MODULE 5 - Data Presentation for EBSD

1. MODULE 5 - Data Presentation for EBSD • Reference Axes • Pole Figures • Inverse Pole Figures

2. Data Presentation for EBSD - Reference Axes • Reference axes are required • The specimen axes are convenient for this purpose

3. Data Presentation for EBSD - Pole Figure • Shows the orientation graphically • Shows whether preferred orientation is present when many measurements are plotted

4. Data Presentation for EBSD - Pole Figure • A highly populated Pole Figure (one with many different measurements plotted) is useful for evaluating the orientation distribution

5. Data Presentation for EBSD - Inverse Pole Figure Similar to a Pole Figure, but: • The axes are crystallographic directions, not sample directions as in a pole figure • This conveniently shows the orientation of planes to a chosen surface

6. Data Presentation for EBSD - Inverse Pole Figure • each orientation is displayed as a single point • Many measurements show alignment trends