Alloy: Creep–Fatigue Interaction, Damage Mechanisms and Environmental Effects
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Metal Failure Analysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2024) | Viewed by 1682
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Meeting the growing demands for global energy efficiency, sustainability, and reduced environmental impact presents new challenges for energy systems. A comprehensive understanding of the deformation and damage mechanisms of structures and materials operating at high temperatures plays a critical role in driving the advancement of the technologies. This understanding enables the engineers and designers to identify vulnerabilities and implement effective mitigation strategies to ensure the structural integrity of critical components in energy systems.
For components in the energy systems that are exposed to combined cyclic loading and high temperatures over an extended period, one dominant damaging mechanism is creep–fatigue interaction. Creep–fatigue interaction significantly reduces the lifespan of components in high-temperature environments, such as gas turbines, nuclear reactors, and steam pipes.
Evaluating creep–fatigue damage involves assessing a material's ability to withstand these combined environmental effects through experimental testing, analytical modeling, and computer simulations. The aim of creep–fatigue evaluation is to estimate the remaining useful life of components, identify potential failure mechanisms, and establish design guidelines for mitigating creep–fatigue damage and ensuring sufficient safe design margin.
This Special Issue of Metals is dedicated to the evaluation of creep–fatigue interaction damage in high-temperature structures and materials. We welcome your valuable contributions investigating the latest developments in creep–fatigue evaluation and on creep–fatigue interaction damage.
Dr. Yanli Wang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- creep–fatigue evaluation
- creep–fatigue interaction
- creep–fatigue damage mechanism
- creep–fatigue life
- creep–fatigue design
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