Hardening crack on a screw
The adjacent macro photo shows a detail of the fracture surface. By means of EDX analysis, oxidized rim areas could be detected on the fracture surface. The crack was therefore formed before quenching and tempering.
The adjacent macro photo shows a detail of the fracture surface. By means of EDX analysis, oxidized rim areas could be detected on the fracture surface. The crack was therefore formed before quenching and tempering.