| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1498993 | Scripta Materialia | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Fatigue fracture surfaces of high-strength steels generated by a very high number of cycles to failure show so-called fine granular areas, for which the crack initiation and propagation mechanism is not fully understood. To clarify this mechanism of crack growth, scanning electron/ion microscopy, focused ion beam and transmission electron microscopy investigations were carried out at fracture surfaces showing this special crack part. On the basis of the results a mechanism for the formation of this area is proposed.
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Authors
P. Grad, B. Reuscher, A. Brodyanski, M. Kopnarski, E. Kerscher,