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TAKASHI SAKAI1,*
In this study, tensile tests were carried out on several carbon steels that had been heat-treated using various methods. Their fracture surfaces were observed using scanning laser microscopy. Based on the obtained digital data, an imaginary fracture surface was reconstructed in a three-dimensional (3D) space. Fractal analysis was applied to those 3D surfaces and the Richardson effect was confirmed in the surface irregularity. Finally, it was noted that the geometrical irregularity of the surface is well evaluated by combining the fractal dimension and an additional indices designated as indices of fracture surface nature.
Fractal, Fractal dimension, Richardson effect, Tensile fracture surface, Fractography, Scanning laser microscope, Morphological fracture aspect, Digitized surface, Mechanical property.
TAKASHI SAKAI, Fractal analysis of the irregular geometry of tensile fracture surface of carbon steels, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 1, 3, March 2007, pp.129-132 (2007).
Submitted at: Feb. 1, 2007
Accepted at: Feb. 14, 2007
Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications
(2024): Impact Factor = 0.4 - Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics, 2025)
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