Vibratory rig
at the University of Cape Town lab

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

1H18N9T acid resistant steel

eroded surface

General view of the cavitated area

Cavitation damage in the centre of the specimen

Cavitation damage in the centre of the specimen

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

 

metallographs (SEM)

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capvs_1h_7b.jpg (140 kB)

 

metallographs (optical microscopy)

Microstructure in the centre of the specimen (252576 bytes)

General view of the cavitated edge (166543 bytes)

The cavitated edge at higher magnification

The cavitated edge at higher magnification