Fig. 8: SEM micrograph of the fractured side surface of the L-DED, V = 3.3 mm/s sample, showing the effect of the secondary FCC phase on the crack propagation during deformation.

a Low-magnification image near the edge of the side surface. The white box indicates the region corresponding to the high-magnification image in b. b High-magnification image illustrates that crack propagation in the BCC/B2 is deflected and hindered once the crack encounters the dual-phase region of FCC and BCC/B2.