Materials Structure and Strain Analysis Using Time-of-flight Neutron Diffraction

Pulsed neutron beams available at the ISIS spallation source offer diverse possibilities for materials characterization using diffraction and imaging. In this paper we review a range of applications of the time-of-flight neutron diffraction for the characterization of phase transformation and residual stress states in industrially-relevant situations. The setup of the ENGIN-X instrument at ISIS is described, followed by a series of case studies based on the recently obtained results.