Fractography
Fractal Analysis of Fracture Surfaces
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Published:1987
Abstract
This article discusses the fractal characteristics of fracture surfaces as a means for describing and quantifying irregular, complex curves and surfaces of fractured materials. It describes the important relationship between the profile and surface roughness parameters that yield the surface area of irregular fracture surfaces. The article reviews the experimental procedures required to obtain profiles and measurements that are made. In addition, fractal equations that linearize all the experimental data and provide constant fractal dimensions are presented in the article. Modified fractal dimensions that result from these analyses appear to possess some generality for natural irregular nonplanar surfaces and...
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Member Sign InErvin E. Underwood, Kingshuk Banerji, Fractal Analysis of Fracture Surfaces, Fractography, Vol 12, ASM Handbook, By ASM Handbook Committee, ASM International, 1987, p 211–215, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.hb.v12.a0001838
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