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Fracture

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Ductile and Brittle Fracture

A fracture is the separation of an object or material into two or more pieces under the action of stress. The fracture of a solid usually occurs due to the development of certain displacement discontinuity surfaces within the solid. If a displacement develops perpendicular to the surface of displacement, it is called a normal tensile crack or simply a crack; if a displacement develops tangentially to the surface of displacement, it is called a shear crack, slip band, or dislocation.
    • Strength 

    • Types 

    • Fracture modes and characteristics 

    • Fracture testing 

    • Brittle fracture of ceramics and inorganic glasses 

    • Notable fracture failures