• 제목/요약/키워드: Liquid Metal Embrittlement

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Metallurgical Failure Analysis on a Suspension Clamp in 154kV Electric Power Transmission Tower

  • 이재홍;정남근
    • KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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    • 제7권2호
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    • pp.237-240
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    • 2021
  • Failure of a suspension clamp made of hot dip galvanized cast iron in 154kV transmission tower was investigated. Metallurgical analysis of a crack of the clamp was performed using a digital microscope, an optical microscope, and a scanning electron microscope. It was revealed that the crack surface was covered by continuous zinc layer. Distinctive casting skin was found underneath both the outer surface and crack surface. The result showed that pre-existing crack had been formed in the fabrication, and liquid metal embrittlement during hot dip galvanization may assist crack propagation.