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Title: Fractals in Metal Defects
Post by: C.K. on July 04, 2013, 01:19:53 AM
Hey everyone,

I thought you'd all enjoy seeing some of this.  The following images are details of internal defects in a sample of steel that I took at work with a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM).  When I was looking at them I was thinking of all the funky shapes I've been looking at lately in M3D, which makes sense since fractals are used in fractography anyways (though this isn't, technically, a fracture.  It's non-consolidation at the center of a large casting).  Micron bars are provided in the upper right for scale.  The piece we're looking down on is about 1/8" x 1/8" (.32 cm x .32 cm).  All discrete information has been removed from the images, so no worries there.  Enjoy!

(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5343/9202385221_9cd786e8cf_o.jpg)

(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3706/9202385323_5283ddacee_o.jpg)

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7303/9202385521_0f331e3176_o.jpg)


Title: Re: Fractals in Metal Defects
Post by: cKleinhuis on July 04, 2013, 08:52:41 AM
nice series, thank you


Title: Re: Fractals in Metal Defects
Post by: vinz on July 04, 2013, 04:53:21 PM
Woaw i love these ! allways amazing to see pictures of micro structures..
more  more ...  :D

Thanks CK


Title: Re: Fractals in Metal Defects
Post by: C.K. on July 05, 2013, 12:40:39 PM
Your welcome, guys!  Glad you enjoy it.