Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
stereology techniques, grain boundary orientation, crystal lattices
College
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology
Department
Mechanical Engineering
Abstract
Much research in recent years has focused on producing polycrystalline materials with high numbers of special grain boundaries. Special grain boundaries are defined as boundaries with desirable properties, such as resistance to corrosion, cracking, or precipitation. Most researchers describe grain boundary geometry only with the three parameters of misorientation between adjacent crystal lattices. Although misorientation data have been successfully linked to some properties, knowledge of misorientation alone is insufficient to predict grain boundary energy, and can thus provide only a first-order approximation of a boundary’s properties.
Recommended Citation
Larsen, Ryan J. and Adams, Dr. Brent L.
(2014)
"A New Stereology,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014:
Iss.
1, Article 129.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/129