Quantitative Anisotropic Damage Mechanism in a Forged Aluminum Alloy Studied by Synchrotron Tomography and Finite Element Simulations

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Reconstructed 2D image showing coarse Mg₂Si precipitates, iron-rich intermetallics, and grain boundaries obtained by superposition of tomography images performed on the sample before and after gallium wetting. “Rings” artifact is also visible on the image.