Introduction to Texture Analysis: Macrotexture, Microtexture, and Orientation Mapping

Introduction to Texture Analysis: Macrotexture, Microtexture, and Orientation Mapping is a comprehensive guide to texture analysis, covering traditional macrotexture analysis and advanced electron-microscopy-based microtexture analysis. It integrates the two techniques and provides a detailed explanation of philosophy, practice, and analysis. The Third Edition includes updated information on data acquisition, representation, and evaluation, as well as experimental details of the latest transmission or scanning electron microscope-based techniques for microstructure analysis. It also offers new and innovative grain boundary descriptions and examples, making it an ideal tool for readers in the materials sciences to develop a working understanding of the practice and applications of texture analysis.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 562 pages
Publication date: 27 February 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

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Introduction to Texture Analysis: Macrotexture, Microtexture, and Orientation Mapping, a comprehensive guide to texture analysis, has been revised to reflect emerging methods and the evolution of the field. The book maintains a minimal mathematical approach, covering both traditional macrotexture analysis and advanced electron-microscopy-based microtexture analysis. By integrating these techniques, the authors address the need for a more detailed explanation of philosophy, practice, and analysis in texture analysis.

The book illustrates various approaches to orientation measurement and interpretation, elucidating the fundamental principles upon which these measurements are based. Thoroughly updated, this Third Edition of a best-seller serves as a rare introductory-level guide to texture analysis.

The book delves into the discussions associated with orientations, textures, and their representation, as well as the phenomenon of radiation diffraction, which serves as the basis for almost all texture analysis. It encompasses data acquisition techniques, as well as representation and evaluation related to well-established methods of macrotexture analysis.

In addition, the book has been updated to include experimental details of the latest transmission or scanning electron microscope-based techniques for microstructure analysis, including electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD). It describes how microtexture data are evaluated and represented, emphasizing advancements in orientation microscopy and mapping, as well as advanced issues concerning crystallographic aspects of interfaces and connectivity.

Furthermore, the book offers new and innovative grain boundary descriptions and examples, providing valuable insights into the practice and applications of texture in the materials sciences. This book serves as an ideal tool for readers seeking to develop a working understanding of texture analysis and its practical implications.

Weight: 1070g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032189420
Edition number: 3 ed