Metal Fracture (IMAGE)

Texas A&M University

Metal Fracture

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Advanced imaging provides clues to predicting fracture in metals. In this study, cracks in a nickel alloy embrittled by hydrogen were caught 'red handed' as they propagated along grain boundaries.

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Texas A&M University

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