Royce Training: Advanced EBSD Characterisation of Alloys

Hosted and delivered in-person at the Henry Royce Institute, The University of Manchester.

Overview 

This course will provide an introduction to advanced electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) technique in alloy imaging and characterisation. 

It will also provide an overview of the state-of-the-art facilities hosted by Royce at The University of Manchester, and other kit located with Royce partners. Routes to accessing Royce EBSD facilities will also be highlighted. 

 Audience: 

• Any researcher or industrialist looking to perform advanced EBSD analysis on alloys.  Some familiarity with the technique and running EBSD experiments is desirable (it’s not meant as a basic introduction).     

Aims: 

• Provide introduction to the development of the EBSD technique and state-of-the-art facilities available. 

• Highlight new advances in capability, including in-situ EBSD.   

• Introduce the HR-EBSD technique and its application to alloys. 

• Provide hands-on experience of using Aztec Crystal to perform quantitative analyses of microstructure and parent grain reconstruction.   

The focus will be on Oxford Instruments / Aztec capability.   

Outcomes for Attendees: 

• An increased appreciation of how EBSD (and associated state-of-the-art techniques) work, and how they can be applied to study alloys. 

• Experience using software to interrogate advanced EBSD datasets.  

• Opportunity for community building interactions, including troubleshooting and tips. 

Programme

Organisers

• Andrea Izquierdo Ruiz – Henry Royce Institute
• Ed Pickering – The University of Manchester 
• Jack Donoghue – The University of Manchester 

Speakers

• Ed Pickering – The University of Manchester
• Jack Donoghue – The University of Manchester
• Mark Coleman – Oxford Instruments
• Phani Karamched – University of Oxford
• Mark Taylor – The University of Manchester
• Ali Gholinia – The University of Manchester
• David Lunt – UKAEA
• Xiaohan Zeng – The University of Manchester