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Failure Analysis Expert Discusses Metal Fatigue

March 31, 2009 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Failure analysis was performed on a failed pin from a large tractor. The upper right gives an overview of the pin. Upper left is a close up of the fracture surface. The fatigue crack originated at the top of the photo and progressed downward until the final overload failure.

 

 

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Fatigue Crack, Metal Fatigue, Overload Failure, Tractor

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