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Main Authors: Chauniyal, Ashish, Thome, Pascal, Stricker, Markus
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.13673
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author Chauniyal, Ashish
Thome, Pascal
Stricker, Markus
author_facet Chauniyal, Ashish
Thome, Pascal
Stricker, Markus
contents Materials characterization using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) requires indexing the orientation of the measured region from Kikuchi patterns. The quality of Kikuchi patterns can degrade due to pattern overlaps arising from two or more orientations, in the presence of defects or grain boundaries. In this work we employ constrained non-negative matrix factorization to segment a microstructure with small grain misorientations,< 1 degree, and predict the amount of pattern overlap. First we implement the method on mixed simulated patterns - that replicates a pattern overlap scenario, and demonstrate the resolution limit of pattern mixing or factorization resolution using a weight metric. Subsequently, we segment a single-crystal dendritic microstructure and compare the results with high resolution EBSD. By utilizing weight metrics across a low angle grain boundary we demonstrate how very small misorientations/low-angle grain boundaries can be resolved at a pixel level. Our approach constitutes a versatile and robust tool, complementing other fast indexing methods for microstructure characterization.
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spellingShingle Employing constrained non-negative matrix factorization for microstructure segmentation
Chauniyal, Ashish
Thome, Pascal
Stricker, Markus
Materials Science
Materials characterization using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) requires indexing the orientation of the measured region from Kikuchi patterns. The quality of Kikuchi patterns can degrade due to pattern overlaps arising from two or more orientations, in the presence of defects or grain boundaries. In this work we employ constrained non-negative matrix factorization to segment a microstructure with small grain misorientations,< 1 degree, and predict the amount of pattern overlap. First we implement the method on mixed simulated patterns - that replicates a pattern overlap scenario, and demonstrate the resolution limit of pattern mixing or factorization resolution using a weight metric. Subsequently, we segment a single-crystal dendritic microstructure and compare the results with high resolution EBSD. By utilizing weight metrics across a low angle grain boundary we demonstrate how very small misorientations/low-angle grain boundaries can be resolved at a pixel level. Our approach constitutes a versatile and robust tool, complementing other fast indexing methods for microstructure characterization.
title Employing constrained non-negative matrix factorization for microstructure segmentation
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.13673