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Macro Etch Test

A process of etching metals with acids or other reagents for examination by the naked eye or small magnification of up to 10 diameters to reveal their gross crystalline structure, e.g. segregation, flow lines, defects and the distribution of impurities. Surface of the test piece should be reasonably smooth or even polished.

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