Fracture and Fatigue of Metals and Alloys
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Metal Failure Analysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 405
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fracture mechanics; fatigue; failure analysis; metallography; welding; fatigue crack growth; fatigue life
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Interests: fatigue damage; reliability analysis; fatigue crack growth theory; failure analysis of metal materials; micromechanics of materials; multiscale materials modeling
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The accumulation of damage and fatigue crack growth under the influence of loads is a common phenomenon that occurs in metals and alloys. To slow down the crack growth and ensure an adequate level of safety and optimal durability of structural elements, experimental tests and simulations are required to determine the influence of various factors. Such factors include, among others, the impact of microstructure, voids, notches, environment, etc. Research carried out in this field and the results obtained are necessary to guide the development towards the receipt of new and advanced materials that meet the requirements of the designers. This Special Issue will aim to provide the data, models, and tools necessary to perform structural integrity and lifetime prediction based on the stress (strain) state and, finally, the increase in fatigue cracks in the material, which would result in the application of advanced mathematical, numerical, and experimental techniques.
Therefore, researchers are invited to provide works with original research and solutions that are designed to extend work without failure of the structure.
The aim of this Special Issue is to gather the most recent research advancements regarding crack growth and fatigue in metals and alloys.
Prof. Dr. Dariusz Rozumek
Dr. Grzegorz Lesiuk
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- metals
- alloys
- fracture
- fatigue crack growth
- fatigue life
- crack paths
- failure analysis
- numerical methods
- finite element method
