ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 13383-1 Firstedition 2012-09-01 Fine ceramics (advanced ceramics, advanced technical ceramics) - Microstructural characterization - Part 1: Determination of grain size and size distribution Ceramiques techniquesCaractérisation microstructurale- Partie 1: Determination de la grosseur du grain et de la distribution granulometrique Referencenumber IS013383-1:2012(E) LSO @IS02012 from IHS Not for Resale IS013383-1:2012(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT ISO2012 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either IsO at the address below or Iso's member body in the country ofthe requester. ISO copyright office Casepostale56.CH-1211Geneva20 Tel.+4122749 0111 Fax+41227490947 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii @IS0 2012 -All rights reserved Provided by IHS No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale IS0 13383-1:2012(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv 1 Scope ..1 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Significance and use ..3 5 Apparatus 5.1 Sectioning equipment .4 5.2 Mounting equipment. ..4 5.3 Grinding and polishing equipment .4 5.4 Etching equipment.. ..4 5.5 Microscope 4 5.6 Calibrated rule or scale ..5 5.7 Circle template .5 6 Test piece preparation .5 6.1 Sampling. .5 6.2 Cutting. .5 6.3 Mounting .5 6.4 Grinding and polishing .5 6.5 Etching .6 7 Photomicrography .6 7.1 Generalaspects. .6 7.2 Optical microscopy. ..6 7.3 Scanningelectronmicroscopy 7.4 Calibration micrographs. .7 8 Measurement of micrographs .7 8.1 General. 8.2 Method A1. .8 8.3 MethodA2 ..8 8.4 MethodB ..8 8.5 Useofautomaticorsemi-automaticimageanalysisformethodsAandB ..9 9 Calculation of results .10 9.1 MethodA1 .10 9.2 MethodA2 ..10 9.3 MethodB ..10 10 Interferences anduncertainties. ..11 11 Test report. .12 AnnexA(informative)Grindingandpolishingprocedures .14 AnnexB (informative)Etchingprocedures ..16 AnnexC (informative)SettingKohlerillumination inanoptical microscope ..18 AnnexD(informative)Round-robinverificationofMethodA1 .19 AnnexE(informative)Round-robinverificationofMethodB ..20 AnnexF (informative)Grain sizedistributionmeasurement .21 Annex G (informative)Results sheet: Grain size in accordancewithIs013383-1 .22 Bibliography .23 @ IS0 2012 -All rights reserved ii letworking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale