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Obstacle or accelerator? How imperfections affect material strength
- February 19, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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Imagine a material cracking—now imagine what happens if there are small inclusions in the material. Do they create an obstacle course for the crack to navigate, slowing it down? Or do they act as weak points, helping the crack spread faster?
Originally published at Phys.org