Figure 2.

The cross-section of the fractured and the man-made cut steel wires. The left wires show the sharp man-made cut section; the right fractured wires show the neat and smooth cross-section due to sudden stress increases.

The cross-section of the fractured and the man-made cut steel wires. The left wires show the sharp man-made cut section; the right fractured wires show the neat and smooth cross-section due to sudden stress increases.