Three-Dimensional Visualization of Microstructures
Marco Lanzagorta, Milo V. Kral, J. Edward Swan II, George Spanos, Rob Rosenberg, and Eddy Kuo. Three-Dimensional Visualization of Microstructures. In Case Studies, Proceedings of IEEE Visualization '98, pp. 487–490, IEEE Computer Society Press, October 1998.
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Abstract
This case study describes a technique for the three-dimensional analysis of the internal microscopic structure ("microstructure") of materials. This technique consists of incrementally polishing through a thin layer (approximately 0.2 $\mu$m) of material, chemically etching the polished surface, applying reference marks, and performing optical or scanning electron microscopy on selected areas. The series of images are then processed employing AVS and other visualization software to obtain a 3D reconstruction of the material. We describe how we applied this technique to an alloy steel to study the morphology, connectivity, and distribution of cementite precipitates formed during thermal processing. The results showed microstructural features not previously identified with traditional 2D techniques.
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BibTeX
@InProceedings{IEEEVIS98-vm,
author = {Marco Lanzagorta and Milo V. Kral and J. Edward {Swan~II} and
George Spanos and Rob Rosenberg and Eddy Kuo},
title = {Three-Dimensional Visualization of Microstructures},
booktitle = {Case Studies, Proceedings of IEEE Visualization '98},
location = {Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA},
date = {October 18--23},
month = {October},
year = 1998,
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society Press},
pages = {487--490},
abstract = {
This case study describes a technique for the three-dimensional
analysis of the internal microscopic structure ("microstructure") of
materials. This technique consists of incrementally polishing through
a thin layer (approximately 0.2 ${\mu}$m) of material, chemically
etching the polished surface, applying reference marks, and performing
optical or scanning electron microscopy on selected areas. The series
of images are then processed employing AVS and other visualization
software to obtain a 3D reconstruction of the material. We describe
how we applied this technique to an alloy steel to study the
morphology, connectivity, and distribution of cementite precipitates
formed during thermal processing. The results showed microstructural
features not previously identified with traditional 2D techniques.
},
}