--- title: Consumables url: https://www.buehler.com/uk/products/consumables/ date: 2021-10-21T15:54:08+00:00 modified: 2026-11-02T20:17:53+00:00 lang: en_GB --- # Metallography Consumables ## Consumables for Metallographic Sample Preparation and Testing Buehler was founded in 1936 by Swiss immigrant, Adolph I. Buehler, who saw a need for products for metallographic sample preparation equipment and optical inspection instruments for the steel and automotive industries in the Midwest USA. Buehler is well established as the world’s leading supplier of materials preparation and analysis instruments, equipment, consumable supplies and application solutions. ### Sectioning Consumables ![Sectioning Consumables](https://www.buehler.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/04/Sectioning-Consumables.png) Buehler sectioning and cutting consumables include abrasive and precision cutting blades, coolants and related accessories for preparing a wide range of materials. Selecting the right blade and coolant helps improve cutting efficiency while minimizing heat and surface deformation, providing a quality starting surface for subsequent metallographic sample preparation. [Explore Sectioning Consumables](https://www.buehler.com/uk/products/sectioning/accessories-consumables/) ### Mounting Consumables ![Mounting Consumables](https://www.buehler.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/04/Mounting-Consumables.png) Buehler mounting consumables include hot compression compounds, epoxy and acrylic systems, UV-curing resins, molds, support clips and other mounting accessories. These solutions help laboratories produce uniform specimens with the edge retention, flatness and sample support needed for efficient grinding, polishing and analysis. 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[Explore Grinding & Polishing Consumables](https://www.buehler.com/uk/products/grinding-and-polishing/accessories-and-consumables/) ### Image & Analysis Accessories ![Image and Analysis Accessories](https://www.buehler.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/04/Image-and-Analysis-Accessories.png) Complete your metallographic imaging and analysis system with microscope and imaging accessories designed to support specimen viewing, measurement and quantitative analysis. Buehler offers digital cameras, motorized stage kits, stage micrometers, computers and monitors for use with microscopy and OmniMet® imaging solutions. [Explore Image Analysis Accessories](https://www.buehler.com/uk/products/imaging-and-analysis/#accessories) ### Hardness Test Blocks ![Hardness Test Blocks](https://www.buehler.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/04/Hardness-Test-Blocks.png) Wilson® hardness test blocks provide a trusted reference for verifying the accuracy and performance of hardness testing systems. 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