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Title: A Graph Theory-Based Automated Twin Recognition Technique for Electron Backscatter Diffraction Analysis

Abstract

Abstract The present article introduces a new software, Microstructure Evaluation Tool for Interface Statistics (METIS), that performs high-throughput microstructure statistical analysis from electron backscatter diffraction maps. Emphasis is placed on the detection of twin domains in hexagonal close-packed metals. The numerical framework on which METIS is built leverages graph theory, group structures, and associated numerical algorithms to automatically detect twins and unravel both their intrinsic characteristics features and those pertaining to their interactions. The proposed graphical interface allows for the detection and correction of unlikely twin/parent associations rendering the approach applicable to highly deformed microstructures. Twin statistics and microstructural data are classified and saved in a relational database that can be interrogated via either GUI or SQL requests to reveal a wide spectrum of features of the microstructure. Illustration of the approach is performed in the case of zirconium.

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Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC). Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)
OSTI Identifier:
1780344
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1460637
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-17-20048
Journal ID: ISSN 2193-9764; PII: 106
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC52-06NA25396
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation Journal Volume: 7 Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2193-9764
Publisher:
Springer Science + Business Media
Country of Publication:
Germany
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; EBSD

Citation Formats

Pradalier, Cédric, Juan, Pierre-Alexandre, McCabe, Rodney J., and Capolungo, Laurent. A Graph Theory-Based Automated Twin Recognition Technique for Electron Backscatter Diffraction Analysis. Germany: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1007/s40192-018-0106-y.
Pradalier, Cédric, Juan, Pierre-Alexandre, McCabe, Rodney J., & Capolungo, Laurent. A Graph Theory-Based Automated Twin Recognition Technique for Electron Backscatter Diffraction Analysis. Germany. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40192-018-0106-y
Pradalier, Cédric, Juan, Pierre-Alexandre, McCabe, Rodney J., and Capolungo, Laurent. Mon . "A Graph Theory-Based Automated Twin Recognition Technique for Electron Backscatter Diffraction Analysis". Germany. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40192-018-0106-y.
@article{osti_1780344,
title = {A Graph Theory-Based Automated Twin Recognition Technique for Electron Backscatter Diffraction Analysis},
author = {Pradalier, Cédric and Juan, Pierre-Alexandre and McCabe, Rodney J. and Capolungo, Laurent},
abstractNote = {Abstract The present article introduces a new software, Microstructure Evaluation Tool for Interface Statistics (METIS), that performs high-throughput microstructure statistical analysis from electron backscatter diffraction maps. Emphasis is placed on the detection of twin domains in hexagonal close-packed metals. The numerical framework on which METIS is built leverages graph theory, group structures, and associated numerical algorithms to automatically detect twins and unravel both their intrinsic characteristics features and those pertaining to their interactions. The proposed graphical interface allows for the detection and correction of unlikely twin/parent associations rendering the approach applicable to highly deformed microstructures. Twin statistics and microstructural data are classified and saved in a relational database that can be interrogated via either GUI or SQL requests to reveal a wide spectrum of features of the microstructure. Illustration of the approach is performed in the case of zirconium.},
doi = {10.1007/s40192-018-0106-y},
journal = {Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation},
number = 1,
volume = 7,
place = {Germany},
year = {Mon Feb 26 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Mon Feb 26 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}

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