Crack Paths 2012

Figure 8. A FIB milled cross section of the non-metallic inclusion and metal matrix.

Figure 9. Cross cuts of crack paths besides inclusion with no O D A(a) and O D A(b).

C O N C L U S I O N S

Crack paths around nonmetallic inclusions and surface notches were studied in high

strength steels. A connection between the microstructure and growth path of small

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