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The fracture surface of a fatigue failure typically shows:

  1. A cup-and-cone shape
  2. Beach marks (clamshell marks) radiating from the crack origin
  3. Uniform shiny facets only
  4. Necking

Answer

B. Beach marks (clamshell marks) radiating from the crack origin

Solution

Cup-and-cone fracture is typical of ductile tensile failure.

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