Abstract
AbstractThe unique features of in‐situ straining to fracture in high voltage electron microscopes have been outlined. Phenomena pertinent to the ductile fracture of metals have been reviewed as they relate to the study of rupture in the microstructural regime. Experimental observations on pure single crystals of silver, α‐iron, and beryllium during fracture have been reported and analyzed. The fracture mechanism can be subdivided into the sequence microvoid initiation, void growth, and void coalescense. It is proposed to distinguish between a primary and a secondary sequence. The latter is applicable to ligament fracture which constitutes the final separation. It was concluded that dislocation cell walls and other boundaries are the initiation sites for microcracks in pure metals and alloys.
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