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granular fracture [1 record]

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Record 1 1997-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metallurgy - General
DEF

A type of irregular surface produced when metal is broken that is characterized by a rough, grainlike appearance, rather than a smooth or fibrous one.

OBS

Granular fracture can be subclassified as transgranular fracture or intergranular fracture. It is frequently called crystalline fracture; however, the inference that the metal broke because it "crystallized" is not justified, because all metals are crystalline in the solid state.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Métallurgie générale
DEF

Cassure présentant un faciès irrégulier d'aspect rugueux et laissant apparaître des grains. Elle se différencie de la rupture fibreuse d'aspect plus soyeux et moins rugueux.

OBS

Une rupture granulaire peut être de type intergranulaire ou de type transgranulaire.

Spanish

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