Methods for determining a recovery state of a metal alloy
US9002499B2 · kind B2 · utility
2Cited by
0References
16Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2223/615
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods for determining a recovery state of a metal alloy are disclosed herein. In one example, a fluctuation in a crystallographic grain orientation of the metal alloy is determined by utilizing electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) data of the metal alloy. A processor of an electron backscatter diffraction machine utilizes a local orientation deviation quantifier to correlate the fluctuation in the crystallographic grain orientation of the metal alloy with a plastic strain recovery of the metal alloy. Other examples of the method are also disclosed herein.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.