Measurement of γ' precipitates in a nickel-based superalloy using energy-filtered transmission electron microscopy coupled with automated segmenting techniques

Micron

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 641-647

  Tiley, J S ^a   Viswanathan, G B ^a   Shiveley, A ^a   Tschopp, M ^a,d   Srinivasan, R ^b   Banerjee, R ^c   Fraser, H L ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b The Ohio State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^d MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy filtered TEM; Nickel alloys; Segmentation procedures

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION EDGES; AUTOMATED SEGMENTATION; ENERGY FILTERED TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENERGY-FILTERED TEM; ENERGY-LOSS SPECTRUM; FACE-CENTERED CUBIC; MATRIX; MULTICOMPONENTS; NI-BASED SUPERALLOYS; NICKEL- BASED SUPERALLOYS; PRECIPITATE SIZE; REGION-GROWING TECHNIQUES; RENE 88DT; SEGMENTATION PROCEDURE; SEGMENTATION TECHNIQUES; TEM;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AUTOMATION; CHROMIUM; ENERGY DISSIPATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; NICKEL; NICKEL ALLOYS; PRECIPITATES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUPERALLOYS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TITANIUM;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; PRECIPITATES;

EID: 77954385677     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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