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Detail of the fracture in the WHEEL 1, changing direction of propagation.
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ML00183 / Dec.2022
Ductile Behavior of an Aluminum Wheel
M - Aluminum Silicon MagnesiumP - CastingAp - AutomotiveCd - Ductile Behavior
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Fracture
Micrography as polished of the longitudinal section of the bolt at the fracture position. The fracture (top of the figure) is rough, characteristic of a ductile fracture.
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ML00120 / Jun.2018
Ductile Rupture of a Carbon Steel Eye Bolt
M - Low Carbon SteelP - FastenerAp - AutomotiveCd - Overload
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Fracture
Fracture occurred during fabrication of a low carbon steel automotive part, welded by SAW process in one fillet, between a superior plate (8mm thick) and an inferior plate (12 mm thick). See the schematic drawing in the next figure.
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ML00069 / May.2017
Liquation Cracks in SAW of Low Carbon Steel
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Fracture
Aspect of the fracture in the middle of the fillet weld between the superior plate (Low carbon 8 mm thick no longer there) and the inferior plate (C-Mn 12 mm thick), in an overlap geometry.
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ML00067 / May.2017
Cold Cracks in C-Mn SAW Weld Metal
M - CMn SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Fracture
The camshaft broke in a brittle way in a region where the shaft changed the geometry, close to a chilled lobe.
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ML00060 / Apr.2017
Brittle Fracture of a Chilled Cast Iron Camshaft
M - Chilled Cast IronP - ShaftAp - AutomotiveCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Fracture

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ML00183 — Ductile Behavior of an Aluminum WheelM - Aluminum Silicon MagnesiumP - CastingAp - AutomotiveCd - Ductile Behavior
Tensile specimen fracture surface showing a small shrinkage and dimples, exactly as the WHEEL 1 fracture appearance (figure 7).
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ML00183 / Dec.2022
Ductile Behavior of an Aluminum Wheel
M - Aluminum Silicon MagnesiumP - CastingAp - AutomotiveCd - Ductile Behavior
Cm - Testpiece aspectDf - Fracture
Micrographic detail of the secondary crack from the fracture surface of the WHEEL 1, following the interdendritic precipitates.
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ML00183 / Dec.2022
Ductile Behavior of an Aluminum Wheel
M - Aluminum Silicon MagnesiumP - CastingAp - AutomotiveCd - Ductile Behavior
Cm - Keller Etched Micrography by OMDf - Fracture
Macrography transverse to the fracture surface of the WHEEL 1. The fracture is in the top of the image.
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ML00183 / Dec.2022
Ductile Behavior of an Aluminum Wheel
M - Aluminum Silicon MagnesiumP - CastingAp - AutomotiveCd - Ductile Behavior
Cm - Keller Etched MacroDf - Fracture
Low magnification micrography transverse to the fracture surface of the WHEEL 1. The fracture is in the top of the image and there is a void (shrinkage) not connected to the fracture .
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ML00183 / Dec.2022
Ductile Behavior of an Aluminum Wheel
M - Aluminum Silicon MagnesiumP - CastingAp - AutomotiveCd - Ductile Behavior
Cm - Micrography by SEMDf - Fracture
Ductile Behavior of an Aluminum Wheel
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ML00183 / Dec.2022
Ductile Behavior of an Aluminum Wheel
M - Aluminum Silicon MagnesiumP - CastingAp - AutomotiveCd - Ductile Behavior
Cm - Testpiece aspectDf - Fracture

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ML00069 — Liquation Cracks in SAW of Low Carbon SteelM - Low Carbon SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Schematic drawing presenting the fracture occured during fabrication of a low carbon steel automotive part.
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ML00069 / May.2017
Liquation Cracks in SAW of Low Carbon Steel
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Identification drawingDf - Fracture
The macrography presents the position of the fracture in the superior plate (8 mm thickness).
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ML00069 / May.2017
Liquation Cracks in SAW of Low Carbon Steel
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Cm - NItal Etched MacroDf - Fracture
The macrography presents the position of the fracture in the fillet weld side.
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ML00069 / May.2017
Liquation Cracks in SAW of Low Carbon Steel
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Cm - NItal Etched MacroDf - Fracture
Micrography of the fracture at the superior plate (8 mm thickness). The fracture occurred in the coarse grain heat affected zone.
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ML00069 / May.2017
Liquation Cracks in SAW of Low Carbon Steel
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Fracture
Micrography of the fracture at the fillet weld margin. The fracture occurred in the coarse grain heat affected zone of the superior plate (8 mm thickness).
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ML00069 / May.2017
Liquation Cracks in SAW of Low Carbon Steel
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Fracture
ML00067 — Cold Cracks in C-Mn SAW Weld MetalM - CMn SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Micrography of the fractured region in the center of the fillet weld metal, that is hard due to the increase in the Mn and Si contents.
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ML00067 / May.2017
Cold Cracks in C-Mn SAW Weld Metal
M - CMn SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Fracture
ML00060 — Brittle Fracture of a Chilled Cast Iron CamshaftM - Chilled Cast IronP - ShaftAp - AutomotiveCd - Brittle Fracture
Micrography transverse to the fracture, showing that the region that broke presented in the shaft thickness a large amount of brittle structures (ledeburite), that suggest a too large extension of the chill effect.
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ML00060 / Apr.2017
Brittle Fracture of a Chilled Cast Iron Camshaft
M - Chilled Cast IronP - ShaftAp - AutomotiveCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Fracture
Micrographic detail of the structure in a section transverse to the fracture, showing that the brittle region in the shaft is associated to a large amount of ledeburite.
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ML00060 / Apr.2017
Brittle Fracture of a Chilled Cast Iron Camshaft
M - Chilled Cast IronP - ShaftAp - AutomotiveCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Fracture
Camshaft in the broken region, close to a lobe where the cast iron was chilled.
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ML00060 / Apr.2017
Brittle Fracture of a Chilled Cast Iron Camshaft
M - Chilled Cast IronP - ShaftAp - AutomotiveCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Fracture