Correlative X-ray Computed Tomography and Optical Microscopy Serial Sectioning Data of Additive Manufactured Ti-6Al-4V

An additively manufactured titanium alloy sample has been characterized by X-ray computed tomography and optical microscopy serial sectioning to enable a correlative analysis of internal porosity. Titanium alloy ball bearings were adhered to the surface of the cylindrical sample to aid the registration of the datasets. The characterization data includes five X-ray computed tomography scans from four different instruments and optical microscopy serial sectioning images. The methods and parameters used for collecting these multiple datasets, and reconstructed data for each dataset‘s selected volume of interest are provided. Raw projection data from each computed tomography scan are also offered. Unanticipated artifacts within the serial sectioning experiment are highlighted, and the potential impact of these artifacts is discussed.