Calculate the size of a grain in an SEM image

Version 1.0.0 (1.4 KB) by N/A
Code that allows you to calculate grain size in an SEM or FE-SEM image.
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Updated 6 Feb 2023

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% Load the SEM image
img = imread('sem_image_075_100K.jpg');
% Convert the image to grayscale
img_gray = rgb2gray(img);
% Apply a threshold to the image to segment the grains
img_threshold = img_gray > 128;
% Use bwlabel to identify the individual grains in the image
[labeled_img, num_grains] = bwlabel(img_threshold);
% Initialize a variable to hold the grain sizes
grain_sizes = zeros(1, num_grains);
% Loop over each grain in the image and calculate its size
for i = 1:num_grains
grain_mask = labeled_img == i;
grain_sizes(i) = sum(grain_mask(:));
end
% Calculate the average grain size
avg_grain_size = mean(grain_sizes);
% Print the average grain size to the command window
fprintf('The average grain size is %.2f pixels\n', avg_grain_size);

Cite As

N/A (2024). Calculate the size of a grain in an SEM image (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/124445-calculate-the-size-of-a-grain-in-an-sem-image), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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Created with R2022b
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1.0.0