Metallurgical microscopes may either be inverted or upright. Inverted metallurgical microscope can be utilized for metallurgical applications and for a wide range of microscopy applications. Such as crystallography, sand casting analysis for iron metal foundries, metal patina analysis and for quality control. In other terms, the inverted version mainly lets the user study larger than usual objects
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