| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
TMS Specialty Congress 2025
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| Symposium
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The 7th International Congress on 3D Materials Science (3DMS 2025)
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| Presentation Title |
Enhancement of Multi-Modal Mechanical Polishing Serial Sectioning Technology |
| Author(s) |
Michael D. Uchic, Michael Scott, Gregory Sparks, Michael Chapman |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Michael D. Uchic |
| Abstract Scope |
Automated mechanical polishing serial sectioning (MPSS) experiments have been matured over the past two decades to provide accurate volumetric reconstructions of microscale feature ensembles within centimeter-scale and larger samples. However, the availability of MPSS data−especially multimodal data−is still somewhat limited. The vast majority of automated MPSS systems operate on only one sample at a time, and often with limited feedback or analysis during the experiment. This presentation will discuss the development of a novel multimodal MPSS system as an alternative to the current state-of-the-art. The system is comprised of multiple preparation systems, microscopes, and a mobile sample transfer robot, which can be used for MPSS workflows that accommodate numerous samples concurrently, including use of minimal surface damage methods such as vibratory polishing. Additionally, we discuss the implementation of “on-the-fly” analysis to further improve MPSS data uniformity and quality, and present experimental data to demonstrate these improvements. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Undecided |