Stereology: An Experimental Viewpoint

This review falls into three sections that are only loosely related. The first is a brief description of the means of preparing materials for stereological analysis and the techniques used for the latter, including automatic scanning instruments. This is followed by three examples of the practical application of the analyses: measurement of dislocation densities, grain sizes and interparticle spacings. The final section is a list of things that an experimental stereologist would like to know. STEREOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE METALLOGRAPHY; ANALYSIS OF MICROGRAPH