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A study of the tensile behaviour of test coupons that were extracted from cast plates of D357 aluminium is described. The effects of specimen thickness, heat treatment, structural integrity and hot isostatic pressing (HIP) were investigated. Chevron marks were found on the fracture surfaces of the specimens that failed under plane strain conditions. In most cases, structural defects, such as shrinkage...