Anwendung der Serienschnittechnik in der Gefügeanalyse / Use of the Serial Sectioning Technique for Microstructural Analysis

Abstract

The application of the serial sectioning technique for the reconstruction of spatial microstructures is demonstrated using two single phase polycrystalline microstructures as examples. The materials examined are an austenitic steel and a ZnO ceramic. The practical procedure is described as well as the analysis of the planar sections. The spatial grain size distribution and number of grains per unit volume are determined using parameters obtained from planar sections. Significant differences are found between the determined spatial grain size distribution, given in histogram form, and values obtained using stereological models