Figures of the Article

• Specimen preparation and CT scanning procedure
• Axial compression stress-strain curve and CT scan stage
• Analysis of CT image reconstruction and computation of fractal dimension of CT image binarization
• Sketch of the crack shape on the surface of Cast and 3DPC
• Uniaxial compressive stress-strain curves and eigenvalues for cast and 3DPC
• Schematic diagram of aperture calculation
• Porosity distribution layer by layer before compression and pore size distribution obtained from 3D printed specimens before compression
• Relationship between porosity and average pore size of 3D printed specimens before uniaxial compression
• Crack fraction of 3D printed specimens after uniaxial compression damage
• Distribution of crack (a) length, (b) width and (c) area of 3D printed specimens after uniaxial compression damage
• Fractal dimension analysis of 3D printed specimens before and after damage in different same region: (a) Fractal dimension calculation before uniaxial compression; (b) Fractal dimension calculation after uniaxial compression; (c) Fractal dimension before and after uniaxial compression
• Fractal dimension of 3D printed damage specimens versus crack fraction, crack length (width) and crack area