Substructure analysis by means of neutron diffraction

Shape analysis of neutron diffraction peaks was used for substructure characterization in plastically deformed, polycrystalline ferritic steel. The high resolution of the scattering device used allows a quantitative estimation of substructure parameters as e.g. dislocation densities. The resultes are in good agreement with those obtained in X-ray investigations of the material and indicate that high-resolution neutron diffraction is a useful completion of integrated substructure analysis