MultiPoroX: Automated multi-material porosity analysis tool

This dataset contains files related to MultiPoroX, an automated porosity analysis tool for multi-material parts. It includes: The source code as a MATLAB file, the code as a PDF document, the user-friendly interface as a PDF document, exemplary analysis results of a multi-material sample (316L/CuCrZr) for demonstration purposes.

Used software: MATLAB® R2024b

Used parameters for the porosity analysis:

  • Resizing: None
  • Histogramm Equal: 0.001
  • Threshold: 65

Exemplary demonstration of an analysis result of a multi-material specimen (316L/CuCrZr)

Exemplary demonstration of an analysis result of a multi-material specimen (316L/CuCrZr)

References

Meyer, I., Glitt, L., & Lachmayer, R. (2026). Additive manufacturing of multi-material parts – A porosity analysis of 316L/CuCrZr using an automated characterization approach. Procedia CIRP, 36th CIRP Design Conference (CIRP Design 2026), 142, 558–563. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2026.05.308

Meyer, I., Glitt, L., Lachmayer, R. (2025). Comparative data of ImageJ and MultiPoroX [Data set]. LUIS. https://doi.org/10.25835/l047b9xo

Meyer, I., Oel, M., Ehlers, T., & Lachmayer, R. (2023). Additive manufacturing of multi-material parts – Design guidelines for manufacturing of 316L/CuCrZr in laser powder bed fusion. Heliyon, 9(8), e18301. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18301

Acknowledgments

The project ”Additive Fertigung multimaterieller Komponenten zur nachhaltigen Energiewandlung” was funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the state of Lower Saxony – Project number ZW 7-87011865.

The project ”Major Research Instrumentation for integration of efficient effects in multi-material structural components” was funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG - German Research Foundation) - Project number 445707542.

Data and Resources

Cite this as

Ina Meyer, Leon Glitt, Roland Lachmayer (2025). MultiPoroX: Automated multi-material porosity analysis tool [Data set]. LUIS. https://doi.org/10.25835/27xsmm9e
Retrieved: 23:26 12 Aug 2026 (UTC)

Additional Info

Field Value
Author Ina Meyer, Leon Glitt, Roland Lachmayer
Maintainer Ina Meyer
Last Updated July 18, 2026, 17:20 (UTC)
Created January 31, 2025, 15:37 (UTC)
License GNU General Public License 3.0
Dataset Size 328.4 MByte
Orcid-ID (Ina Meyer) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0950-9535
Orcid-ID (Leon Glitt) https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7522-4566
Orcid-ID (Roland Lachmayer) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3181-6323