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SI: Characterisation of Crack Tip Fields Views: 587 Downloads: 427 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) May 28, 2019 pp. 1-11

Further investigation on microstructure refinement of internal crack initiation region in VHCF regime of high-strength steels

Yukun Chang, Liang Zheng, Xiangnan Pan, Youshi Hong

The profile samples prepared by focused ion beam (FIB) in crack initiation region (CIR) and fish-eye (FiE) region of failed specimens subjected to rotary bending (RB) and ultrasonic axial (UL) fatigue testing with various stress ratios (R)…

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Miscellanea Views: 940 Downloads: 513 Vol. 11, No. 40 (2017) July 11, 2018 pp. Pages 74-84

Pre-failure indicators detected by Acoustic Emission: Alfas stone, cement-mortar and cement-paste specimens under 3-point bending

Stavros K. Kourkoulis, Ioanna Dakanali

Acoustic Emission (AE) is the technique most widely used nowadays for Structural Health Monitoring (SHM). Application of this technique for continuous SHM of restored elements of stone monuments is a challenging task. The co-existence of…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.40.07

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 1,174 Downloads: 602 Vol. 15, No. 55 (2021) December 28, 2020 pp. 289-301

Microstructural and mechanical characterization of a stainless-steel wire mesh–reinforced Al-matrix composite: Bimatallic components for lightweight design

Paolo Ferro, Alberto Fabrizi, Franco Bonollo, Filippo Berto

The microstructure and mechanical properties of stainless-steel AISI 304 wire mesh–reinforced AlSi9Cu-matrix composite specimens obtained by gravity casting were investigated. Optical and scanning electron microscope analyses were carried…

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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 510 Downloads: 390 Vol. 15, No. 58 (2021) September 25, 2021 pp. 365-375

Influence of themo-mechanical treatments and microstructural state on the fatigue behaviour of a weald seam: case of API X60 steel

Mohammed Achoui, Fethi Sebaa, Benattou Bouchouicha

The aim of this work is the study of the fatigue behaviour of API X60 steel and the influence of thermal and mechanical treatments. The evaluation of the integrity and safety of welded structures dictates the approach taken in this…

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Miscellanea Views: 860 Downloads: 506 Vol. 10, No. 35 (2016) December 29, 2015 pp. pages 472-480

Damage of bamboo and wooden materials based on linear elastic fracture mechanics in garden design

Tang Haiyan

Bamboo and wood are the most widely applied and the oldest natural structural materials in the world. Currently, worldwide output of wooden material is 1 billion ton, almost the same as steel. Most of them are used as structure, such as…

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 562 Downloads: 379 Vol. 19, No. 73 (2025) June 6, 2025 pp. 219-235

Investigation on the tensile strength, hardness and wear properties in n-B4C reinforced Al7075 composites

Ravikumar

The impact of n-B₄C on the mechanical and tribological behavior of Al7075 particle reinforced composites were assessed by analyzing samples of the resultant nano-composites for micro-structure, hardness, tensile strength, and wear behavior…

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Miscellanea Views: 833 Downloads: 587 Vol. 11, No. 39 (2017) December 15, 2016 pp. Pages 181-190

Experimental analysis on physical and mechanical properties of thermal shock damage of granite

He Xiao, Li Qing, Chen Hongkai, Tang Hongmei, Wang Linfeng

The purpose of this study was to explore the changes of mechanical and physical properties of granite under different thermal loading effects. Uniaxial compression experiments studying the rules of the influence of temperature load on…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,498 Downloads: 553 Vol. 7, No. 26 (2013) September 25, 2013 pp. Pages 104-122

Crack of a helicopter main rotor actuator attachment: failure analysis and lessons learned

L. Allegrucci, F. De Paolis, A. Coletta, M. Bernabei

A Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), in the course of a training flight, leaving the ground during the taxi to take off, went into an uncontrolled rolling to the right; consequently the helicopter gradually laid down on the right side. The…

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 834 Downloads: 677 Vol. 17, No. 66 (2023) September 27, 2023 pp. 178-190

Analyzing Microstructural Features, Surface Topography, and Scratch Resistance of Innovative Nano-Composites Coated with High Velocity Air-Fuel Technology

G. J. Naveen, P. Sampathkumaran, A. Sathyanarayanaswamy, Avinash Lakshmikanthan

New developments in thermal spraying processes may offer higher-quality alternatives to hard chrome plating and possibilities for hard chrome plating in a range of coating applications. These include spraying with high-velocity air fuel…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,250 Downloads: 583 Vol. 9, No. 34 (2015) September 28, 2015

Evaluation of near-threshold fatigue crack propagation in Ti-6Al-4V Alloy with harmonic structure created by Mechanical Milling and Spark Plasma Sintering

S. Kikuchi, T. Imai, H. Kubozono, Y. Nakai, A. Ueno, K. Ameyama

Titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V) having a bimodal “harmonic structure”, which consists of coarsegrained structure surrounded by a network structure of fine grains, was fabricated by mechanical milling (MM) and spark plasma sintering (SPS) to…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,171 Downloads: 588 Vol. 4, No. 13 (2010) pp. pages 3-16

Ductile cast irons: microstructure influence on fatigue crack propagation resistance

Francesco Iacoviello, Vittorio Di Cocco, Mauro Cavallini

Microstructure influence on fatigue crack propagation resistance in five different ductile cast irons (DCI) was investigated. Four ferrite/pearlite volume fractions were considered, performing fatigue crack propagation tests according to…

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Analytical, computational and physical models Views: 513 Downloads: 312 Vol. 20, No. 75 (2026) November 23, 2025 pp. 373-389

Coupling crystal plasticity and microstructure in SLM manufactured 316L parts: model development and experimental assessment

Nikita Kondratev, Alexey Shveykin, Kirill Romanov, Rinetta Mosina, Igor Shishkovsky, Evgeny Kharanzhevskiy, Mikhail Krivilyov

Additive manufacturing is extensively used for the production of complex-shaped parts from metals and polymers. Because of the influence of various physical factors, the structure of materials processed under different processing…

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Fractography and Advanced metallography Views: 887 Downloads: 486 Vol. 16, No. 60 (2022) March 25, 2022 pp. 283-290

Mechanical Characterization and Tensile Fractography of Al7075-WCP-CoP Composite

U. B. Gopal Krishna, B. Vasudeva, Virupaxi Auradi, Madeva Nagaral

The demand for materials with an unusual combination of properties has increased tremendously at a level that cannot be attained through the use of conventional materials. This is especially true for materials used in aircraft, automotive…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,106 Downloads: 612 Vol. 10, No. 38 (2016) October 3, 2016 pp. Pages 296-304

Structural mechanisms of formation of adiabatic shear bands

Mikhail Sokovikov, Dmitry Bilalov, Vladimir Oborin, Vasiliy Chudinov, Sergey Uvarov, Yuriy Bayandin, Oleg Naimark

The paper focuses on the experimental and theoretical study of plastic deformation instability and localization in materials subjected to dynamic loading and high-velocity perforation. We investigate the behavior of samples dynamically…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,160 Downloads: 588 Vol. 7, No. 26 (2013) September 25, 2013 pp. Pages 12-21

Graphite nodules features identifications and damaging micromechanims in ductile irons

Alberto De Santis, Daniela Iacoviello, Vittorio Di Cocco, Francesco Iacoviello

Ductile irons mechanical properties are strongly influenced by the metal matrix microstructure and on the graphite elements morphology. Depending on the chemical composition, the manufacturing process and the heat treatments, these…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,050 Downloads: 543 Vol. 11, No. 41 (2017) June 28, 2017 pp. Pages 388-395

Carbon nano-tubes in improving the mechanical property of cement-based composite materials

Xu Wu, Li Dai

Carbon nano-tubes as a kind of novel nanometer material have been extensively applied in cement-based composite materials to improve their properties. This study prepared carbon nano-tubes cement based composite materials by evenly…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,542 Downloads: 604 Vol. 8, No. 29 (2014) July 9, 2014 pp. pages 364-375

Development of biodegradable magnesium alloy stents with coating

Lorenza Petrini, Wei Wu, Dario Gastaldi, Lina Altomare, Silvia Farè, Francesco Migliavacca, Ali Gökhan Demir, Barbara Previtali, Maurizio Vedani

Biodegradable stents are attracting the attention of many researchers in biomedical and materials research fields since they can absolve their specific function for the expected period of time and then gradually disappear. This feature…

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Fractography and Advanced metallography Views: 581 Downloads: 945 Vol. 15, No. 57 (2021) June 22, 2021 pp. 127-137

Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Aluminum Cast Alloy A356 reinforced with Dual-Size B4C Particles

J. R. Chandrashekar, M. H. Annaiah, R. Chandrashekar

The paper details the studies carried out on a dual-size particulate composite prepared by stir casting using A 356 aluminum alloy and B₄C powders. Three composite compositions, viz., A356 plus 2% B₄C (44µm size and 105µm size in 1:1…

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Miscellanea Views: 984 Downloads: 641 Vol. 10, No. 35 (2016) December 29, 2015 pp. pages 82-87

Microstructure dependence of fatigue crack propagation behavior in wrought magnesium alloy

S. Morita, S. Fujiwara, T. Hori, N. Hattori, H. Somekawa, T. Mayama

This paper deals with the fatigue crack propagation behavior of rolled AZ31B magnesium alloy (grain size: approximately 40 ?m). Fatigue crack propagation tests were performed on single edge notched tension specimens at a stress ratio of R…

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Miscellanea Views: 833 Downloads: 577 Vol. 8, No. 30 (2014) September 10, 2014 pp. pages 495-501

Degradation assessment of waterlogged wood at Haimenkou site

Gao Jingran, Li Jian, Qiu Jian, Guo Menglin

Haimenkou site is the largest railing-enclosed wooden architecture settlement site on the waterfront in current China. This research conducts degradation assessment of waterlogged wood at Haimenkou site with various methods, including…

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Fracture Views: 732 Downloads: 680 Vol. 17, No. 65 (2023) June 22, 2023 pp. 32-46

Investigation on Microstructure, Hardness, Wear behavior and Fracture Surface Analysis of Strontium (Sr) and Calcium (Ca) Content A357 Modified Alloy by Statistical Technique

K. Ganesh, K. Hemachandra Reddy, S. Sudhakar Babu, R Suresh

The aluminum alloy are extensively used in several industrial applications. Stir casting is one of the most frequently accepted methods. In the present investigation, how the microstructure, mechanical and wear mechanics of A357 alloy were…

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Details: Investigation on Microstructure, Hardness, Wear behavior and Fracture Surface Analysis of Strontium (Sr) and Calcium (Ca) Content A357 Modified Alloy by Statistical Technique PDF Visual Abstract

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Miscellanea Views: 1,024 Downloads: 774 Vol. 11, No. 41 (2017) June 28, 2017 pp. Pages 211-219

Modelling of interfacial transition zone effect on resistance to crack propagation in fine-grained cement-based composites

H. Simonova, M. Vyhlidal, B. Kucharczykova, P. Bayer, Z. Kersner, L. Malikova, J. Klusak

In this paper, the attention is paid to investigation of the importance of the interfacial transition zone (ITZ) in selected fine-grained cement-based composites for the global fracture behaviour. This is a region of cement paste around…

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Miscellanea Views: 832 Downloads: 549 Vol. 8, No. 29 (2014) July 9, 2014 pp. pages 334-342

Integrated structure for a resonant micro-gyroscope and accelerometer

V. Zega, C. Comi, A. Corigliano, C. Valzasina

This paper presents the study of the mechanical behavior of a microstructure designed to detect acceleration and angular velocity simultaneously. The new resonant micro-sensor proposed, fabricated by the ThELMA© surface-micromachining…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 914 Downloads: 667 Vol. 18, No. 68 (2024) February 15, 2024 pp. 109-126

Evolution of prototyping in automotive engineering: a Comprehensive Study on the reliability of Additive Manufacturing for advanced powertrain components

Silvia Cecchel, Riccardo Ferraresi, Matteo Magni, Leonardo Guerini, Giovanna Cornacchia

Additive manufacturing (AM) could be used to reduce the production times of prototypes; however, further research is required to address metals structural parts. To obtain the correct properties, some relevant factors to be considered are…

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 272 Downloads: 187 Vol. 20, No. 77 (2026) April 14, 2026 pp. 71-88

Application-driven optimization of Ti-6Al-4V alloy via customized heat treatments

Andrea Trombetta, Cesare Certini, Luca Marco Pasini, Marco Virginio Boniardi, Luca Rosaspina, Edoardo Scabini, Andrea Casaroli

This paper examines the influence of controlled heat treatments on the mechanical behaviour of Ti-6Al-4V (Grade 5 Titanium alloy) to improve its performance in structural and high performance applications. Ti-6Al-4V is widely used in…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.77.06

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Miscellanea Views: 1,299 Downloads: 1,098 Vol. 16, No. 62 (2022) September 22, 2022 pp. 134-149

Fabrication, Mechanical and Wear Properties of Aluminum (Al6061)-Silicon Carbide-Graphite Hybrid Metal Matrix Composites

Shivakumar Gouda, G. B. Veeresh Kumar, R. Pramod, N. D. Prasanna, H. S. Balasubramanya, S. M. Aradhya

In recent times, the use of aluminum alloy-based Hybrid Metal Matrix Composites (HMMCs) is being increased in aerospace and automotive applications. HMMCs compensate for the low desirable properties of each filler used. However, the…

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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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SI: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 203 Downloads: 145 Vol. 20, No. 77 (2026) April 3, 2026 pp. 13-26

Effect of continuous carbon fiber layup architecture on tensile performance of hybrid FDM composites

Evgeniy Lobov, Mikhail Tashkinov

Hybrid continuous fiber–reinforced composites produced by fused deposition modeling (FDM) offer a promising solution for lightweight load-bearing structures. However, their mechanical performance is strongly governed by internal…

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 915 Downloads: 1,130 Vol. 16, No. 62 (2022) September 22, 2022 pp. 385-407

Synthesis, Microstructural Characterization, Mechanical, Fractographic and Wear Behavior of Micro B4C Particles Reinforced Al2618 Alloy Aerospace Composites

Veeresha G, Manjunatha B, V. Bharath, M Nagaral, VAuradi

In the current studies an investigations were made to know the effect of 63 micron sized B₄C particles addition on the mechanical and wear behavior of aerospace alloy Al2618 metal composites. Al2618 alloy with different weight percentages…

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SI: Crack Paths Views: 740 Downloads: 425 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 4, 2018 pp. 416-424

Brittle crack propagation acceleration in a single crystal of a 3% silicon-Fe alloy

Tomoya Kawbata, Noritaka Nakamura, Shuji Aihara

Brittle fracture in carbon steel has a serious impact on the safety of steel structures. Thus, technology that arrests crack propagation is the final line of protection for such structures. It is such an important issue that conditions…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 639 Downloads: 294 Vol. 19, No. 74 (2025) July 3, 2025 pp. 1-19

Optimizing mechanical properties of AA7075 Metal Matrix Composites reinforced with TiB2 and ZrO2 particulates

Nagaraj S. Dhongade, Vinod Kumar V. Meti, I. G. Siddhalingeshwar, G. U. Raju, M. A. Umarfarooq, N.R. Banapurmath, Ashok M. Sajjan, Vinayak S. Uppin, Balbir Singh

Hybrid metal matrix composites (MMCs), recognized for their superior strength-to-weight ratios and synergistic property enhancements, are emerging as advanced materials capable of mitigating the inherent limitations observed in…

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SI: IGF26 - 26th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity Views: 799 Downloads: 1,101 Vol. 16, No. 59 (2022) December 22, 2021 pp. 105-114

On the assessment of non-metallic inclusions by part 13 of API 579 -1/ASME FFS-1 2016

Jorge Luis González-Velázquez, Ehsan Entezari, Jerzy A. Szpunar

Improvement of nondestructive inspection techniques has allowed more frequent detection of closely spaced zones of non-metallic inclusions in pressure vessels made of low carbon steel. In the present study, closely spaced inclusions in an…

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SI: IGF27 - 27th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity Views: 1,716 Downloads: 2,531 Vol. 17, No. 65 (2023) June 22, 2023 pp. 246-256

High carbon steel/Inconel 718 bimetallic parts produced via Fused Filament Fabrication and Sintering

Paolo Ferro, Alberto Fabrizi, Franco Bonollo, H.S.A. Elsayed, Filippo Berto, Gianpaolo Savio

The possibility of producing high carbon steel/Inconel 718 bimetallic parts via Fused Filament Fabrication and Sintering is explored. Compatibility of the two alloys with particular attention to elements interdiffusion through the…

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Fracture Views: 616 Downloads: 551 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) July 10, 2019 pp. 38-45

Investigation of Failure Mechanism of Al2O3 Specimens Subjected to Three-Point Bending Test

Mikhail Olegovich Eremin, Igor Smolin, Alexey Kulkov, Valentina Mikushina

Experimental loading and FEM simulation-based approach at macroscale are utilized to investigate the failure mechanisms of Al₂O₃ ceramics. Experimental characterization of microstructure is carried out using SEM. Recently the microscale…

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 475 Downloads: 370 Vol. 19, No. 72 (2025) February 7, 2025 pp. 102-120

Studying the fracture surface of brass CuZn37 and aluminum 1100 and their relationship with formability in Single Point Incremental Forming

Marwa K. Qate'a, Muhsin J. Jweeg, Adnan I. Mohammed

Single Point Incremental Forming was conducted on Aluminum1100 and Brass CuZn37 to form a hyperbolic truncated pyramid with varying wall angles until the fracture occurs. The formability of the specimens in terms of fracture depth and…

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Environmentally Assisted Fracture Views: 1,641 Downloads: 1,442 Vol. 16, No. 61 (2022) June 19, 2022 pp. 20-45

Review of Current Developments on High Strength Pipeline Steels for HIC Inducing Service

Ehsan Entezari, Jorge Luis González-Velázquez, Diego Rivas López, Manuel Alejandro Beltrán Zúñiga, Jerzy A. Szpunar

Nowadays, an increasing number of oil and gas transmission pipes are constructed with high-strength low alloy steels (HSLA); however, many of these pipelines suffer from different types of hydrogen damages, such as hydrogen-induced…

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Fracture Views: 657 Downloads: 490 Vol. 15, No. 55 (2021) December 28, 2020

Effect of the intermediate quenching on fracture toughness of ferrite-martensite dual phase steels

B Sunil, S. Rajanna

The main aim of the research work is to examine the fracture toughness of the dual phase steels prepared using the intermediate quenching method. The ferrite-martensite dual phase (DP) steel is produced using low carbon micro alloyed steel…

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 398 Downloads: 211 Vol. 20, No. 76 (2026) February 5, 2026 pp. 154-168

The influence of temperature on the deformation behavior, strength and fracture mechanism of the heat-resistant Nickel-based alloy EI698-VD

Aleksandr Sulamanidze

A detailed investigation was conducted into the fracture mechanisms of cylindrical specimens made of a polycrystalline heat-resistant nickel-based alloy XH73MBTU-VD (EI698-VD), under uniaxial tension in the temperature range of 25–700°C.…

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Environmentally Assisted Fracture Views: 852 Downloads: 526 Vol. 16, No. 62 (2022) September 22, 2022 pp. 64-74

Corrosion behavior of Shape Memory Alloy in NaCl environment and recovery maintenance in Cu-Zn-Al sysytem

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

Shape memory effect (SME) and the relation with corrosion behavior of Cu-Zn-Al Smart Memory Alloys (SMAs) were investigated using different techniques: Scanning Electron Microscopy equipped with an Energy Dispersive System, X-Ray…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,070 Downloads: 814 Vol. 12, No. 46 (2018) September 27, 2018 pp. 306-318

Fatigue crack propagation in welded joints X70

Adel Deliou, Benattou Bouchouicha

Structural failure assessment approaches take into account local parameters, specimen geometry, loading and material. In the case of welded joints, in addition to these parameters, consideration must be given to the effect of the…

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Fatigue Views: 558 Downloads: 409 Vol. 15, No. 58 (2021) September 25, 2021 pp. 202-210

Asymptotic response of friction stir welded joint under cyclic loading

Imane Elmeguenni

Fatigue takes a place more and more important in the design of structures, it remains a key point in the mechanical dimensioning of structures. The Friction Stir Welding (FSW) process is regarded today as the most promising alternative to…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,299 Downloads: 682 Vol. 7, No. 23 (2013) December 28, 2012 pp. Pages 127-135

Wear surface damage of a Stainless Steel EN 3358 aeronautical component subjected to sliding

Ferdinando Felli, Andrea Brotzu, Cristian Vendittozzi, Antonio Paolozzi, Francesco Passeggio

The present paper describes the failure analysis of an aircraft component subjected to several episodes of in service failure, resulted in loss of the aircraft safety. Modern aircrafts are provided with mechanical systems which have the…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.23.13

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Fracture Views: 1,518 Downloads: 999 Vol. 17, No. 63 (2023) December 21, 2022 pp. 169-189

Study of the slant fracture in solid and hollow cylinders: Experimental analysis and numerical prediction

Nassima Ben Chabane, Nassim Aguechari, Mohand Ould Ouali

This paper is devoted to the numerical and experimental study of ductile fracture in bulk metal forming of the 2017A-T4 aluminum alloy. From an experimental standpoint, the ductile fracture of the 2017A-T4 aluminum alloy is investigated…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.63.15

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 550 Downloads: 457 Vol. 19, No. 72 (2025) January 7, 2025 pp. 15-25

Rolling contact fatigue of AISI 440C TiN coated by plasma based ion implantion and deposition

Maria Paula Gonzalez, Diego Colombo, Diego Omar Fernandino

In this work, the microstructural evolution, surface characteristics and wear behavior of high hardness AISI 440C samples coated with a TiN film synthesized at room temperature were investigated. The coating was deposited using a combined…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.72.02

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Damage mechanics Views: 349 Downloads: 204 Vol. 20, No. 76 (2026) March 4, 2026 pp. 223-237

Influence of hybrid nano Al2O3–ZrO2 reinforcements on microstructure, fracture toughness and fractographic behaviour of Al6061 alloy

Annapoorna Krishnappa, Manjunath Vatnalmath, Virupaxi Auradi, Madeva Nagaral

A present study reveals the influence of nano Al₂O₃ and ZrO₂reinforcements on the fracture toughness of Hybrid Metal matrix Composites (HMMCs) made of Al6061 alloy. Composites are synthesized by varying weight fraction of alumina and…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.76.14

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 1,304 Downloads: 845 Vol. 16, No. 62 (2022) September 22, 2022 pp. 75-90

Damage assessment of different FDM-processed materials adopting Infrared Thermography

Danilo D'Andrea, Giacomo Risitano, Marcello Raffaele, Filippo Cucinotta, Dario Santonocito

The use of components obtained through the additive manufacturing (AM) technique has become increasingly widespread in recent years, playing a central role in industrial production, and in particular in some fields such as automotive…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.62.06

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 535 Downloads: 553 Vol. 20, No. 75 (2026) October 18, 2025 pp. 104-123

Optimization of austenitic and ferritic steels for deep drawing. Part 1: metallurgical and mechanical analyses.

Andrea Casaroli, Edoardo Scabini, Marco Virginio Boniardi, Riccardo Gerosa, Barbara Rivolta

Deep drawing of stainless steels thin sheets is a cold forming process used to produce components with complex geometries at limited costs. Although it seems a simple shaping technique, this technology requires a high level of know-how…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.75.09

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Miscellanea Views: 938 Downloads: 634 Vol. 6, No. 22 (2012) September 30, 2012 pp. pages 31-38

Sn and Ti influences on intermetallic phases damage in hot dip galvanizing

V. Di Cocco

Protection against metallic materials corrosion is one of the most important means to reduce both aintenance costs and environmental impact. In the last years new studies on chemical baths compositions and fluxes have been performed in…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.22.05

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