An expert system for identifying steels and cast irons.

Abstract This paper presents an application of Knowledge Engineering techniques to the problem of identifying a steel or cast iron from a microphotograph. The essential aim of the implemented system is to help metallography students in the task of learning the concepts relevant for identifying and classifying steels and cast irons. The system has been developed and implemented by means of Knowledge Engineering tools, and all the goals set up at the beginning of the project have been reached.