Fractography of Engineered Materials

Dear Colleagues,

Fractography is an old but ever-developing part of failure analysis. The success in the analysis of fracture surfaces highly depends on the personal knowhow of the fractographers and accessibility of specific image collections in the literature. New materials such as additive-manufactured materials or chemically complex alloys show new fractographic features, which are to be explored. In recent years, software-aided methods have been developed to assist fractographers when evaluating fracture surfaces. These include explicit methods for feature detection and deep-learning approaches for a broader analysis. The use of topographic data in light and electron microscopy will also contribute to improving understanding. Certain approaches could enable more quantitative analysis.

Although it is a complex task, fractography is rarely given a forum of its own. This Special Issue of Materials seeks recent developments in fractography, the fractography of new materials, and the evaluation of interesting features in general fractography. The scope is not restricted to any particular class of materials.

Dr. Dirk Bettge
Dr. Andreas Neidel
Guest Editors

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