Determination of the oxide particle density in ODS alloys by means of transmission electron microscopy
Aleksandra Czyrska-Filemonowicz,
University of Mining and Metallurgy, Faculty of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
Beata Dubiel,
University of Mining and Metallurgy, Faculty of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
Kurt Wiencek,
University of Mining and Metallurgy, Faculty of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
Abstract
Stereological estimation of second phase particle density NVby means of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) has been carried out. Modern transmission electron microscopes, with the possibility of convergent-beam electron diffraction (CBED), allow accurate measurement of specimen thickness and therefore for particle density estimation. The method of thickness measurement using CBED is described in detail.
Quantitative TEM metallography has been performed on an ODS alloy, where second phase particles (oxides) are randomly but homogeneously distributed in the matrix. For the measured specimen thickness t of 115 nm and the estimated value of mean oxide diameter of D = 2.14.10-5 mm, the estimated particle density NV was 120.00.1010 mm-3.
Keywords : CBED, ODS alloys, particle density, TEM, thickness measurements
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Aleksandra Czyrska-Filemonowicz, Beata Dubiel & Kurt Wiencek, «Determination of the oxide particle density in ODS alloys by means of transmission electron microscopy», Acta Stereologica [En ligne], Volume 17 (1998), Number 2 - Sep. 1998, 225-236 URL : https://popups.uliege.be/0351-580x/index.php?id=2616.