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Statistically representative three-dimensional microstructures based on orthogonal observation sections

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Techniques are described that have been used to create a statistically representative three-dimensional model microstructure for input into computer simulations using the geometric and crystallographic observations from two orthogonal sections through an aluminum polycrystal. Orientation maps collected on the observation planes are used to characterize the sizes, shapes, and orientations of grains. Using a voxel-based tessellation technique, a microstructure is generated with grains whose size and shape are constructed to conform to those measured experimentally. Orientations are then overlaid on the grain structure such that distribution of grain orientations and the nearest-neighbor relationships, specified by the distribution of relative misorientations across grain boundaries, match the experimentally measured distributions. The techniques are applicable to polycrystalline materials with sufficiently compact grain shapes and can also be used to controllably generate a wide variety of hypothetical microstructures for initial states in computer simulations.

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  1. MSEL, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 20899, Gaithersburg, MD

    David M. Saylor (Postdoctoral Research Associate)

  2. Alcoa Technical Center, 15609, Alcoa Center, PA

    Joseph Fridy (Senior Staff Computer Scientist)

  3. the Materials Science and Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University, 15213, Pittsburgh, PA

    Bassem S. El-Dasher (Postdoctoral Research Associate), Kee-Young Jung (Graduate Student) & Anthony D. Rollett (Professor)

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This article is based on a presentation made at the symposium “Characterization and Representation of Material Microstructures in 3-D” held October 8–10, 2002, in Columbus, OH, under the auspices of ASM International’s Phase Transformations committee.

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Saylor, D.M., Fridy, J., El-Dasher, B.S. et al. Statistically representative three-dimensional microstructures based on orthogonal observation sections. Metall Mater Trans A 35, 1969–1979 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-004-0146-0

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