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D. Pilone et alii, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 56 (2021) 56-64; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.56.04

Figure 7: SEM micrograph showing the surface morphology of Haynes 242 aged at 650 °C for 24 h.

Figure 8: SEM micrograph showing the surface morphology of Haynes 242 aged at 650 °C for 120 h. After carrying out several tensile tests, observations of the fracture surfaces were performed by means of SEM. The observations were carried out on specimens aged for 24h and 120h. SEM micrographs of the sample aged for 24h reveal at low magnifications that it is a ductile fracture (Fig. 7), while at higher magnifications the coexistence of areas with dimples, typical of ductile fractures, and areas of cleavage fracture is apparent.

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