Metals Up Close

Metals up close

The Scanning Electron Microscope is a powerful scientific instrument that can be used to look at materials ‘up-close’ and help us understand what is going on in the material. Here, you can have a look at some of the real materials currently used in the jet-turbine engine and see how they are structured. 

Click on the images below to find out more about what different metals look like up close!

Turbine blade Nickel Superalloy	Compressor Blade     Titanium alloy	Eutectic Alloy