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FRACTURED BRASS TEE FITTING

Posted on July 25th, 2019 by Met-Tech

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ANALYSIS OF A FRACTURED BRASS TEE PLUMBING FITTING SUMMARY: A fractured brass tee plumbing fitting was analyzed to investigate the cause of the fracture at one of the brass tee nipples. Results indicate the brass plumbing fitting fractured due to stress corrosion cracking (SCC).  The crack initiated on the ID surface of the brass tee […]

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