A reference material for X-ray diffraction line profile analysis

© P. Scardi et al. 2025.

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Publié dans:Journal of applied crystallography. - 1998. - 58(2025), Pt 5 vom: 01. Okt., Seite 1764-1777
Auteur principal: Scardi, P (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: D'Incau, M, Malagutti, M A, Terban, M W, Hinrichsen, B, Fitch, A N
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2025
Accès à la collection:Journal of applied crystallography
Sujets:Journal Article Rietveld method Williamson–Hall method X-ray diffraction diffuse scattering line profile analysis pair distribution functions reference materials steel whole powder pattern modelling
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Résumé:© P. Scardi et al. 2025.
A nanocrystalline Fe-1.8%Cr steel powder was tested as a reference material on more than five powder diffraction instruments and configurations, as well as with different data-analysis methodologies. The material, commercially available at low cost, was ground in a high-energy planetary mill to obtain homogeneous crystalline domain dimensions of 10 (2) nm, with size dispersion of 5 (1) nm and a nominal dislocation density of the order of 2.90 (2) × 1016 m-2. The powder is stable, easy to handle and suitable for preparing samples in any measurement geometry. It is well suited for testing the modelling of diffraction peak profiles, either individually or across the entire diffraction pattern, as in the Rietveld method. This paper reports the simple details for the production of the material and the analysis of the diffraction patterns collected with both laboratory and synchrotron beamline instruments, using X-rays of different energies. In particular, the screening of the data based on integral breadths (Williamson-Hall method), the analysis by whole powder pattern modelling and the analysis by the Rietveld method are shown. Aspects related to diffuse scattering and pair distribution function analysis are also discussed
Description:Date Revised 11.10.2025
published: Electronic-eCollection
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:0021-8898
DOI:10.1107/S1600576725006946