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Method for displaying material characteristic information

  • US 7,265,754 B2
  • Filed: 11/12/2003
  • Issued: 09/04/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for displaying graphical information indicative of a plurality of material characteristics for a portion of a part under test, the method comprising:

  • directing x-ray energy at the portion of the part under test;

    detecting a single stream of diffracted energy from the portion of the part under test, the single stream of diffracted energy formed by interaction of the x-ray energy with the part under test, the single stream of diffracted energy being directly simultaneously indicative of a plurality of first order material characteristics of the part under test;

    analyzing the single stream of diffracted x-ray energy and determining a first material characteristic and a second material characteristic for the same portion of the part under test and from the same single stream of diffracted x-ray energy;

    forming a first graph and a second graph based upon the single stream of diffracted x-ray energy, the first graph relating to the first material characteristic and the second graph relating to the second material characteristic;

    displaying the first and second graphs in a manner that facilitates simultaneous visual comparisons between the information contained in each of the graphs; and

    determining by a human operator whether a relationship between the first and second material characteristics exists in the portion of the part under test that bears on a condition of the part under test based upon the simultaneous visual comparison afforded by the display of the first and second graphs.

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