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Fractal analysis of the three-dimensional fracture surfaces in materials by the box-counting method

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Tanaka, M., Kimura, Y., Chouanine, L. et al. Fractal analysis of the three-dimensional fracture surfaces in materials by the box-counting method. Journal of Materials Science Letters 22, 1279–1281 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025466320930

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