Research Article

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

Table 2

Feret dimensions of coarse precipitates and Voronoi cells through L, S, and T directions. Deviation is estimated to about 25% owing to the threshold uncertainty.

Mg2SiIron-rich intermetallics
FL (μm)FS (μm)FT (μm)FL (μm)FS (μm)FT (μm)

Precipitates8.5 ± 2.16.6 ± 1.65.2 ± 1.38.7 ± 2.18.3 ± 26.3 ± 1.5
Voronoi cells94 ± 2395 ± 23104 ± 2667 ± 1683 ± 20104 ± 26