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PACE Technologies has built metallographic sample preparation equipment in Tucson, Arizona since 1997 and serves labs in 50+ countries. This sitemap covers our full line of equipment (cutters, mounting presses, grinder-polishers, microscopes, hardness testers), consumables (blades, abrasives, polishing suspensions, mounting compounds, etchants), services including KeepPACE service plans, 40+ preparation guides across our 11-class material system, calculators and reference tools, our Materials Prep ELN, the 2026 product catalog, SDS documents, and customer support.
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Preparation Procedures
- Procedures Overview
- Class 1: Soft, Ductile Materials
- Class 2: Refractory Metals
- Class 3: Lower Ductility Metals
- Class 4: Soft Brittle Non-metals
- Class 5: Medium Hard/Ductile Metals
- Class 6: Tough, Hard Non-ferrous
- Class 7: Coatings & Surface Treatments
- Class 8: Hardened Steels
- Class 9: Metal Matrix Composites
- Class 10: Engineered Ceramics
- Class 11: Very Hard Brittle Materials