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Application of digital image processing to the analysis of two‐phase materials with spherical inclusions
Author(s) -
Parsi F.,
Husband D. M.,
Lisk J. S.,
GadalaMaria F.,
McNeill S.,
Sutton M.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
polymer composites
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1548-0569
pISSN - 0272-8397
DOI - 10.1002/pc.750110304
Subject(s) - materials science , polystyrene , composite material , spheres , digital image processing , phase (matter) , image processing , silicone oil , digital image , composite number , silicone , image (mathematics) , computer science , polymer , artificial intelligence , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , astronomy
Digital image processing was used to experimentally determine the two‐dimensional pair distribution function of suspensions of solid spheres (cross‐linked polystyrene spheres in silicone oil) and of composite materials with spherical inclusions (surface‐treated glass spheres in unsaturated polyester resin). An assembly of optical devices and computers was used to obtain and store images of two‐phase materials. Software was developed to analyze the information in the images in order to determine the pair distribution function. The technique developed is simple yet powerful, and with some modification could easily be adapted for the analysis of other multiphase systems.