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This paper examines stress-corrosion cracking (SCC) failures in aluminum beverage can ends. A transition from transgranular to intergranular SCC cracking has been observed with newer can end designs featuring higher stresses. This shift is attributed to both anodic dissolution and hydrogen embrittlement mechanisms. The paper discusses these mechanisms, evidence from fractography, and potential causes and solutions to mitigate SCC in aluminum can ends.

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eliezer
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