APPLICATIONS FOR GRAIN-BOUNDARY ENGINEERED MATERIALS

Advances in automated electron diffraction techniques, microstructural modeling, and the understanding of structure-property relationships f or grain boundaries have resulted in the emergence of grain boundary e ngineering as a formidable tool for cost-effectively achieving enhance d performance in commercial polycrystalline materials (i.e., metals, a lloys, and ceramics). In this article, some applications for grain bou ndary engineering technology that have been developed during the past several years are presented.