Fractography
Modes of Fracture
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Published:1987
Abstract
This article begins with a discussion of the basic fracture modes, including dimple ruptures, cleavages, fatigue fractures, and decohesive ruptures, and of the important mechanisms involved in the fracture process. It then describes the principal effects of the external environment that significantly affect the fracture propagation rate and fracture appearance. The external environment includes hydrogen, corrosive media, low-melting metals, state of stress, strain rate, and temperature. The mechanism of stress-corrosion cracking in metals such as steels, aluminum, brass, and titanium alloys, when exposed to a corrosive environment under stress, is also reviewed. The final section of the article describes...
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Member Sign InVictor Kerlins, Modes of Fracture, Fractography, Vol 12, ASM Handbook, By ASM Handbook Committee, ASM International, 1987, p 12–71, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.hb.v12.a0001831
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