
CdSe (1010) cleaved wafers-Light, reactive
Ceramics, borides (Ti)-TiB2
Ceramics, carbides (Mo, Cr)-MoC2, CrC2
Ceramics, nitrides (Si)-Si3N4
Chromium specimens-Electrolytic and chemical etching
Co-Cr-Ni alloys-For identification of sigma phase. Co-Cr-Ni alloys. For replica electron microscopy use Murakami reagent
Co-Pr alloys-Chemical etching
Cobalt and alloys-Hexagonal Co. For optical and electron microscopy
Cobalt and cobalt alloys-Chemical etching
Copper and copper alloys-Cold worked brasses
Copper and copper alloys-Coppers, brasses, nickel silver; darkening large areas of beta in alpha-beta brass
Cu (111) wafers-Gas cleaning
Cu-Al-Mn alloys-Alloys with 3-4% Cu, 0.5 Mn
Cu-Cr-Zr alloy-Chemical etching
Cu2O material-Chemical polishing
CuS specimens-Chemical etching
Determining grain structure in A356 aluminum
Dual phase steel etchants-Chemical etching
Fe-Al-C alloys-Alloys with 7% Al and 1-2% C
Fe-Ni-C alloy-Electro polishing
Ga-In-Sb specimens-In(x)Ga(1-x)Sb
Gadolinium molybdate (Beta-Gd2(MoO4)3)-Chemical etching
Gallium phosphide (GaP)-Etching (chemical polishing)
Germanium-Electrolytic polishing
Germanium-Final chemical polishing
Germanium-For removal of surface damage
In2Te3 specimens-Chemical polishing
Iron and steel specimens-lain and alloy steel specimens, high speed steel specimens
Iron specimen-Electro thinning
Klemm's etchant II
Lead oxide-vanadium oxide-germanium oxide glass (Ge-O-Pb-V)-4/55 V2O5-1/36 PbO-65/9 GeO2
Lenoirs reagent
Mg-Li alloy-Alloy with 10.5 at.% Li
Mg-Pb alloys-Dendritic structure of cast alloys for SEM examination will be revealed by deep ecthing
Mn-Se-S system-MnSe-MnS solid solution. To remove disurbed layers
Ni-Cr-Al-Ti-C alloys-10-12% Cr, 5-6% Al, 1% Ti, 0.1% C
Ni-Ga alloys-Alloy with approx. 50 at.% Ga
Nickel superalloys-Macrostructure clearly revealed
Pb-Li alloys (Pb rich)-Chemical etching
PdAg alloy-Chemical etching
Phosphides, sulfides (U)-US (toxic)
Pu-Fe-C alloys-Final electrolytic polishing
Pyromet 860 alloy-Fe-43Ni-12.6Cr-6Mo-4Co-3Ti-1.25Al (+B)
Si (100), (111), (110) and (112) wafers-Dash etchant, modified
Si (111), n-type, 3-5 Ohm cm resistivity wafers-Chemical cleaning
Si3N4-Chemical etching
Silver-cadmium (Ag-Cd)-Electric contact material
Sm-Co alloys-Chemical etching
Stainless and high temperature steel specimens-Stainless steel specimens and high temperature alloys
Stainless steel-Electrolytic polishing
Stainless steel-Electrolytic polishing
Stainless steel-Good for all austenitic heat resistant alloys, 100 F plus
Stainless steels-Color etching
Steel BRU (Mat.No. 11.3207, DIN S10-4-3-10, AISI T42)
Steels specimens-Cast irons, steels, tool steels, manganese steels, ferritic and martensitic stainless steels
Udimet 700-Stain etch for inclusions
Weck's tint etch for alpha Ti-Chemical etching