Characterization of microstructure in steel using simultaneous measurement of neutron diffraction, small-angle neutron scattering, and neutron transmission

Oba, Yojiro  ; Morooka, Satoshi  ; Oishi, Kazuki*; Suzuki, Junichi*; Tsuchiyama, Toshihiro*; Gilbert, E. P.*

Since microstructures of steels are closely related to their mechanical properties, the characterization of the microstructures is important. Neutron scattering techniques are useful for the characterization of the steel and widely utilized. On the other hand, recent development of the neutron transmission analysis enables the characterization of the microstructure using the neutron transmission similar to the conventional neutron scattering measurements. The possibilities of advanced experiments using neutron scattering and transmission measurements are discussed for the characterization of the microstructure.