To convert the primary data series into the processed data series a validated excel template (lab own's development) was used. The data were neither averaged nor smoothed. See also file "Vh5205_Complementary_Data-processing.LIS"
Single Crystal Investment Casting from a Vacuum Induction Refined Ingot and subsequent Heat Treatment (annealed and aged).
Laue Crystal Verification. A Scorpio system (DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/6/1/021) was used. The angle alpha indicates the deviation of the [001]-direction from the symmetry axis of the respective cast (as-tested material).
The orientation was determined at the lower end (right side in file "Test-piece-location_v2.0.jpg") of each cast.
The absence of grain boundaries was verified by visual inspection of the investment casts surface after electrolytical etching.
Specimen according to DIN EN ISO 204:2019-4