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Low magnification view of the WHEEL 1 fracture surface. The thickness of the wheel in this position (flat and paralell to the wheel face) is about 2.5 mm. The aspect of the fracture is similar all through the fracture perimeter, including the region where the fracture propagation changes the direction.
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ML00183 / Dec.2022
Ductile Behavior of an Aluminum Wheel
M - Aluminum Silicon MagnesiumP - CastingAp - AutomotiveCd - Ductile Behavior
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - General View
The through wall cracking was opened and the fracture surface presents a full integranular morphology, typical of an intergranular stress corrosion cracking.
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ML00165 / Jul.2020
SCC of Aluminum Bronze Heating Coil
M - Aluminum BronzeP - Seamless tubeAp - Oil and GasCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Stress Corrosion Cracks
The fracture created by the projectile impact is fully ductile. The material presented a sheared surface with elongated dimples.
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ML00145 / Sep.2018
Impact of a .380 Winchester on 6061 T6 Plate
M - Aluminum Magnesium SiliconP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Dimples
Micrographic detail by SEM of the shearing of the localized shrearing, HF+HNO3+H2O chemical etch.
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ML00144 / Aug.2018
Impact of a .380 Winchester on Ti64 Plate
M - Ti6Al4VP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Non-Pierced
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Plastic Deformation
Margin of the perforated hole showing regions of fracture and a smooth appearance in the hole surface (right side of the figure). This smooth aspect was generated by the film of melted material from the bullet.
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ML00143 / Aug.2018
Impact of a .308 Winchester on A36 Plate
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Ductile Fracture
The fracture surface of the casting cylinder presented, at the internal surface, interconnected graphite flakes and a corroded matrix.
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ML00141 / Jul.2018
Brittle Fracture of a Corroded Gray Cast Iron
M - Gray Cast ironP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Close to the Internal Surface
Scanning electron fractography in low magnification (originally 15x), showing the flat fracture surface with steps and secondary cracks.
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ML00138 / Jun.2018
Liquid Metal Embrittlement of a HSLA Steel
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - Coated ProductAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Liquid Metal Embrittlement
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Brittle Fracture
Fractographic aspect of the valve body fracture surface after opening the crack. The fracture micromechanism is brittle, by cleavage, with several secondary microcracks associated to the sigma phase.
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ML00134 / Aug.2020
Brittle Fracture of a Superduplex Valve Body
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Cleavage Facets

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ML00183 — Ductile Behavior of an Aluminum WheelM - Aluminum Silicon MagnesiumP - CastingAp - AutomotiveCd - Ductile Behavior
WHEEL 1 fracture detail showing a small shrinkage in the left side of the photo and dimples in the right side of the photo.
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ML00183 / Dec.2022
Ductile Behavior of an Aluminum Wheel
M - Aluminum Silicon MagnesiumP - CastingAp - AutomotiveCd - Ductile Behavior
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Ductile Fracture
WHEEL 1 fracture detail showing small regions of shearing.
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ML00183 / Dec.2022
Ductile Behavior of an Aluminum Wheel
M - Aluminum Silicon MagnesiumP - CastingAp - AutomotiveCd - Ductile Behavior
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Elongated Dimples
WHEEL 1 fracture detail showing small regions with smooth aspect, and brittle microcracks. But predominantly the micromechanism is by dimples.
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ML00183 / Dec.2022
Ductile Behavior of an Aluminum Wheel
M - Aluminum Silicon MagnesiumP - CastingAp - AutomotiveCd - Ductile Behavior
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Cracks
WHEEL 1 fracture detail of the brittle microcracks. The analysis of the material microstructure showed that these microcracks are associated to iron rich phases.
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ML00183 / Dec.2022
Ductile Behavior of an Aluminum Wheel
M - Aluminum Silicon MagnesiumP - CastingAp - AutomotiveCd - Ductile Behavior
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Cracks
ML00165 — SCC of Aluminum Bronze Heating CoilM - Aluminum BronzeP - Seamless tubeAp - Oil and GasCd - Stress Corrosion
Fractographic detail of the through wall cracking after opening, presenting a full integranular morphology, typical of an intergranular stress corrosion cracking.
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ML00165 / Jul.2020
SCC of Aluminum Bronze Heating Coil
M - Aluminum BronzeP - Seamless tubeAp - Oil and GasCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Stress Corrosion Cracks
ML00145 — Impact of a .380 Winchester on 6061 T6 PlateM - Aluminum Magnesium SiliconP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
The fracture created by the projectile impact is fully ductile. The material presented a sheared surface with elongated dimples.
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ML00145 / Sep.2018
Impact of a .380 Winchester on 6061 T6 Plate
M - Aluminum Magnesium SiliconP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Elongated Dimples
The fracture created by the projectile impact is fully ductile. The material presented a sheared surface with elongated dimples.
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ML00145 / Sep.2018
Impact of a .380 Winchester on 6061 T6 Plate
M - Aluminum Magnesium SiliconP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Elongated Dimples
The fracture created by the projectile impact is fully ductile. The material presented a sheared surface with elongated dimples.
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ML00145 / Sep.2018
Impact of a .380 Winchester on 6061 T6 Plate
M - Aluminum Magnesium SiliconP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Dimples
The fracture created by the projectile impact is fully ductile. The material presented a sheared surface with elongated dimples.
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ML00145 / Sep.2018
Impact of a .380 Winchester on 6061 T6 Plate
M - Aluminum Magnesium SiliconP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Elongated Dimples
Margin of the perforated hole showing regions of fracture and a striated appearance at the plate surface (right side of the figure). This aspect is associated to the plate manufacturing.
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ML00145 / Sep.2018
Impact of a .380 Winchester on 6061 T6 Plate
M - Aluminum Magnesium SiliconP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Ductile Fracture

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ML00143 — Impact of a .308 Winchester on A36 PlateM - Low Carbon SteelP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
The fracture created by the projectile impact is fully ductile. The material presented a sheared surface with elongated dimples.
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ML00143 / Aug.2018
Impact of a .308 Winchester on A36 Plate
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Dimples
Fractographic detail of the ductile fracture generated by the projectile impact. The material presented a sheared surface with elongated dimples.
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ML00143 / Aug.2018
Impact of a .308 Winchester on A36 Plate
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Dimples
ML00141 — Brittle Fracture of a Corroded Gray Cast IronM - Gray Cast ironP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Brittle Fracture
The fracture surface of the casting cylinder presented, in the center of the thickness, cleavage facets and graphite decohesion that corresponds to a brittle fracture of the material.
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ML00141 / Jul.2018
Brittle Fracture of a Corroded Gray Cast Iron
M - Gray Cast ironP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - In the Center of the Thickness
The fracture surface of the casting cylinder presented, close to the external surface, a more ductile aspect of the fracture.
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ML00141 / Jul.2018
Brittle Fracture of a Corroded Gray Cast Iron
M - Gray Cast ironP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Close to the External Surface
Fractographic detail of the interconnected graphite flakes and corroded matrix.
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ML00141 / Jul.2018
Brittle Fracture of a Corroded Gray Cast Iron
M - Gray Cast ironP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Corrosion
Fractographic detail of the graphite decohesion and cleavage facets in the center of the cast cylinder thickness.
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ML00141 / Jul.2018
Brittle Fracture of a Corroded Gray Cast Iron
M - Gray Cast ironP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Brittle Fracture
ML00138 — Liquid Metal Embrittlement of a HSLA SteelM - High Strength Low AlloyP - Coated ProductAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Liquid Metal Embrittlement
Scanning electron fractography (originally 500x), showing zinc deposits at the fracture surface.
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ML00138 / Jun.2018
Liquid Metal Embrittlement of a HSLA Steel
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - Coated ProductAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Liquid Metal Embrittlement
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Zn Layer
Scanning electron fractography (originally 1000x), showing details of the zinc deposits at the fracture surface.
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ML00138 / Jun.2018
Liquid Metal Embrittlement of a HSLA Steel
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - Coated ProductAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Liquid Metal Embrittlement
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Fracture
Scanning electron fractography (originally 500x), showing intergranular aspects in the fracture surface.
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ML00138 / Jun.2018
Liquid Metal Embrittlement of a HSLA Steel
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - Coated ProductAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Liquid Metal Embrittlement
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Intergranular Fracture
Scanning electron fractography (originally 1000x), showing intergranular aspects in the fracture surface.
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ML00138 / Jun.2018
Liquid Metal Embrittlement of a HSLA Steel
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - Coated ProductAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Liquid Metal Embrittlement
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Intergranular Cracking
Scanning electron fractography (originally 2000x), showing intergranular aspects in the fracture surface.
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ML00138 / Jun.2018
Liquid Metal Embrittlement of a HSLA Steel
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - Coated ProductAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Liquid Metal Embrittlement
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Intergranular Fracture

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ML00134 — Brittle Fracture of a Superduplex Valve BodyM - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Fracture
Fractographic detail of the valve body fracture surface after opening the crack. The fracture micromechanism is brittle, by cleavage, with several secondary microcracks associated to the sigma phase.
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ML00134 / Aug.2020
Brittle Fracture of a Superduplex Valve Body
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Cleavage Facets
Fractographic detail of the secondary microcracks associated to the sigma phase.
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ML00134 / Aug.2020
Brittle Fracture of a Superduplex Valve Body
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Secondary Cracks