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1 6 A D V A N C E D M A T E R I A L S & P R O C E S S E S | J A N U A R Y / F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 2 *Member of ASM International THE COMPLEMENTARY USE OF 3D X-RAY MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY WITH TRADITIONAL METALLOGRAPHY Nikhil Kar,* Adam Bovie, and Tim Roig Kars’ Advanced Materials, Anaheim, Calif. Two case studies highlight the strengths and weaknesses between traditional metallurgical techniques and 3D micro-computed tomography, as well as the interplay between the two. 3 D C O M P U T E D T O M O G R A P H Y 1