Systematic and objective identification of the microstructure around   damage directly from images
  An original experimental approach is presented to automatically determine the average phase distribution around damage sites in multi-phase materials. An objective measure is found to be the average intensity around damage sites, calculated using many images. This method has the following benefits: no phase identification or manual interventions are required, and statistical fluctuations and measurement noise are effectively averaged. The method is demonstrated for dual-phase steel, revealing subtle unexpected differences in the morphology surrounding damage in strongly and weakly banded microstructures. 
T.W.J. de Geus, C. Du, J.P.M. Hoefnagels, R.H.J. Peerlings, M.G.D.   Geers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci