Metals handbook. Volume 12: Fractography
ASM International has published this handbook in response to the growing interest in the science of fractography, the result of improved methods of preparing specimens, advances in photographic techniques and equipment, refinement of the scanning electron microscope, and the introduction of quantitative fractography. The book covers all aspects of fracture examination and interpretation, including electron and quantitative fractography. The text is accompanied by line drawings, graphs, and photographic illustrations of fracture surfaces and microstructural features. Articles explain and illustrate the principal modes of fracture and the effects of loading history, environment, and materials quality on fracture appearance. An atlas of fractographs constitutes the second half of the volume and contains more than 1300 fractographs, including a collection of ferrous and nonferrous alloy parts. Supplemental illustrations of failed metal-matrix composites, resin-matrix composites, polymers, and electronic materials are provided.
- OSTI ID:
- 6512607
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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