intergranular fracture


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intergranular fracture

[¦in·tər′gran·yə·lər ′frak·chər]
(metallurgy)
Propagation of a crack along the grain boundaries of a metal or alloy.
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H N G Wadley, C B Scruby and G Shrimpton, Quantitative acoustic emission source characterisation during low temperature cleavage and intergranular fracture, Acta Metallurgica, Vol.
Correlation between acoustic emission signals and delaminations in carbon fiber-reinforced polymer-matrix composites: A new look at mode I fracture test data
Szpunar, "Microstructural model of intergranular fracture during tensile tests," Journal of Materials Processing Technology, vol.
Microstructure and mechanical property of hot-pressed [Al.sub.2][O.sub.3]-Ni-P composites using Ni-P-coated [Al.sub.2][O.sub.3] powders
Glaessgen, "Molecular-dynamics simulation-based cohesive zone representation of intergranular fracture processes in aluminum," Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, vol.
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Quench Embrittlement: Intergranular Fracture Due to Cementite and Phosphorus in Quenched Carbon and Alloy".
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Intergranular fracture is typical of many forms of SCC, hydrogen embrittlement, and temper-embrittled steel.
Plastics do not display cleavage and intergranular fracture.
Fractography of Metals and Plastics
3] materials exhibited intergranular fracture features, as shown in Figure 2, with critical flaw dimensions on the order of the grain size.
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The intergranular fracture indicated a brittle failure mode and that the material had become embrittled.
Failure analysis of materials - employed before manufacture
A typical scanning electron micrograph of the pre-existing crack surface exhibited rock-candy"-type brittle intergranular fracture generally associated with hydrogen-induced cracking.
Brittle fracture in equipment failures
A Computational Model for Intergranular Fracture in Nanocrystalline and Ultra-Fine Polycrystalline Metals
Research and Markets: Ductility of Bulk Nanostructured Materials - 2010 Brings Together Fifty-Eight Invited Papers, from Twenty Countries
Eversince aluminum (Al) has been used as a deoxidizer for steel, foundrymen have seen the occasional occurrence of a brittle, intergranular fracture mode in castings.
Understanding 'rock candy' fracture in steel castings

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