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Left: Schematic of the fracture surface of a combination of ductile and brittle breaks. Right: SEM image of a specimen tested at constant mid amplitude that displayed a combination of ductile and brittle breaks. (a) Ductile type break can be observed. (b) Brittle type break can be observed.
