Crystal orientations analysed speedily, accurately

Advanced orientation imaging microscopy is for analyzing crystal orientations in materials and provides a sophisticated combination of speed, accuracy and flexibility in production environments.

Thermo Fisher Scientific now has an agreement to distribute electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) systems from a Edax, a business unit of the Ametek Materials Analysis Division.

Featuring Edax's advanced orientation imaging microscopy technology (OIM), the EBSD system will add novel capabilities to Thermo Fisher's existing world class microanalysis offering.

OIM is an advanced EBSD system available for analyzing crystal orientations in a sample.

In a report to Manufacturingtalk, Thermo Fisher Scientific said that the system features an EBSD detector, OIM analysis and data collection software.

The system provides a sophisticated combination of speed, accuracy and flexibility.

The rapid data acquisition rates make it a very effective analytical method for research and production environments.

Determining the structural properties of the material under analysis in the electron microscopes aids in failure analysis and enables researchers to improve their processes and products.

X-ray microanalysis product manager of Thermo Fisher Scientific, David Rohde, said: "OIM is the perfect complement to the Noran System Six advanced X-ray microanalysis system,.

By offering both the Noran System Six and EBSD, Thermo Fisher enables scientists to determine both the elemental and structural composition of a variety of materials".

Edax's product marketing manager, Del Redfern, said: "Edax is pleased to provide Thermo Scientific users with the opportunity to extend their analytical capabilities to include structural analysis with the market-leading OIM EBSD system.

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