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Material Testing · Microscopy & Imaging

Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) Analysis

Instrument model
Oxford C-nano
SEM-based EBSD platforms with Oxford Instruments, EDAX, or Bruker EBSD detectors
Typical turnaround
5-10 working days
Common outputs
EBSD orientation / IPF mapsphase and grain-boundary mapspole figures, misorientation, grain-size, and texture outputs
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Overview & applications

When to use EBSD in an engineering investigation

EBSD helps engineering and research teams investigate crystal orientation, texture, and preferred orientation, grain size, grain boundaries, and local misorientation, phase distribution and recrystallisation or deformation features with a lab-ready scope. TESTDOG can help translate an unclear request into the right imaging route, sample preparation notes and reporting requirements.

Use this page as a starting point for deciding whether EBSD is suitable before requesting a quotation.

What this test can help you understand

Crystal orientation, texture, and preferred

Assess crystal orientation, texture, and preferred orientation as part of a lab-ready investigation scope.

Grain size, grain boundaries, and

Assess grain size, grain boundaries, and local misorientation as part of a lab-ready investigation scope.

Phase distribution and recrystallisation or

Assess phase distribution and recrystallisation or deformation features as part of a lab-ready investigation scope.

Samples & requirements

Suitable samples and what to prepare

Typical sample types

  • Polished metals and alloys
  • Ceramics, minerals, and crystalline coatings
  • Cross-sections or bulk crystalline materials prepared to a high surface finish

Submission requirements

  • Test surface must be flat, clean, stress-free, and highly polished
  • common preparation includes cutting, mounting, grinding, mechanical polishing, electro-polishing, vibratory polishing, and argon ion polishing
  • Typical directly measurable sample size should be small and regular, commonly below about 8 mm x 8 mm x 3 mm
  • larger samples should be pre-cut
  • Conductive samples are preferred. Non-conductive samples may need carbon coating rather than gold coating, because gold can weaken EBSD diffraction signals
  • Provide phase, crystal-structure, space group, lattice parameter, atomic-position, element, ICCD/PDF-card, or other crystallographic information before indexing
  • Powders normally require embedding or specialist preparation
  • discuss powder EBSD before submission

Available options and related modes

EBSD routes we can help coordinate

Standard EBSD mapping

Standard EBSD mapping can be scoped where the sample, objective and partner capability are suitable.

In-situ EBSD

In-situ EBSD can be scoped where the sample, objective and partner capability are suitable.

TKD

TKD can be scoped where the sample, objective and partner capability are suitable.

EBSD pattern indexing

EBSD pattern indexing can be scoped where the sample, objective and partner capability are suitable.

EBSD sample preparation

EBSD sample preparation can be scoped where the sample, objective and partner capability are suitable.

Grain-size / texture / misorientation

Grain-size / texture / misorientation analysis can be scoped where the sample, objective and partner capability are suitable.

Deliverables

What you can expect back

01EBSD orientation and phase maps

EBSD orientation and phase maps.

02Grain size, boundary, and texture

Grain size, boundary, and texture summaries where requested.

03Raw or exported map data

Raw or exported map data where available.

Final deliverables depend on sample condition, selected mode, instrument access and the agreed reporting scope.