DenMap single crystal solidification structure feature extraction: Automation and application

On the origin of mosaicity in directionally solidified Ni-base superalloys

“…[22]. Also as observed in Figure 8 sinusoidal motion [51] and dendritic row formation has been observed in 3D [43]. Recently, it has been established that single crystals naturally form hexagonally packed arrangements under stable growth conditions [18].…”

“…An MLPR of 1 indicates the between all local neighbours within an array are equivalent, scilicet, the array is perfectly hexagonal. Since dendrites grow naturally in rows [43], the largest is typically found between adjacent rows and the smallest is within the row. Therefore, MLPR can be considered an indicator for the mean channel width versus row spacing within an array.…”

Improving Microstructural Homogeneity of Investment‐Cast Single‐Crystalline Ni‐Base Superalloys by Using Fluidized Carbon Bed Cooling

“…The dendrites were counted with the Python‐based script DenMap (Department of Engineering, University of Leicester in Leicster, UK). [ 14 ] To cut off boundary areas and ensure the correct operation of the DenMap script, the evenly spaced images were cropped to sizes between 1400 × 1500 and 1500 × 1800 pixels. This resulted in dendrite counts between 1495 and 4242 dendrites per cross section.…”

Patterns in Directionally Solidified Alloys

“…The contents of this chapter draws from the publications Nenchev et al 244 and Tassenberg et al 252 . The author's contribution to these publications is detailed in the preface on page VII and VIII.…”