Criteria for choosing method and equipment
Physical methods of analysis in metallurgy
Article REF: M260 V1
Criteria for choosing method and equipment
Physical methods of analysis in metallurgy

Author : Michel MONCEL

Publication date: January 10, 1991 | Lire en français

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3. Criteria for choosing method and equipment

Faced with such a wide range of methods, the choice is difficult. First of all, certain basic principles must be respected; then, depending on the problem - imaging, elemental analysis, chemical bonding - and the possibilities and performance of each method, criteria must be found to select one, the other or several methods to be used simultaneously or successively.

3.1 Basic principles

Some are dictated by common sense - but everyone knows that common sense is the result of experience - while others are less intuitive. In our opinion, the basic principles are as follows.

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