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Example of oxide layers on the fracture surface of an SLM AlSi10Mg tensile specimen observed by FESEM. The central smooth area represents a fragile rupture region, and is different from the surrounding fine dimple regions, which are characterized by ductile fractures (from the authors’ own unpublished work).
