DOMAIN PLOTTING AS A TECHNIQUE FOR SUMMARIZING FINEPARTICLE SHAPE, TEXTURE AND SIZE INFORMATION

Increasingly technologists are carrying out measurements on the shape and size distributions of powder grains. Various graphical methods of varying utility have been described in the scientific literature. The use of these methods to summarize information on shape population are illustrated using data from four metal powders. In particular the use of a new graphical method for summarizing information on shape and siz e using a technique known as domain plotting is illustrated with new d ata for the powders.