fractography
Sign in to savethumbnail|right|Broken crankshaft failed from a surface defect at lower centre. The semi-elliptical beachmarks near the origin, indicate crack growth from Fatigue (material)|fatigue. Hachures are the lines on fracture surface that can be traced back to the origin of the fracture.
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- Usage
- Feature identification
- Origin
- Fatigue crack growth
- Microscopy
- USB Microscopy
- Scanning electron microscopy
- Example
- Breast implant
- Maritime Patrol Aircraft
- See also
- References
thumbnail|right|Broken crankshaft failed from a surface defect at lower centre. The semi-elliptical beachmarks near the origin, indicate crack growth from Fatigue (material)|fatigue. Hachures are the lines on fracture surface that can be traced back to the origin of the fracture.
Fractography is the study of the fracture surfaces of materials. Fractographic methods are routinely used to determine the cause of failure in engineering structures, especially in product failure and the practice of forensic engineering or failure analysis. In material science research, fractography is used to develop and evaluate theoretical models of crack growth behavior.