Hello my fellow scientists
I have a question regarding a Rietveld analysis that I have done on an XRD pattern. I have done XRD on a microalloyed steel and when I do the refinement with GSAS it tells me that the volume fraction of a (Nb,Ti) (C,N) is 0.056% which is a pretty low volume fraction. In your opinion is this number reliable given the 1% error that we consider for XRD.
I should mention that the 0.056% is actually expected and correlates well with thermodynamic calculation. But strictly from XRD stand point, does it have any significance. How can I mention this in a paper without raising eyebrows?
Thanks in advance,
Nassed