Application of Digital Techniques to Microstructure Analysis of Materials.
Abstract
The primary objective of this project was to develop digital computer techniques for the quantitative characterization of alloy microstructures. A secondary objective was to utilize these quantities to determine the numerical correlations between processing parameters, microstructure appearance, and mechanical properties. These objectives were restricted in scope to the 6Al-2Sn-4Zr-6Mo titanium alloy. To these ends, computer programs were written to: (1) Perform separation of individual connected regions from the background in a digitized micrograph; (2) compute 34 quantities which describe geometric properties of the photomicrograph; and (3) correlate these 34 quantities with 8 mechanical property measurements for each of 57 alloy specimens. The results of applying these programs to 139 photomicrographs of two perpendicular views of the alloy are given. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0733712
Entities
People
- P. J. Caulfield