SEM Morphological Analysis.
While automated SEM techniques provide quantified information about chemistry, size, and amount of phases and particles present, it does not provide all the information needed to fully characterize a material. Morphological analysis supplements the automated SEM analysis well because it provides information about the physical relationships of the size, crystallinity, and juxtaposition of the phases present. For example, the morphological investigation of the deposits provides insight about the characteristics of the liquid phases responsible for growth of necks (particle-to-particle bonding) between deposited particles and the formation of a sticky deposit surface capable of capturing impacting particles.
Examples of the product of SEM morphological analysis are shown below:
Learn about morphological analysis used for bed agglomeration bonding material identification. (See: Bed Agglomerate and Ash Deposition Formation.)