Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9809554 | Surface and Coatings Technology | 2005 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
An outline of the application of the focused ion beam (FIB) workstation to the characterization of wear-resistant coatings is provided. Specimen preparation difficulties sometimes limit the usefulness of electron microscopy for microstructural characterization of coatings. However, FIB technology overcomes many of these difficulties allowing microstructural characterization to be performed both by cross-sectioning and imaging coatings and by specimen preparation of electron transparent cross-sections for subsequent examination by electron microscopy. In addition, the FIB may be combined with other techniques, such as nanoindentation or wear testing, to obtain further information about the mechanisms governing the performance of the coatings in service.
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Authors
J.M. Cairney, P.R. Munroe, M. Hoffman,