Mechanical Behavior and Fracture of Metallic Materials

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to cover the mechanical behaviors for better functional behavior, impact, creep loadings, fatigue, fracture, and failure mechanisms across engineering materials and structures. The microstructural and fracture analyses include optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, electron backscatter diffraction, electron probe microanalysis, and other novel analytical techniques. Key areas of focus include functional behavior compared with manufacturing technique, fatigue behavior (from low-cycle to very high-cycle fatigue regimes), fatigue diagnostics and testing methods, modeling (both numerical and physical), microstructure–property relationships, environmental and corrosion-assisted fatigue, residual stress effects, hybrid interfaces, and also new form manufacturing technique like 3D printing (both metallic and composite materials). We welcome contributions for both research and review papers.

Prof. Dr. Grzegorz Stradomski
Prof. Dr. Cezary Rapiejko
Guest Editors

Dr. Aneta Jakubus
Guest Editor Assistant

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