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Science through the lens.

Research micrographs from the group — SEM, BSE, and false-colour images of Mg alloys, reactive Al powders, and fracture surfaces.

Yin and Yang — BSE cross-section of an ultrasonically atomized Al-based alloy powder particle revealing a two-phase core–shell microstructure driven by Marangoni flow during solidification.
Yin and Yang — BSE cross-section of an ultrasonically atomized Al-based alloy powder particle revealing a two-phase core–shell microstructure driven by Marangoni flow during solidification.
Worlds Within Worlds — false-colour SEM of an etched Al–Si powder particle exposing the skeletal cubic silicon crystal network beneath the aluminium matrix.
Worlds Within Worlds — false-colour SEM of an etched Al–Si powder particle exposing the skeletal cubic silicon crystal network beneath the aluminium matrix.
Heart of Magnesium — false-colour BED-C SEM image of a heart-shaped eutectic Mg₂Ca phase surrounded by α-Mg matrix in a Mg–Ca binary alloy. CRF IIT Delhi, ×2300.
Heart of Magnesium — false-colour BED-C SEM image of a heart-shaped eutectic Mg₂Ca phase surrounded by α-Mg matrix in a Mg–Ca binary alloy. CRF IIT Delhi, ×2300.
Ultrasonically atomized Al alloy powder particle with a spinodal/lamellar decomposition surface microstructure — BSE SEM, 10 µm.
Ultrasonically atomized Al alloy powder particle with a spinodal/lamellar decomposition surface microstructure — BSE SEM, 10 µm.
Sea of Fracture — false-colour SEM of a cleavage fracture surface in a Mg–Ca alloy, revealing river marks and terraced crack propagation. CRF IIT Delhi, ×5000.
Sea of Fracture — false-colour SEM of a cleavage fracture surface in a Mg–Ca alloy, revealing river marks and terraced crack propagation. CRF IIT Delhi, ×5000.
Micro Flowers — SEM image of dendritic Mg₂Ca precipitates in a Mg–Ca alloy, forming fern-like patterns at grain boundaries. ×1000, 10 µm.
Micro Flowers — SEM image of dendritic Mg₂Ca precipitates in a Mg–Ca alloy, forming fern-like patterns at grain boundaries. ×1000, 10 µm.
Fossilized Bones — SEM image of a corroded Mg alloy surface showing pitting attack morphology at 100 µm scale, resembling a fossil bed.
Fossilized Bones — SEM image of a corroded Mg alloy surface showing pitting attack morphology at 100 µm scale, resembling a fossil bed.