##  [Edge Cracking](/index.php/edge-cracking) 

  ##  [Edge Cracking](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/edge-cracking-0) 

  

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Definition

The initiation and subsequent propagation of cracks located at or immediately adjacent to a free edge of a component or feature, typically caused by stress concentration, bending, forming operations, or local defects, which can lead to through‑thickness penetration or loss of containment.