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ASM Handbook Archive
Failure Analysis and Prevention
ASM International
Volume
11
ISBN electronic:
978-1-62708-180-1
Publication date:
2002
Abstract
This article briefly reviews the various metallurgical or environmental factors that cause a weakening of the grain boundaries and, in turn, influence the occurrence of intergranular (IG) fractures. It discusses the mechanisms of IG fractures, including the dimpled IG fracture, the IG brittle fracture, and the IG fatigue fracture. The article describes some typical embrittlement mechanisms that cause the IG fracture of steels.
Topics
Corrosion,
Material failure analysis,
Wear,
Formability testing,
Life assessment testing,
Root cause analysis,
Brittle fracture,
Intergranular fracture,
Dimpled intergranular fracture,
Intergranular stress corrosion cracking,
Hydrogen embrittlement,
Steel,
Fatigue properties,
Corrosion,
Material failure analysis,
Wear,
Formability testing,
Life assessment testing,
Root cause analysis
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Citation
S. Lampman, Intergranular Fracture, Failure Analysis and Prevention, Vol 11, Edited By William T. Becker, Roch J. Shipley, ASM International, 2002, p 641–649, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.hb.v11.a0003540
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