PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jeníček, Štěpán
AU  - Vorel, Ivan
AU  - Peković, Michal
TI  - Identification of virgin martensite in quenched microstructures of new generation of forging steels with higher silicon content using colour etching
DP  - 2020 Aug 18
TA  - Manufacturing Technology Journal
PG  - 177--182
VI  - 20
IP  - 2
AID - 10.21062/mft.2020.022
IS  - 12132489
AB  - Observation and identification of products of transformation of austenite during austempering, Q-P processing, or quenching and tempering are often challenging. The reason is that the resulting microstructures are typically very fine and provide insufficient contrast between microstructural components. Their analysis requires scanning or transmission electron microscopy which demand rather complex sample preparation procedures and involve high costs of maintenance of microscopes and accessories. However, in-process inspection of products of heat treatment calls for simpler and rapid methods of microstructure analysis using a light microscope.