Figure 7. An SEM micrograph of the cross section of the four-point bend test samples showing blunted precracked/notch, suggesting plastic deformation and vertical cracks throughout the coating thickness.
 

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This figure is a component of the on-line article "The Functionality of Laser-Surface-Engineered Composite Titanium Diboride Coatings", which appears in the January 2000 Issue of JOM-e.