Microstructure Characterization
Distribution and chemical condition of trace elements in microstructures
Distribution and chemical condition of trace elements in microstructures affect strength and formability of materials. We develop characterization techniques of the microstructures.
Applications
Related SDGs
Relevant KOBELCO products
Relevant products
Features
Mapping of C chemical condition
Soft-X ray emission spectroscopy (SXES) on a perlite sample
◆advantages of the technique
•spatial resolution ~ 180 nm
•no contamination
◆product improvement
•strength and formability
Morphology of solute clusters
Atom probe tomography on an aluminum alloy sample
◆advantages of the technique
•visualization of the cluster morphology first in the industry
◆product improvement
•strength and formability
Grain boundary segregation
Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy on a grain boundary (gb) of a steel sample
◆advantages of the technique
•measurement accuracy = 0.1 atom/nm2
◆product improvement
•ductility