Metallography

Japanese: metallography
Metallography

...The term macrostructure is used to refer to something that can be observed with the naked eye.
[Metallography]
By the end of the 18th century, it was clear that the differences in properties such as malleability and hardenability between wrought iron, steel, and pig iron were due to differences in the carbon concentrations in these metals. However, it was unclear why the hardness of steel with the same carbon concentration changed when subjected to heat treatments such as quenching and tempering.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "metallography" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…マクロ組織という言葉は肉眼によって観察可能なものについて用いられる。
[金属組織学metallography]
 18世紀末までに,錬鉄,鋼,銑鉄の可鍛性,焼入れ性などの性質の違いは,これらの金属に含まれる炭素濃度の差によるものであることが明らかとなった。しかし,炭素濃度の同じ鋼の硬さが焼入れ,焼戻しなどの熱処理によって変化する原因は不明であった。…

※「metallography」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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