Vilella’s Reagent, 250 mL

Description

Vilella’s Reagent (AKA Villela’s etch) is a metallurgical etchant for the microscopic study of heat-treated steels, martensitic stainless steels, and tool steels. This product is listed as formula number 80, “Vilella’s,” in ASTM standard E407.

User Instructions:

• Mirror-polish the sample surface before etching.
• Immerse or swab the sample for a few seconds to minutes.
• Close the lid after each use to avoid alcohol evaporation.
• Do not let the solution crystallize or dry out completely. Inspect the content periodically and add solvent as needed. Please consult SDS for more information.
• This product will stain skin and clothing. When rinsing the sample after etching, it is advisable to rinse in water to remove the bulk of the etchant, and then immerse the sample in a beaker of alcohol, followed by flushing the surface with alcohol from a squeeze bottle.

Product Applications:

• Reveal the ferrite-carbide structure (tempered martensite).
• Etch martensitic stainless steels, tool steels, or steel with a tempered martensite microstructure.
• Outline and enhance constituents in stainless steels: delta ferrite, sigma phase, and carbides.
• Create replicas for Non-Destructive Examination (NDE) on boilers, pressure vessels, heat exchanger piping, and other components.

Packaging:

Nalgene® Leakproof Bottle, HDPE.

California Proposition 65 WARNING: This product contains methanol which is known to the State of California to cause reproductive harm.