Abstract:A crack occurred on the spoke plate of a large marine gear apparently when the gear was being moved at the fabrication site. Fractographic analysis of the fracture surfaces in this study revealed that the crack initiated from the core of spoke plate, and propagated circumferentially toward the surfaces of two holes on the spoke plate and simultaneously to the upper and low ends of the gear. Intergranular fracture was found in crack origin and in regions where the fracture developed slowly. The intergranular fa… Show more
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