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Classification of Nonmetallic Inclusions in Steel by Data‐Driven Machine Learning Methods.

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Title: Classification of Nonmetallic Inclusions in Steel by Data‐Driven Machine Learning Methods.
Authors: Ramesh Babu, Shashank, Musi, Robert, Thiele, Kathrin, Michelic, Susanne K.
Source: Steel Research International; Jan2023, Vol. 94 Issue 1, p1-11, 11p
Abstract: Nonmetallic inclusions have strong influence on final steel properties. An important characterization tool to make a comprehensive analysis of nonmetallic inclusions is the scanning electron microscope equipped with energy‐dispersive spectroscopy (SEM‐EDS). A major drawback which prevents its use for online‐steel assessment is the time taken for analysis. Machine learning methods have been previously introduced which circumvents the usage of the EDS for obtaining chemical information of the inclusion by classifying inclusion based on their back scatter electron images. This study introduces a method based on a simpler tabular data input consisting of morphological and mean gray values of inclusions. Naive Bayes and Support Vector Machine classifier models are built using the R statistical programming language. Two steel grades are considered for this study. The prediction results are shown to be satisfactory for both binary (maximum 89%) and 8‐inclusion class (maximum 61%) categorization. The input dataset is further improved by optimizing the image settings to distinguish the different types of nonmetallic inclusions. It is shown that this improvement results in a higher rate of correct predictions for both binary (maximum 98%) and 8‐class categorization (maximum 81%). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Subject Terms: SCANNING electron microscopes, BACKSCATTERING, SUPPORT vector machines, STEEL, ELECTRON scattering
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ISSN: 16113683
DOI: 10.1002/srin.202200617
Database: Complementary Index