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Quick-Reference Guide to Final Polishing Solutions
Final Polishing Suspensions
Name Applications
MicroPolish® II Deagglomerated Higher quality alumina suitable for polishing most minerals and metals;
Alumina Powder and Suspensions Produces a better surface finish than standard alumina abrasives of the same size
MasterPrep® Sol-gel alumina suspension with a pH of ~8.5
Alumina Polishing Solution Produces better finishes than calcined alumina abrasive
Excellent with:
•Minerals • Metals • Carbides • PWB’s • Precious Metals • Electronics
MasterMet® Amorphous silica colloidal suspension with a pH of ~10
Colloidal Silica Suspension Chemo-mechanical polishing action produces an excellent surface:
•Metals • Minerals • Polymers
MasterMet® 2 Non-Crystallizing Non-crystallizing amorphous silica colloidal suspension with a pH of ~10.5
Colloidal Silica Suspension Chemo-mechanical polishing action
MasterPolish® Proprietary viscous blend of high purity 0.05µm alumina and colloidal silica with a slightly
Final Polishing Suspension basic pH of ~9
Contains little water and can be used with materials that are sensitive to water:
•Mg (most alloys) • Co-based alloys • Fe (most alloys) • Ni • Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs)
MasterPolish® 2 pH of ~10 for chemo-mechanical polishing:
Final Polishing Suspension •Sapphire • Glass • Alumina • Silicon Nitride • Metal/Ceramic composites
Buehler Polishing Suspensions have been developed in our research laboratories to give the metallographer an easy-to-use,
premixed polishing media that has the same consistency from day to day and from lot to lot. Buehler Suspensions are packaged in
convenient applicator bottles, and are ready to use.
Type
Final Polishing Suspensions
MasterPrep® Alumina Polishing Suspension, 0.05µm
MasterMet® Colloidal Silica Suspension, 0.06µm
MasterMet® 2 Non-Crystallizing Colloidal
Silica Suspension, 0.02µm
MasterPolish® Final Polishing Suspension, 0.05µm
MasterPolish® 2 Final Polishing Suspension, 0.06µm
MasterPrep® Alumina Polishing
Suspension
MasterMet® Colloidal Silica
Suspension
6 oz. (0.18l)
63-6377-006
40-6370-006
40-6380-006
MasterMet® 2 Non-Crystallizing
Colloidal Silica Suspension
40-6377-032
40-10084
40-6376-032
32 oz. (0.95l)
64 oz. (1.9l)
40-6377-064
40-6370-064
40-6380-064
MasterPolish® & MasterPolish® 2
Final Polish Suspensions
44 Effective 2011