Fig.7. Fracture surfaces (a, b), crack nucleation sites (c, d) and corresponding BSE-SEM images (e, f) of samples taken from step plate with 4 mm (a, c, e) and 12 mm (b, d, f) thicknesses (Circles in Figs.7a and b show the crack nucleation sites for high magnification observation. The rectangle in Fig.7e shows the lamellar structure in curvy surface of crack nucleation site) |