Fractography
![Crankshaft fatigue fracture](/Images/godic/202501/14/Crankshaft_fatigue5028.jpg")
![Fractured breast implant catheter in SEM](/Images/godic/202501/14/Fractured_breast_implant5028.jpg")
![Fracture map of failed breast implant](/Images/godic/202501/14/Fract_map15028.jpg")
![Fatigue fracture in rubber brake seal showing striations at left (SEM)](/Images/godic/202501/14/Brake_seal_fatigue5028.jpg")
Fractography is the study of the fracture surfaces of materials. Fractographic methods are routinely used to determine the cause of failure in engineering structures, especially in product failure and the practice of forensic engineering or failure analysis. In material science research, fractography is used to develop and evaluate theoretical models of crack growth behavior.