Abstract
Abstract
The development of the electron microprobe by Raymond Castaing provided
a great stimulus to materials science at a critical time in its history. For
the first time, accurate elemental analysis could be performed with a
spatial resolution of 1 µm, well within the dimensions of many
microstructural features. The impact of the microprobe occurred across the
entire spectrum of materials science and engineering. Contributions to the
basic infrastructure of materials science included more accurate and
efficient determination of phase diagrams and diffusion coefficients. The
study of the microstructure of alloys was greatly enhanced by electron
microprobe characterization of major, minor, and trace phases, including
contamination. Finally, the electron microprobe has proven to be a critical
tool for materials engineering, particularly to study failures, which often
begin on a micro-scale and then propagate to the macro-scale with
catastrophic results.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
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6 articles.
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