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Cleavage fracture of high strength tempered martensite and mixed tempered martensite + upper bainite medium carbon steel

Frank Tioguem Teagho, Mohamed Sennour, Matthieu Maziere, André Galtier, Anne-Françoise Gourgues-Lorenzon

International Journal of Fracture· Volume 250· Issue 1
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Metals & alloys

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