What Does Metallurgical Optical Microscope Mean?
A metallurgical optical microscope is a type of examination equipment that is used to inspect metals on a cellular and granular level. In contrast to a conventional optical microscope that illuminates the specimen from the bottom, a metallurgical optical microscope illuminates the top of the specimen by frontal lighting via a tube.
Inspecting specimens with a metallurgical optical microscope is often a first step to prevent intergranular corrosion.