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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 544 Downloads: 538 Vol. 20, No. 75 (2026) October 11, 2025 pp. 1-12

Impact of tool rotational speed on friction stir welded joints of AA2014-T6/AA5052-H32: synthesis, microstructural, mechanical and fractographic behaviour

N. N. Sathya, Mervin A. Herbert, Arun Kumar Shettigar, Manjunath Vatnalmath

This study examines the changes in microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir-welded (FSW) dissimilar joints between AA2014-T6 and AA5052-H32 aluminium alloys, with an emphasis on optimizing tool rotation speed for enhanced…

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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 1,585 Downloads: 1,454 Vol. 15, No. 58 (2021) September 25, 2021 pp. 319-343

Periodic homogenization and damage evolution in RVE composite material with inclusion

Karim Benyahi, Youcef Bouafia, Mohand Said Kachi, Sarah Benakli, Amel Hamri

This work deals with the coupling between a periodic homogenization procedure and a damage process occurring in a RVE of inclusion composite materials. We mainly seek on the one hand to determine the effective mechanical properties…

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Miscellanea Views: 762 Downloads: 451 Vol. 6, No. 22 (2012) September 30, 2012 pp. pages 12-19

Fractography as a tool to assess the occurrence of fatigue fractures in complex microstructure structural components

D. Firrao, P. Matteis

Fractographic assessment of fatigue fractures may be difficult if they occur in metallic components characterized by low ductility complex microstructures. In these cases reconciliation of known fatigue rupture mechanisms with…

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Fractography and Advanced metallography Views: 1,830 Downloads: 1,061 Vol. 17, No. 63 (2023) December 21, 2022 pp. 289-300

Mechanical, Wear, and Fracture Behavior of Titanium Diboride (TiB2) - Cerium Oxide (CeO2) Reinforced Al-6061 Hot-rolled Hybrid Composites

S. R. Sreenivasa Iyengar, D. Sethuramu, M. Ravikumar

Development of aluminium composites by stircasting technique is an effective method for fabrication of better quality of MMCs. Stircasting technique is one of the most commonly accepted techniques. In this research work, Al6061 / TiB₂+CeO₂…

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Miscellanea Views: 786 Downloads: 455 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) March 7, 2019 pp. 429-441

Experimental investigation of surface roughness effect on fatigue performance of AISI 1045 carbon steel and fatigue limit prediction

Khadija Kimakh, Abdelkerim Chouaf, Amal Saoud, El Hassan Mallil, Samir Aghzer

In fatigue life, surface integrity perform a major role to determine the fatigue lifetime. It could differ greatly among specific cases even for the same solicitations. Indeed, the manufacturing process carries modifications on surface…

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 858 Downloads: 567 Vol. 14, No. 53 (2020) July 19, 2020 pp. 295-305

Mechanical behavior of materials with a compact hexagonal structure obtained by an advanced identification strategy of HCP material, AZ31B-H24

Rym Harbaoui, Olfa Daghfas, Amna Znaidi, Victor Tuninetti

The use of magnesium alloys, in particular AZ31B-H24, represents an increasingly important aspect in the transport field, as well as in the aeronautical industry. In the forming processes of this material, the shapes of the product are…

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Damage mechanics Views: 729 Downloads: 556 Vol. 19, No. 71 (2025) December 5, 2024 pp. 285-301

Effect of Hybrid Nano Particle Reinforcements on Fractographic, Mechanical and Wear Behavior of Al6061 Alloy Composites Developed by Ultrasonic Assisted Stir Casting Technique

Annapoorna Krishnappa, Shobha Ramesh, Vedashantha Murthy Bharath, Rajanna Siddagangappa, Srimadhu Ashokkumar, Madeva Nagaral, Virupaxi Auradi

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of hybrid nanoparticle reinforcement with Al₂O₃ and ZrO₂ on the mechanical and wear parameters of Al6061 alloy-based Nano composites. MMC’s (Metal Matrix Composite) specimens were…

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Fracture Views: 808 Downloads: 806 Vol. 16, No. 62 (2022) September 22, 2022 pp. 426-438

Mechanical characterization and analysis of tensile fracture modes of ultrasonically stir cast Al6082 composites reinforced with Cu powder premixed Metakaolin particles

Renjin J Bright, P. Hariharasakthisudhan

The major drawback observed in the ceramic particles reinforced aluminium matrix composites (AMCs) is the reduction of ductility. Incorporating fine metallic particles along with the ceramic reinforcements in the aluminium matrix tends to…

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SI: IGF27 - 27th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity Views: 734 Downloads: 862 Vol. 18, No. 69 (2024) April 27, 2024 pp. 142-153

Experimental investigation on the fatigue and fracture properties of a fine pearlitic rail steel

Davide Leonetti, Bart Schotsman

This study reports an experimental investigation of the fatigue and fracture resistance of R350HT, a heat-treated pearlitic rail steel with refined microstructure used in rails. Monotonic tensile, rotating bending, linear elastic plane…

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 127 Downloads: 113 Vol. 20, No. 77 (2026) April 21, 2026 pp. 120-137

Microstructure, tensile and fractographic behavior of friction stir welded joints AA6061 and AA2024

C N Vikas, N. Nagesha, Manjunath Vatnalmath, Mr SathyaNarayana N

The present study focused on the evaluation of critical influencing parameters of the FSW of AA6061-T6 and AA2024-T351 alloys. The materials properties of AA6061-T6 are heat-treatable alloys possessing properties of good resistance to…

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SI: Crack Paths Views: 751 Downloads: 497 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) February 26, 2019 pp. 125-134

Influence of microstructure on fatigue property of ultra high-strength steels

Kanji OKUDA, Kazuhiro OGAWA, Yuji ICHIKAWA, Tsuyoshi SHIOZAKI, Naoki YAMAGUCHI

Ultra-high-strength steels (with tensile strength higher than 980 MPa) are widely used in automobile manufacturing owing to their lightweight that contributes to fuel efficiency. The fatigue strength of ultra-high-strength steels with a…

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 523 Downloads: 367 Vol. 19, No. 74 (2025) August 18, 2025 pp. 129-151

Fatigue behaviour of high-strength low-alloy steel sheets: influence of loading direction and microstructure on microcrack initiation and growth

María Cecilia Marinelli, Felipe Díaz, Raúl Bolmaro

This work presents an in-depth study of the low-cycle fatigue behaviour of ferritic-pearlitic HSLA-420 high-strength steel sheets, with emphasis on the influence of loading direction on fatigue life and damage mechanisms. Plastic…

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Reliability and Life Extension of Components Views: 1,589 Downloads: 651 Vol. 14, No. 52 (2020) March 2, 2020 pp. 211-229

Effect of aggregate type on moisture susceptibility of modified cold recycled mix asphalt: evaluation by mechanical tests and Surface Free Energy method

Hassan Latifi, Nahid Amini

There are deficiencies associated with cold mix asphalts, specifically, cold recycled mix asphalts in comparison with hot mix asphalt or hot recycled mix asphalt such as higher moisture susceptibility. Moisture damage of asphalt mixtures…

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 518 Downloads: 316 Vol. 19, No. 71 (2025) October 12, 2024 pp. 80-90

Effect of cast part size on the microstructure and mechanical properties of a bainitic High-Carbon and High-Silicon Cast Steel

Diego Fernandino, Alejandro Basso, Nicolas Tenaglia

This study aims at assessing the impact of casting size on the bainitic transformation, resulting microstructures, and tensile properties of a high-carbon, high-silicon steel austempered at different temperatures. The casting size was…

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Miscellanea Views: 755 Downloads: 738 Vol. 16, No. 62 (2022) September 22, 2022 pp. 212-224

Effect of Ti addition and cast part size on solidification structure and mechanical properties of medium carbon, low alloy cast steel

Nicolás Emanuel Tenaglia, Diego Fernandino, Alejandro Daniel Basso

In this work, the effect of Ti addition and the cast part size on the solidification structure and mechanical properties of a medium carbon, low alloy cast steel was analyzed. The experimental analysis involved the design of the melts by…

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Fatigue Views: 959 Downloads: 584 Vol. 15, No. 57 (2021) June 22, 2021 pp. 373-397

Effect of nano-clay addition and heat-treatment on tensile and stress-controlled low-cycle fatigue behaviors of aluminum-silicon alloy: Effect of nano-clay addition and heat-treatment

Mohammad Azadi, Adel Basiri, Ali Dadashi, G. Winter, B. Seisenbacher, F. Grün

The objective of the present paper is to investigate the stress-controlled low-cycle fatigue behavior of piston aluminum-silicon (AlSi) alloy reinforced with nano-clay particles and T6 heat-treatment. The piston aluminum-silicon alloy…

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Miscellanea Views: 924 Downloads: 590 Vol. 6, No. 19 (2012) December 20, 2011

Mechanical properties of copper processed by Equal Channel Angular Pressing – a review

Ludvík Kunz, Luca Collini

The Equal Channel Angular Pressing is a hardening treatment with which ductile metals can beprocessed to refine their grain and sub-grain structure. This process enhances the mechanical strength of metalsin terms of tensile strength…

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SI: Crack Paths Views: 563 Downloads: 366 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) February 24, 2019 pp. 26-33

Isothermal and thermomechanical fatigue interaction in fatigue crack propagation behavior of a low-carbon nitrogen-controlled 316 stainless steel

Yasuhiro Yamazaki

In this work, the effect of superimposing of isothermal low cycle fatigue loading to the thermomechanical fatigue loading on the crack propagation behavior of the naturally initiated short crack in Low-carbon nitrogen-controlled 316…

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 663 Downloads: 469 Vol. 14, No. 51 (2020) November 28, 2019 pp. 254-266

Numerical investigation of the effect of constrained groove pressing process on the mechanical properties of polyamide PA66

Mohammed Salah Bennouna, Sadek Kaddour, Benaoumeur Aour, Nadir Damba

This research is a numerical study of the effect of the constrained groove pressing (CGP) process and its impact on a thermoplastic polymer (polyamide PA 66). A simulation is performed using a finite element tool. The effect of the process…

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 1,048 Downloads: 713 Vol. 16, No. 62 (2022) September 22, 2022 pp. 490-504

Compressive behavior of Co-Cr-Mo radially graded porous structures under as-built and heat-treated conditions

Francesco Cantaboni, Paola Ginestra, Marialaura Tocci, Andrea Avanzini, Elisabetta Ceretti, Annalisa Pola

Additive manufacturing research is continuously growing, and this field requires a full improvement of the capability and reliability of the processes involved. Of particular interest is the study of complex geometries production, such as…

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 1,603 Downloads: 1,666 Vol. 17, No. 63 (2023) December 21, 2022 pp. 309-320

High Entropy Cantor Alloys (HEAs) modification induced by tungsten alligation, heat treatment and deep cold plastic deformation

Andrea Brotzu, Stefano Natali, Zortea Laura, De Filippo Barbara

High Entropy Alloys (HEAs) is a unique class of materials that combine particular properties in a large-scale of temperatures, able to guarantee new unexplored materials and alloys with several potentially engineering applications (i.e.…

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