Synchrotron imaging and diffraction to investigate internal features of stable tearing fracture phenomenon in metallic specimens

Abstract In situ s ynchrotron imaging and diffraction on beamline 1-ID-C at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) has been used to investigate the internal features present during the stable tearing fracture phenomenon in low-constraint metallic specimens. The results that are obtained from this investigation show that the internal features are identifiable with these techniques, and this initial investigation lays the groundwork for future, more in-depth investigations with some improvements to the methods.