3. Conclusion

In a fully automated version (beam and/or sample stage control, indexing of Kikuchi diagrams), EBSD is now widely used. This technique has proved its worth in highlighting the relationship between microstructure and texture in polycrystalline materials. Numerous examples can attest to this, including those presented in the second part of this article [M 4 139] , and others that the reader can consult in the literature.

As a characterization method at micro-mesoscopic scales, EBSD is a complementary technique to TEM and X-ray and neutron diffraction.