Practical Metallography

Aims & Scope

Practical Metallography is a bilingual (German-English) journal that informs you thoroughly on materialographic preparation, imaging and analysis of microstructures.

The journal covers the development and improvement of metallographic methods and equipment, possibilities of optical and electron microscopy, spectroscopy, diffraction techniques, non-destructive testing, metallographic investigations of materials, problems of specimens preparation and evaluation including useful laboratory advice and recipes, failure analysis including damage detection and elimination.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.30

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	19297

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	69

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.235

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	19

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Engineering, Materials Science and Physics and Astronomy, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Probenpräparation für die Transmissionselektronenmikroskopie: Verläßliche Methode für Querschnitte und brüchige Materialien/ Specimen Preparation for Transmission Electron Microscopy: Reliable Method for Cross-Sections and Brittle Materials

  Citation: 173

  Authors: A., U., J.

• Metallographische Gefügeuntersuchungen von Magnesiumlegierungen / The Metallographical Examination of Magnesium Alloys

  Citation: 83

  Authors: Volker, Jan, Dietmar, Karl Ulrich

• A Step-By-Step Analysis of the Polishing Process for Tungsten Specimens

  Citation: 60

  Authors: A., G., M.

• Morphology of Rust Phases Formed on Naturally Weathered Weathering Steels in Bridge Spans / Morphologie der unter natürlichem Witterungseinfluß auf „Weathering‘-Stählen gebildeten Rostphasen

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Ahmad, A.

• Quantitative Microstructure and Defect Density Analysis of Polycrystalline Tungsten Reference Samples after Different Heat Treatments

  Citation: 45

  Authors: A., M., S.

• Characterization of Laser and Electron Beam Welded Al Alloys / Charakterisierung von laser- und elektronenstrahlgeschweißten Aluminiumlegierungen

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Gürel, Volker, Jorge, Mustafa, Gerard, Pierre, Mauro, Cristina, Didier

• Ätztechniken für die Phasencharakterisierung von niedriglegierten Dual-Phasen- und TRIP-Stählen

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Johann, Elisabeth, Mario, Albert C.

• Ein Beitrag zur Stereophotogrammetrie am Rasterelektronenmikroskop / A Contribution to Stereophotogrammetry with the Scanning Electron Microscope

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Otmar

• The Characterisation of a Powder Metallurgically Manufactured TNMâ„¢ Titanium Aluminide Alloy Using Complimentary Quantitative Methods

  Citation: 35

  Authors: M., T., S., E., G., F.-P., F., H.

• Influence of Heat Treatments on the Microstructure of a Multi-Phase Titanium Aluminide Alloy

  Citation: 30

  Authors: E., M., T., S., J., V., J., H.

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