Oxford Instruments launches AZtecCrystal 4.0 EBSD analysis software
Oxford Instruments, based in High Wycombe, UK, has announced the release of AZtecCrystal 4.0, the latest generation of its electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) analysis software. AZtecCrystal 4.0 introduces two features – Crystal Batch and Crystal Compare – intended to improve researchers’ ability to evaluate and visualise EBSD experiments. The software enables users to synchronise EBSD metrics with external experimental parameters and analyse full stacks of datasets within a single workflow.
Crystal Batch allows users to link external parameters across multiple datasets so that key metrics can be measured and reported for an entire batch. This capability is suited to multi-site and multi-sample workflows, including three-dimensional focused ion beam (FIB) slice analysis and in-situ experiments. In such cases, users can track changes in parameters such as grain size or phase proportion during processes including heat treatment. Crystal Compare provides tools for visualising changes across datasets. Users can switch between analysis and reporting modes, compare data stacks, and generate time-lapse imagery.
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“The visual representation of the data in graphs is a great way to quickly view the results to assess the quality and investigate the critical events in the timeline of an in-situ experiment,” stated Jack Donoghue, Senior Technical Specialist at The University of Manchester. According to Oxford Instruments, AZtecCrystal 4.0 is suited to core facility use, structural materials research, and quality control and failure analysis environments where speed, reproducibility and detailed reporting are required. “Through integration and automation, AZtecCrystal 4.0 reduces manual data handling and keeps the focus on interpreting microstructural change, which offers immediate and enduring value to researchers,” added Mark Coleman, AZtecCrystal Product Manager. “With this next-generation EBSD processing software, we reaffirm our commitment to delivering tools that enable scientists to gain insights more quickly and precisely.”
