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ZL0410 | ZnAl4Cu1 Overload fractur of a bottle opener

Numeric designationZL0410
Chemical designationZnAl4Cu1
StateOverload fractur of a corkscrew

When opening a beer bottle, the handle of the bottle opener broke off in the cross-section transition. The upper part is made of zinc die casting, only the drill is made of steel. The entire component was copper-plated and nickel-plated. The fracture is transcrystalline and predominantly brittle with alternating proportions of dimple fracture (quasi-cleavage fracture).