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Section 3<br />

Fig. 3.1. The digital elevation model <strong>of</strong> a cast Al6061-10%Al2O3 MMC.<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>iles. Further important capabilities <strong>of</strong> the automatic <strong>fracture</strong> surface analysis system are<br />

the automatic evaluation <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>and</strong> surface roughness parameters <strong>and</strong> the determination <strong>of</strong><br />

fractal dimensions [47].<br />

The first version <strong>of</strong> the automatic <strong>fracture</strong> surface analysis system used a simple matching<br />

algorithm, based on the evaluation <strong>of</strong> a cross-correlation coefficient [48]. Later, the system<br />

has been completely modified with respect to the matching algorithm <strong>and</strong> the user interface<br />

[46]. A comprehensive description <strong>of</strong> the principles <strong>of</strong> the new matching algorithm is given in<br />

[49]. Both systems have been applied successfully to analyze ductile <strong>and</strong> cleavage <strong>fracture</strong><br />

surfaces <strong>of</strong> <strong>metal</strong>s [50, 51], <strong>metal</strong>lic glasses [52], <strong>and</strong> inter<strong>metal</strong>lic alloys [53], but it has been<br />

also proven valuable for the inspection <strong>of</strong> the surface structure <strong>of</strong> many classes <strong>of</strong> materials,<br />

from <strong>metal</strong>s to biological materials.<br />

In the following section, it is described how the automatic <strong>fracture</strong> surface analysis system is<br />

applied to determine the <strong>local</strong> CODi- <strong>and</strong> CODvi-values in materials with inclusions.<br />

3.2. The determination <strong>of</strong> the CODi- <strong>and</strong> CODvi –values<br />

The SEM-micrographs <strong>of</strong> Figure 3.2 show corresponding regions near the midsection on the<br />

two halves <strong>of</strong> a broken compact tension (CT) specimen made <strong>of</strong> a cast Al6061-10%Al2O3<br />

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