Detail

Data set for "3D Reconstruction of a High-Energy Diffraction Microscopy Sample Using Multi-Modal Serial Sectioning with High-Precision EBSD and Surface Profilometry"

Sparks, Gregory; Mason, Simon; Chapman, Michael G.; Park, Jun-Sang; Sharma, Hemant; Kenesei, Peter; Niezgoda, Stephen R.; Mills, Michael J.; Uchic, Michael D.; Shade, Paul A.; Obstalecki, Mark

Year

2024

Source Name

8f586539-f397-4af1-9c52-3c2e0da796c8

License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0

Contacts

parkjs@anl.gov hsharma@anl.gov gregory.sparks.2.ctr@us.af.mil

DOI

10.18126/4y0p-v604 View on Datacite
High-energy diffraction microscopy (HEDM) combined with \insitu{} mechanical testing is a powerful non-destructive technique for tracking the evolving microstructure within polycrystalline materials during deformation. This technique relies on a sophisticated analysis of X-ray diffraction patterns to produce a three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of grains and other microstructural features within the interrogated volume. However, it is known that HEDM can fail to identify certain microstructural features, particularly smaller grains or twinned regions. Characterization of the identical sample volume using high-resolution surface-specific techniques, particularly electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), can not only provide additional microstructure information about the interrogated volume but also highlight opportunities for improvement of the HEDM reconstruction algorithms. In this study, a sample fabricated from undeformed ``low solvus, high refractory'' (LSHR) nickel-based superalloy was scanned using HEDM. The volume interrogated by HEDM was then carefully characterized using a combination of surface-specific techniques, including epi-illumination optical microscopy, zero-tilt secondary and backscattered electron imaging, scanning white light interferometry, and high-precision EBSD. Custom data fusion protocols were developed to integrate and align the microstructure maps captured by these surface-specific techniques and HEDM. The raw and processed data from HEDM and serial sectioning have been made available on the Materials Data Facility (MDF) for further investigation.