Automated Analysis of Twin Grain Alloy Structures

Solution Summary:
This solution provides fully automated detection, selection and grain size analysis of alloy microstructures containing annealing twins. The application uses intelligent recognition and reconstruction algorithms to correctly identify and handle twin boundaries common for supperalloy structures.

Source Image:
100-500x optical micrograph of twin grain alloy structure.

Sample Preparation:
Specification and procedures for sample preparation are available for a range of alloy materials. Sample preparation and consulting services are available through our Service Partners.

Applicable Standards:
ASTM E112, ASTM E1382

Determined Parameters:
Module provides quantitative statistical analysis for single or multiple samples that includes:

	Number of view fields
	Analyzed area
	Number of grains
	Average grain area
	ALA grain area
	Micrograin numbers
		Average number
		Confidence interval (95% CI)
		Relative accuracy (%RA)
		ALA grain number
		Minimum number
		Maximum number
		Modal number
	Grain size
		Minimum size
		Maximum size
		Average size

Sample Report:

Application features, configuration settings, and results are customizable to satisfy client requirements.