microfractography

Definitions

1. Fractography using microscope.
   uncountable
2. An examination of surface fractures using a microscope.
   countable

Examples

“Microfractography, the study⟳ of fracture interfaces by metallographic examination, has become⟳ a valuable technique through its use⟳ with the electron microscope.”

“A new microscope with a zoom lens system seems to be a step forward⟳ for the application of the metallurgical microscope to microfractography.”

“Microfractography - the examination of a fracture surface under high and ultra-high magnification by means of an optical or an electron-microscope - makes it possible to study⟳ the mechanism of crack propagation under fatigue stresses in relation to external and internal parameters which are otherwise difficult or impossible to observe⟳. Microfractography appears to be particularly suitable for the study⟳ of cumulative damage⟳ and for the determination of the cause of service failures.”

“The influence⟳ of temperature has been studied by scanning electron microfractographies for specimens with R = 0,1 and increasing temperatures ;”

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