Beckmann, F.; Grupp, R.; Haibel, A.; Huppmann, M.; Nöthe, M.; Pyzalla, A.; Reimers, W.; Schreyer, A.; Zettler, R.: In-situ synchrotron X-ray microtomography studies of microstructure and damage evolution in engineering materials. Advanced Engineering Materials 9 (2007), p. 939-950
10.1002/adem.200700254
Abstract:
In materials science X-ray microtomography has evolved as an increasingly utilized technique for characterizing the 3D microstructure of materials. The fundamentals of X-ray microtomography experimental methods and the reconstruction and data evaluation processes are briefly described. A review of in-situ synchrotron X-ray microtomography studies in literature is given. Examples of recent work include in-situ microtomography investiagtions of metallic foams, in-situ studies of the sintering of copper particles, and in-situ investigations of creep damage evolution in composites. Future perspectives of in-situ X-ray microtomography studies in materials science are outlined.