Three-Dimensional X-Ray Diffraction Microscopy: Mapping Polycrystals and their Dynamics [Hardcover]

Three-dimensional x-ray diffraction (3DXRD) microscopy is a novel experimental method for structural characterisation of polycrystalline materials. The position, morphology, phase, strain and crystallographic orientation of hundreds of grains or sub-grain embedded within mm-cm thick specimens can be determined simultaneously. Furthermore, the dynamics of the individual structural elements can be monitored during typical processes such as deformation or annealing.

The book gives a comprehensive account of the methodology followed by a summary of selected applications. The method is presented from a mathematical/crystallographic point-of-view but with sufficient hands-on details to enable the reader to plan his or her own experiments. The scope of applications includes work in materials science and engineering, geophysics, geology, chemistry and pharmaceutical science.

Introduction.- Methods for Meso-scale Structural Characterization.- Geometric Principles.- GRAINDEX and Related Analysis.- Orientation Mapping.- Combining 3DXRD and Absorption Contrast Tomography.- Multi-grain Crystallography.- The 3DXRD Microscope.- Applications.- Alternative Approaches.- Concluding Remarks.

From the reviews:

The aim of this book is to give a comprehensive account of 3DXRD microscopy, with a focus both on methodology and on applications. & the book may serve to stimulate research in other fields also, such as geophysics, geology, chemistry, and pharmaceutical science. In short, the book is a very sound and gainful enterprise with good focus & which is a welcome feature. Scientists working in the field will have cause to be elated at the prospect of acquiring and referring to the volume. (Current Engineering Practice, Vol. 47 (3), 2004-2005)

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