MN ASM History Last 100 years
Category: Other
Updated: 27 Jul 2020
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Created byLarry Hanke
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"Season cracking"
recognized as SCCBeach marks first described
as crack front markingsInternal "flakes" and "fisheyes"
observed macroscopicallyFirst use of the
term "fractography"Microscopic striations first
reported on Al alloy fatigue
fracture surfacesTEM studies of cleavage, dimpled,
and fatigue fracture surfaces"La Microfractographie"
publishedTEM studies of Al
SCC fracture surfacesTEM studies of hydrogen
embrittlement and stainless
steel SCC fracture surfacesTEM studies of brittle fractures
in normally ductile materialsTEM comparisons of fatigue
fracture surfaces generated
in air and vacuum environmentsFractography first addressed
in ASM Metals Handbook
(Vol 9, 8th Edition)First commercial SEM:
Cambridge "Stereoscan"Journal of Failure Analysis
and Prevention FoundedFailure Analysis
Society Founded
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