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  • What is X-Ray Diffraction and How Might it Be Used?

    What is X-Ray Diffraction and How Might it Be Used?

    X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) is a powerful technique that helps identify the unit cell and phase of a crystalline material. Cements, metals and glasses are just a few examples of these solid state materials and an XRD facilitates the rapid collection of critical data from these materials. Now, that doesn’t really explain exactly what it does in simple terms. Crystalline is an adjective that refers to the form and structure of a crystal and X-Ray Diffraction is used to examine this structure and other structural properties such as the average grain size. What’s more, XRD can determine the phase quantification and percentage of crystallinity as experts call it.