Overview
Damage and ductility in forming
Article REF: M3032 V1
Overview
Damage and ductility in forming

Authors : Frank MONTHEILLET, Laurent BRIOTTET

Publication date: June 10, 2009, Review date: March 6, 2017 | Lire en français

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1. Overview

As used in this article, damage refers to the formation (or initiation) of microcavities, followed by their growth and coalescence during plastic deformation, leading to ductile fracture of the material. The corresponding fracture surfaces are characterized by the presence of cupules (figure 1 ).

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