Vibratory rig
at the University of Cape Town lab

PA2 alloy M63 brass E04 Armco iron 45 carbon steel 1H18N9T steel Polyamide 6Home

Armco iron specimen

eroded surface (SEM)

General view of the cavitated area

Cavitation damage in the centre of the specimen (55508 bytes)

Cavitation damage in the centre of the specimen

Initial cavitation damage as seen at the edge of the cavitated area

 

metallographs

Microstructure in the centre of the specimen (109440 bytes)

General view of the cavitated edge (226470 bytes)

The cavitated edge at higher magnification (108320 bytes)