Abstract
The microstructure in polycrystalline materials has mostly been studied in planar sections by microscopy techniques. Now the high penetration power of hard X-ray synchrotron radiation makes three-dimensional (3-D) observations possible in bulk material by back tracing the diffracted beam. The three-dimensional X-ray diffraction (3DXRD) microscope installed at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble provides a fast and non-destructive technique for mapping the embedded grains within thick samples in three dimensions. All essential features like the position, volume, orientation, stress-state of the grains can be determined, including the morphology of the grain boundaries. The accuracy of this novel tracking technique is compared with electron microscopy (EBSP), and its 3-D capacity is demonstrated. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Materials Science and Engineering: A - Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing |
Volume | 319-321 |
Issue number | SI |
Pages (from-to) | 179-181 |
ISSN | 0921-5093 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2001 |
Event | Meeting of the International Conference on the Strength of Materials - Asilomar (CA), United States Duration: 27 Aug 2000 → 1 Sept 2000 Conference number: 12 |
Conference
Conference | Meeting of the International Conference on the Strength of Materials |
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Number | 12 |
Country/Territory | United States |
City | Asilomar (CA) |
Period | 27/08/2000 → 01/09/2000 |
Keywords
- high-energy synchrotron radiation
- X-ray diffraction
- deformation
- in-situ measurement
- three-dimensional mapping