AZtec EBSD course

COURSE NAME: Aztec EBSD Course
COURSE DURATION: 16 hours remote course (4 hours a day split evenly across 4 days)

AZtec EBSD is Oxford Instruments’ Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) system used for phase identification and texture analysis of metals, ceramics, and geological materials.

This course consists of 4-hour sessions over 4 consecutive days and allows up to 2 remote connections to the online course. Training will consist of presentations, instruction from a live EBSD system, and data processing exercises.

Course Objectives:

• Train the user on how to optimize analytical conditions and software parameters for different materials and applications.
• Attendees become proficient in the operation of AZtec EBSD software and the Aztec Crystal post-processing software.
• Learn how to interpret results from more common applications and present data as pole figures, inverse pole figures, and orientation maps.

Course Outline:

• General Overview of how to prepare samples for EBSD analysis.
• Introduction to Crystallography, Miller Indices,
• Principles of pattern formation, processing, and indexing.
• Introduction to common EBSD data presentation such as pole figures, inverse pole figures, misorientation, orientation maps, and Grain boundaries.
• Phase Identification/discrimination of unknown materials using EDS and EBSD.
• Automation and large area mapping (LAM)
• Advanced post-processing using Aztec Crystal.

Note: This course provides a short introduction into Crystallography and Miller indices, however it is recommended that the attendee familiarizes him/herself with the basic concepts of crystallography prior to attending the course.

For in-office training visitors must be vaccinated to attend the training courses and masks may be required depending on the township policy at the time of training. OI reserves the right to cancel two weeks prior to the course due to lack of attendance