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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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SI: Crack Paths Views: 1,004 Downloads: 568 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 4, 2018 pp. 408-415

Experimental characterization at nanoscale of single crystal silicon fracture toughness

Pasquale Gallo, Takashi Sumigawa, Takayuki Kitamura

The work reviews some preliminary recent micromechanical tests aimed at the evaluation of the fracture toughness of silicon. Pre-cracked nano specimens and alternatively notched nano specimens combined with the theory of critical distances…

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Miscellanea Views: 842 Downloads: 472 Vol. 8, No. 30 (2014) September 10, 2014 pp. pages 162-166

Damage initiation in brittle and ductile materials as revealed from a fractoluminescence study

Alexandre Chmel, Igor’ Shcherbakov

A set of heterogeneous and homogeneous materials differing in their brittle and ductile characteristics (granite, marble, silica ceramics, silicon carbide, organic glass) were subjected to impact damaging by a falling weight. Multiple…

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Fatigue and Fracture of non metallic materials Views: 482 Downloads: 385 Vol. 19, No. 72 (2025) February 15, 2025 pp. 137-147

Influence of Silicon Nanosheet (SiNS) on the Toughness of Biphasic Calcium Phosphate (BCP) Composites

Anwer Al-Obaidi, Hussein Dalfi, Nazar Abdulridha, Amer Alomarah

Recent developments in the field of replacing and generating human tissues have led to a renewed interest in finding alternative materials or composites that enhance the development of these technologies. Therefore, the main goal of the…

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Fatigue Views: 829 Downloads: 782 Vol. 15, No. 55 (2021) December 28, 2020 pp. 316-326

Numerical analysis and thermal fatigue life prediction of solder layer in a SiC-IGBT power module

Dianhao Zhang, Xiao-guang Huang, Bin-liang Cheng, Neng Zhang

Limited by the mechanical properties of materials, silicon (Si) carbide insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) can no longer meet the requirements of high power and high frequency electronic devices. Silicon carbide (SiC) IGBT…

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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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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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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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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 845 Downloads: 476 Vol. 19, No. 72 (2025) February 20, 2025 pp. 148-161

Mechanical Properties of SiC Nanoparticle-Reinforced Al-2024 Alloy

M. B. Niyaz Ahmed, H. S. Naveen Kumar, Anilkumar S. Kallimani, Ibrahim Alqahtani, Saleemsab Doddamani, G. Hareesha

This study investigates the mechanical properties of Al-2024 alloy reinforced with SiC nanoparticles, highlighting the effectiveness of ultrasonic-assisted stir casting in achieving uniform dispersion of the nanoparticles. The aim is to…

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 474 Downloads: 463 Vol. 15, No. 56 (2021) March 28, 2021 pp. 217-228

Effect of addition of different reinforcements on the microstructure and mechanical characterization of the Al-Flyash composites

Milind K. Wasekar, Mohan P. Khond

The aim of this work is to investigate the influence of the addition of silicon carbide and molybdenum disulfide on the microstructure and the tensile strength of the Al-Flyash hybrid composites prepared using the stir casting technique.…

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Miscellanea Views: 742 Downloads: 574 Vol. 7, No. 24 (2013) March 20, 2013 pp. Pages 69-74

Optimization of fractional composition of the excipient in the elastomeric covering for asphalt highways

E.M. Nurullaev, A. S. Ermilov

The computational method of optimum fractional composition of a dispersible filler of polymeric composite on the basis of three-dimensionally linked elastomer is developed according to non-linear programming. The coefficient of dynamic…

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 425 Downloads: 255 Vol. 20, No. 75 (2026) November 5, 2025 pp. 265-280

Experimental and 3D numerical analysis on the effect of specimen thickness on fracture toughness of Al6061-SiC-cenosphere Hybrid composites

E. Ashoka, T.H. Manjunatha, H. S. Naveen Kumar, S. V. Lingaraju, H. N. Ravikumar

This study examines the fracture toughness of Al6061 alloy-based hybrid composites reinforced with silicon carbide particles and cenosphere microspheres. Aluminum alloy Al6061 is widely utilized in structural applications due to its…

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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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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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SI: Crack Paths Views: 1,573 Downloads: 808 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) February 25, 2019 pp. 105-115

Influence of secondary dendrite arm spacing (SDAS) on the fatigue properties of different conventional automotive aluminum cast alloys

Sascha Gerbe, Ulrich Krupp, Wilhelm Michels

For industrial in-series castings, the presence of casting defects, like porosity, geometrically complex intermetallic precipitates and the occurrence of eutectic silicon of varying morphologies, is well known but hard to prevent due to…

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 870 Downloads: 850 Vol. 17, No. 65 (2023) June 22, 2023

Microstructure Characterization, Mechanical and Wear Behavior of Silicon Carbide and Neem Leaf Powder Reinforced AL7075 Alloy hybrid MMC’s.

Gururaj Hatti, Avinash Lakshmikanthan, G. J. Naveen

The demanding material quality criteria in the automotive and aerospace industries have recently had an impact on the development of lightweight aluminium alloys. The choice and application of metal-matrix composites as structural…

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