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Increased amounts of copper, tin and lead in steels can lead to liquid-metal embrittlement through the formation of low-melting eutectics on decorated grain boundaries. The image shows a specific example of the effects of copper on the embrittlement of steel.413 The figure is reproduced with permission from ref (413). Copyright 1931, Verlag Stahleisen GmbH.
