Non-Destructive Characterization of Engineering Materials Using High-Energy X-rays at the Advanced Photon Source

Abstract

Engineering materials are typically made from transition metals and exist in polycrystalline form. The ability to characterize this class of materials, both ex situ and in situ, is particularly important as the demand for efficient, environment-friendly machines rises and the need to understand the material response at a smaller length scale increases. In the past decade, the use of high-energy synchrotron X-rays to characterize bulk engineering materials has increased significantly, with several high-energy beamlines and new characterization techniques coming online around the world.