Fatigue and Fracture of Metals and Alloys: Numerical and Experimental Study (4th Edition)
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Metals and Alloys".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2026 | Viewed by 2
Special Issue Editor
Interests: acoustic metamaterials; mechanical metamaterials; fatigue and fracture
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Dear Colleagues,
The success of our previous three volumes of the Special Issue “Fatigue and Fracture of Metals and Alloys: Numerical and Experimental Study” underlines that the issues of fatigue and fracture are still open and require further research. This fact has encouraged us to create a fourth Special Issue under the same title that will further present state-of-the-art advances in fatigue and fracture of metals and alloys.
Fracture mechanics and fatigue constitute the basis of the knowledge canon of a modern mechanical engineer. Knowledge of the issues in the field of fracture mechanics and fatigue enables the construction of durable and safe devices.
Fatigue and fracture can be analysed from different points of view. There is room here to study the structure of the material, influence of the environment, shape of the structural element, or type of load. Research can be conducted in the laboratory on real elements, but many analyses require a numerical approach that is often very advanced, thus requiring the creation of new tools. Similarly to the process of studying the phenomena accompanying fatigue and cracking, extremely expensive and innovative tools are required, which have been presented many times in the previous Issues.
Thus, we invite everyone who works in this area to present their latest findings that provide a better understanding of the fracture and fatigue processes. We hope that the presented papers will be met with the supportive interest of the community and will result in new, wonderful ideas, allowing for the rapid development in fracture mechanics and fatigue.
Prof. Dr. Aiguo Zhao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- fracture mechanics
- fatigue
- constraint effect
- digital image correlation
- fatigue strength
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