Editing Neutron diffraction (section)

=== Mechanical behaviour of alloys ===
Advancements in neutron diffraction have facilitated in situ investigations into the mechanical deformation of alloys under load, permitting observations on the mechanisms of [[Deformation (engineering)|deformation]]. The deformation behavior of [[titanium alloys]] under mechanical loads can be investigated using in situ neutron diffraction. This technique allows real-time monitoring of lattice strains and phase transformations throughout deformation.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Sun |first1=C. |last2=Brown |first2=D.W. |last3=Clausen |first3=B. |last4=Foley |first4=D.C. |last5=Yu |first5=K.Y. |last6=Chen |first6=Y. |last7=Maloy |first7=S.A. |last8=Hartwig |first8=K.T. |last9=Wang |first9=H. |last10=Zhang |first10=X. |date=2014 |title=In situ neutron diffraction study on temperature dependent deformation mechanisms of ultrafine grained austenitic Fe–14Cr–16Ni alloy |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0749641913001447 |journal=International Journal of Plasticity |language=en |volume=53 |pages=125–134 |doi=10.1016/j.ijplas.2013.07.007|url-access=subscription }}</ref>[[File:Neutron diffraction; Ion channels (5888008521).jpg|thumb|Neutron diffraction, used along with molecular simulations, revealed that an ion channel's voltage sensing domain (red, yellow and blue molecule at center) perturbs the two-layered cell membrane that surrounds it (yellow surfaces), causing the membrane to thin slightly.]]