3D fatigue crack image (IMAGE)

National Institute for Materials Science, Japan

3D fatigue crack image

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Figure. Three-dimensional imaging of a metal sample with a fatigue crack (left) and the crack growth mechanism revealed in this research (upper right) as opposed to the conventionally assumed mechanism (lower right)

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Hideaki Nishikawa National Institute for Materials Science

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