ASTM International has publishedManual 46, Metallographic and Materialographic Specimen Preparation, Light Microscopy, Image Analysis and Hardness Testing.

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA – ASTM International has publishedManual 46, Metallographic and Materialographic Specimen Preparation, Light Microscopy, Image Analysis and Hardness Testing. With 27 chapters, the manual covers all aspects of the metallographic and materialographic specimen preparation process, light microscopy, image analysis, hardness testing, and directions for establishing and maintaining a modern metallographic/materialographic laboratory. Call 610/832.9585 or visitwww.astm.org.