Research Article

Microstructure, Strength, and Fracture Topography Relations in AISI 316L Stainless Steel, as Seen through a Fractal Approach and the Hall-Petch Law

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Optical micrographs of metallic islands of AISI 316L stainless steel, developed according to the SIM. (a) Layer number 1, (b) layer number 7, (c) layer number 14, and (d) layer number 24.
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