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Focusing on the Field of View

Microscopic standards are moving away from magnification. Learn about the importance of Field of View when dealing with sample measurements.

Measured Science: A LECO Podcast

Hear from Dave Coulston, LECO’s former Corporate Metallurgist, on the past, present, and future of metallography on LECO’s podcast: Measured Science

LECO Analytical Applications Poster Competition

Learn more about the winners of our LECO Analytical Applications Poster Competition 2020-2021!

Calibration Settings

It is important to know how to calibrate your video measurement systems and eyepiece reticle microscopes before measuring with them.

Metallographic Gift-Giving

LECO’s Metallographic Supplies catalog has been updated in time for the gift-giving season! Order your lab’s consumables online today!

The Process of Metallographic Preparation

Dave Coulston breaks down the process of metallographic preparation and analysis step by step in this informative webinar from LECO.

Steely Solutions

Join LECO for a series of webinars on the measurement of chemically and structurally transformed steel.

Sectioning Struggles

Struggling with rough or slow cuts when sectioning? Your blade could be the problem. Pay attention to the blade’s strength, width, size, and material.

Application Spotlight: Decarburization Depth Analysis

LECO’s AMH55 can be used to determine the hardness profile of decarburized steel fasteners.

Uncured Epoxy

When overnight isn’t long enough for your long cure epoxy mount to cure, what can you do to fix the problems? Tips and tricks for curing epoxy mounts

A Tip on Met Tips

LECO is pleased to introduce our Met Troubleshooting Guide and digital help line!

Radial Cracks

Cracks in a mount are NEVER a welcome sight, but there are some tricks to preventing their formation in the first place.

Broken Blades

How can you prevent abrasive cut-off wheels from breaking mid-cut? Here, we outline the most frequent causes of a broken blade and how to fix them.

Stained Specimens

When a metallographic specimen is stained, it’s not always clear what went wrong.

The MX400: A Next Generation of Mounting Press

As the newest mounting press to enter LECO’s lineup of metallographic instrumentation, the MX400 will streamline sample preparation with its exceptional ease-of-use and dual mount capability in a fully automated solution.

2019 Metallography Training Class Schedule Has Been Released

We want you to give you all the tools you need to succeed in your lab, and this means being there for you each step of the way, even after the sale. We re here to show you exactly how to use your new instrument to its full potential.

Hardness Tester Verification for ASTM

We routinely get questions about how often hardness testers need to be verified with test blocks by users. ASTM provides guidance in E 18 (Rockwell) and E 92 (Vickers and Knoop), Table A1.1, but the two standards use different terminology and have different requirements. Learn about them here!