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  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,247 Views
17 Pages

8 April 2021

In this paper, torsional fatigue failure of 30CrMnSiNi2A steel which exhibited non-Masing behavior was studied under different constant shear strain amplitudes, using thin-walled tubular specimens. The relationship between shear fatigue and the evolu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
764 Views
33 Pages

16 June 2025

The intricate and dynamic cutting behavior observed in titanium alloy turning leads to non-uniform surface and subsurface properties in the workpiece, impacting torsional strength and fatigue life. A transient pose model, founded on the configuration...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
8,489 Views
13 Pages

15 September 2017

The torsional fatigue strength of newly developed case hardening steel, i.e., transformation-induced plasticity-aided martensitic steel subjected to vacuum carburizing followed by fine particle peening, was investigated for the fabrication of downsiz...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,892 Views
12 Pages

21 October 2024

This study delves into the exploration of the fatigue performance of a structure that has been spot-welded and is being loaded with torsional fatigue. The extended finite element method (XFEM) was applied to simulate the intricate interaction of spot...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,160 Views
17 Pages

24 January 2025

316LN austenitic stainless steel is extensively utilized within the domain of nuclear power, where its susceptibility to high-temperature fatigue and thermomechanical fatigue has emerged as a pivotal area of research for this material. Nevertheless,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,729 Views
18 Pages

Fatigue Assessment of Marine Propulsion Shafting Due to Cyclic Torsional and Bending Stresses

  • Alen Marijančević,
  • Sanjin Braut,
  • Roberto Žigulić and
  • Ante Skoblar

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) mandates a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from 2008 levels by at least 40% by 2030, prompting the widespread adoption of slow steaming and engine de-rating strategies. This study investigates the f...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,213 Views
15 Pages

Effect of Surface Mechanical Attrition Treatment on Torsional Fatigue Properties of a 7075 Aluminum Alloy

  • Yizhuo Li,
  • Delphine Retraint,
  • Pengfei Gao,
  • Hongqian Xue,
  • Tao Gao and
  • Zhidan Sun

1 May 2022

The effect of Surface Mechanical Attrition Treatment (SMAT) on torsional fatigue properties of a 7075 aluminum alloy was investigated. A number of fatigue samples were heat treated to increase the sensitivity of the material to SMAT. Compared with th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
8,808 Views
9 Pages

14 March 2016

Fatigue behavior of nanomaterials could ultimately limit their applications in variable nano-devices and flexible nanoelectronics. However, very few existing nanoscale mechanical testing instruments were designed for dedicated fatigue experiments, es...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,704 Views
13 Pages

18 November 2024

Steel T-profiles with the spot-welding manufacturing process are extensively used in various sectors such as construction, automotive, renewable energy, etc., due to their versatility and reliability. These profiles are exposed to various loading mod...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
6,831 Views
13 Pages

Modern merchant ships use marine propulsion systems equipped with an ultra-long-stroke diesel engine that directly drives a large slow-turning propeller. Such systems use fewer cylinders and generate greater power at slower shaft speeds, which afford...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,439 Views
9 Pages

Influence of NiTi Wire Diameter on Cyclic and Torsional Fatigue Resistance of Different Heat-Treated Endodontic Instruments

  • Eugenio Pedullà,
  • Francesco Saverio Canova,
  • Giusy Rita Maria La Rosa,
  • Alfred Naaman,
  • Franck Diemer,
  • Luigi Generali and
  • Walid Nehme

22 September 2022

We compared the mechanical properties of 2Shape mini TS2 (Micro-Mega, Besançon, France) obtained from 1.0 diameter nickel-titanium (NiTi) wires and 2Shape TS2 from 1.2 diameter nickel-titanium (NiTi) wires differently thermally treated at room...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,476 Views
11 Pages

Comprehensive Characterization of Blue Wire NiTi File Failure: A Comparative Analysis of Cyclic Fatigue and Torsional Resistance Properties

  • Reem M. Barakat,
  • Rahaf A. Almohareb,
  • Fahda N. Algahtani,
  • Amal A. Altamimi,
  • Jenan I. Alfuraih,
  • Lena S. Bahlol and
  • Ahmed Jamleh

19 March 2024

This study compared the fatigue resistance and elemental composition of two blue heat-treated nickel–titanium (NiTi) files used in root canal preparation as follows: Tia Tornado Blue (TTB) and Race Evo (RE) file systems. For cyclic fatigue test...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,338 Views
8 Pages

Cyclic Fatigue, Torsional Resistance, and Angular Deflection of Two Heat-Treated Files: M-Wire Versus New F-Wire Technology

  • Ajinkya M. Pawar,
  • Unmesh Khanvilkar,
  • Shivani Mallishery,
  • Kashmira Sawant,
  • Ricardo Machado,
  • Gianluca Plotino,
  • Alexander Maniangat Luke,
  • Simy Mathew,
  • Musab Hamed Saeed and
  • Krishna Prasad Shetty

12 October 2020

The cyclic fatigue, torsional resistance, and angular deflection of a new Fire-Wire rotary file (CricENDO) were compared. A total of 20 files of each type were tested. Cyclic fatigue testing was performed for each group (n = 10) by measuring the numb...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,150 Views
16 Pages

23 May 2023

The article discusses the effect of residual stresses on the fatigue strength of torsion bars by using the Dang Van fatigue criterion, at the stress concentration at the root of the tooth and at the smooth part of the torsion bar. Residual compressiv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,811 Views
16 Pages

Effect of Residual Stresses on the Fatigue Behaviour of Torsion Bars

  • Vinko Močilnik,
  • Nenad Gubeljak and
  • Jožef Predan

5 August 2020

This article deals with the effect of residual stresses on the fatigue behaviour of torsion bars exposed to cyclic torsional loading with different effective loading ratios, R. The residual compressive stresses on the surface were induced during tech...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,605 Views
16 Pages

9 November 2021

The hoisting rope in the kilometer-deep coal mine exhibits the tension–torsion fretting fatigue behaviors of inclined crossed steel wires in acid solution. Distinct contact load and torsion angles of steel wires in the rope cause different crack prop...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,383 Views
10 Pages

16 December 2019

The demand for high-strength components for commercial vehicles has recently increased. Conventional gas nitrocarburizing has been used to increase strength and productivity of the crankshaft. A potential-controlled nitriding process was recently dev...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,747 Views
19 Pages

7 January 2025

In this study, a titanium alloy torsional spring used in aviation was taken as the research subject. Aiming at the fatigue life prediction problem of this spring, the life analysis of the titanium alloy torsional spring was performed using a customiz...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,782 Views
16 Pages

Structural Optimization of AerMet100 Steel Torsion Spring Based on Strain Fatigue

  • Meng Wang,
  • Hongen Li,
  • Hu Chen,
  • Xingbo Fang,
  • Enze Zhu,
  • Pujiang Huang,
  • Xiaohui Wei and
  • Hong Nie

22 September 2023

The torsion spring of a carrier-based aircraft landing gear is a key component, which is normally manufactured out of AerMet100 ultra-high-strength steel. The takeoff and landing performance is greatly influenced by its bearing capacity and structura...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,224 Views
18 Pages

28 June 2022

Inclusion-initiated fracture in high-strength spring steel is studied for axial and torsion very high cycle fatigue (VHCF) loading at load ratios of R = −1, 0.1 and 0.35. Ultrasonic S-N tests are performed with SWOSC-V steel featuring intention...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,942 Views
17 Pages

21 August 2022

This paper investigates the fatigue behavior of S135 high-strength drill pipe steel under tension–torsion multiaxial loading. Based on the concept of critical plane during fatigue, the fatigue model under the combined loading of tension–t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,095 Views
18 Pages

The aim of this paper is to estimate the influence of the dimensions of the torsion box (height and width), of a 2400 TEU feeder-class container ship, on local stress distribution and assessment of local fatigue strength by using a numerical approach...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,548 Views
10 Pages

30 March 2022

The torsional fatigue test determines the fatigue limit for a certain asymmetry coefficient of the cycle. The assessment of fatigue tests is performed on specialized machines. There are two types of torsion testing machines: universal machines that h...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
4,068 Views
21 Pages

7 November 2021

This paper investigates the fracture surface topography of two steel and aluminum alloys subject to bending-torsion fatigue loadings, as well as their susceptibility to fatigue performance and failure mechanisms. Using fracture surface topography dat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,285 Views
14 Pages

19 November 2021

In this study, a linear model of the transformation of the stress amplitude due to the mean value was used. The coefficient of the material sensitivity to cycle asymmetry with consideration of the dependence of this coefficient on the number of fatig...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
7,907 Views
13 Pages

Fatigue Behavior of an Ultrafine-Grained Al-Mg-Si Alloy Processed by High-Pressure Torsion

  • Maxim Murashkin,
  • Ilchat Sabirov,
  • Dmitriy Prosvirnin,
  • Ilya Ovid'ko,
  • Vladimir Terentiev,
  • Ruslan Valiev and
  • Sergey Dobatkin

10 April 2015

The paper presents the evaluation of the mechanical and fatigue properties of an ultrafine-grained (UFG) Al 6061 alloy processed by high-pressure torsion (HPT) at room temperature (RT). A comparison is made between the UFG state and the coarse-graine...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,950 Views
18 Pages

12 October 2021

In this study, the impact of pseudo-random non-proportional bending-torsion fatigue loadings proportion on the fatigue life and the fracture surface topography was analyzed. Investigation was carried out for 24 specimens made of S355J2 steel with 11...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,382 Views
20 Pages

Fracture Surface Behavior of 34CrNiMo6 High-Strength Steel Bars with Blind Holes under Bending-Torsion Fatigue

  • Wojciech Macek,
  • Ricardo Branco,
  • José Domingos Costa and
  • Jarosław Trembacz

23 December 2021

The present study evaluates the fracture surface response of fatigued 34CrNiMo6 steel bars with transverse blind holes subjected to bending with torsion loading. The analysis of the geometric product specification was performed by means of height par...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
8,169 Views
19 Pages

Fatigue Behavior of Ultrafine-Grained Medium Carbon Steel with Different Carbide Morphologies Processed by High Pressure Torsion

  • Christoph Ruffing,
  • Aaron Kobler,
  • Eglantine Courtois-Manara,
  • Robby Prang,
  • Christian Kübel,
  • Yulia Ivanisenko and
  • Eberhard Kerscher

29 May 2015

The increased attention ultrafine grained (UFG) materials have received over the last decade has been inspired by their high strength in combination with a remarkable ductility, which is a promising combination for good fatigue properties. In this pa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,507 Views
19 Pages

13 September 2023

The exploitation and harnessing of offshore marine renewable energy have led to an increased demand for reliable marine power cables with long service lives. These cables constitute a considerable share of the total installation cost of offshore rene...

  • Article
  • Open Access
39 Citations
5,587 Views
8 Pages

Influence of Different Heat Treatments on Torsional and Cyclic Fatigue Resistance of Nickel–Titanium Rotary Files: A Comparative Study

  • Gianluca Gambarini,
  • Andrea Cicconetti,
  • Dario Di Nardo,
  • Gabriele Miccoli,
  • Alessio Zanza,
  • Luca Testarelli and
  • Marco Seracchiani

13 August 2020

Protaper Universal (PTU), Protaper Gold (PTG) (Maillefer, Ballaigues, CH), EdgeTaper (ET), and EdgeTaper Platinum (ETP) (Albuquerque, NM, USA) were tested for both torsional and flexural resistance. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the in...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,484 Views
15 Pages

Effects of Hot Sterilization on Torsional Properties of Endodontic Instruments: Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

  • Mario Dioguardi,
  • Diego Sovereto,
  • Riccardo Aiuto,
  • Luigi Laino,
  • Gaetano Illuzzi,
  • Enrica Laneve,
  • Bruna Raddato,
  • Vito Carlo Alberto Caponio,
  • Antonio Dioguardi and
  • Lorenzo Lo Muzio
  • + 2 authors

8 July 2019

Sterilization is a fundamental step in the reuse of endodontic instruments. The sterilization procedure involves disinfection, cleaning, washing, drying, packaging, and sterilization by heat. Heat sterilization can lead to changes in the physical and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,481 Views
23 Pages

15 November 2021

Axial compressor blades with a deformed initial torsion angle caused by aerodynamic excitation resonated at the working speed and changed the rule of fatigue damage accumulation. The fatigue life of a blade has a prediction error, even causing seriou...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,664 Views
16 Pages

4 July 2020

The paper presents the experimental fatigue test results for cyclic constant amplitude loading conditions for the case of the torsion of the PA4 (AW-6082-T6), PA6 (AW-2017A-T4) and PA7 (AW-2024-T3) aluminum alloy for a drilled diabolo type test speci...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
3,960 Views
11 Pages

Mechanical Properties of the New Generation RACE EVO and R-Motion Nickel–Titanium Instruments

  • Fatima Betul Basturk,
  • Taha Özyürek,
  • Gülşah Uslu and
  • Mustafa Gündoğar

6 May 2022

This study aimed to evaluate and compare the dynamic cyclic fatigue, torsional and bending resistance of two novel RACE EVO (FKG Dentaire SA, La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland) and R-Motion (FKG) nickel–titanium instruments with traditional RaCe (...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,955 Views
16 Pages

19 July 2019

The paper reports on the results of a comparison involving mathematical models applied for fatigue life calculations where the mean load value is taken into account. Several models based on the critical plane approach and energy density parameter wer...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,092 Views
9 Pages

Effect from Autoclave Sterilization and Usage on the Fracture Resistance of Heat-Treated Nickel–Titanium Rotary Files

  • Rashid El Abed,
  • Dana Al Raeesi,
  • Aisha Alshehhi,
  • Zuhair Alkhatib,
  • Amar H. Khamis,
  • Mohamed Jamal and
  • Hyeon-Cheol Kim

11 March 2023

This study aimed to assess the effect of mechanical loading and heating on the cyclic fatigue and torsional fracture resistances of heat-treated nickel–titanium files after usage and autoclaving. Sixty files (One Curve) were tested for cyclic f...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,779 Views
17 Pages

16 December 2024

The use of motorized nickel titanium instruments is an essential component in contemporaneous clinical endodontics. The mechanical properties of nickel titanium are optimal for the cleaning and shaping of root canal systems. However, instrumentation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
49 Citations
4,276 Views
14 Pages

Profile and Areal Surface Parameters for Fatigue Fracture Characterisation

  • Wojciech Macek,
  • Ricardo Branco,
  • Mirosław Szala,
  • Zbigniew Marciniak,
  • Robert Ulewicz,
  • Norbert Sczygiol and
  • Piotr Kardasz

20 August 2020

Post-mortem characterisation is a pivotal tool to trace back to the origin of structural failures in modern engineering analyses. This work compared both the crack propagation and rupture roughness profiles based on areal parameters for total fractur...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,758 Views
13 Pages

6 May 2020

The paper contains the results of fatigue tests of smooth and notched specimens made of 10HNAP (S355J2G1W) subjected to proportional cyclic loading with use of mean values stress. The results obtained for specimens under bending, torsion and one comb...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,619 Views
13 Pages

1 February 2020

The paper presents an algorithm for calculating the fatigue life of S355J0 steel specimens subjected to cyclic bending, cyclic torsion, and a combination of bending and torsion using mean stress values. The method of transforming cycle amplitudes wit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,214 Views
12 Pages

Analysis of Static and Cyclic Properties of 316L and AlSi10Mg in Conventional Casting and Additive Manufacturing

  • Vladimír Chmelko,
  • Matúš Margetin,
  • Ivana Zetková,
  • Martin Norek and
  • Filip Likavčan

29 November 2024

The paper presents the original results of cyclic testing of materials that are identical in chemical composition but produced by two different technologies: conventional metallurgy and additive manufacturing. For the aluminium alloy AlSi10Mg and the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,158 Views
8 Pages

20 November 2020

Nickel-titanium (NiTi) endodontic rotary instruments are used extensively in root canal procedures by both general dentists and specialists. However, their vulnerability to fracture is the major reason for clinicians’ concern regarding their us...

  • Article
  • Open Access
992 Views
19 Pages

Inland river ships navigating in an ice area cannot avoid contact between the propeller and ice block. In addition to ensuring the safety of propeller blades, the fatigue strength of the propulsion shaft system under ice load excitation must also be...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,784 Views
26 Pages

Fatigue Life Data Fusion Method of Different Stress Ratios Based on Strain Energy Density

  • Changyin Wang,
  • Jianyao Yao,
  • Xu Zhang,
  • Yulin Wu,
  • Xuyang Liu,
  • Hao Liu,
  • Yiheng Wei and
  • Jianqiang Xin

18 June 2024

To accurately evaluate the probabilistic characteristics of the fatigue properties of materials with small sample data under different stress ratios, a data fusion method for torsional fatigue life under different stress ratios is proposed based on t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,790 Views
17 Pages

28 January 2022

As an important part of the navigation facilities for water conservancy and electricity in Gezhouba, the operation safety of herringbone gates is critical. Due to the minor torsional stiffness of the gate, it is easy to produce torsional deformation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
8,910 Views
17 Pages

11 March 2023

Although nickel–titanium (NiTi) rotary files are invaluable tools in dentistry, the relationship between their properties and performance has not been elucidated. Herein, the performance of gold heat-treated (ProTaper Gold and ProfaTaper Gold),...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,886 Views
17 Pages

28 May 2020

Forming technology and in particular cold forward rod extrusion is one of the key manufacturing technologies with regard to the production of shafts. The selection of process parameters determines the global and local material properties. This partic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,539 Views
11 Pages

Mechanical and Metallurgical Evaluation of 3 Different Nickel-Titanium Rotary Instruments: An In Vitro and In Laboratory Study

  • Alessio Zanza,
  • Paola Russo,
  • Rodolfo Reda,
  • Paola Di Matteo,
  • Orlando Donfrancesco,
  • Pietro Ausiello and
  • Luca Testarelli

An in-depth evaluation of the mechanical and metallurgical properties of NiTi instruments is fundamental to assess their performance and to compare recently introduced instrument with widespread ones. According to this, since there are no data on thi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
322 Views
26 Pages

14 December 2025

Steel girders with corrugated webs are increasingly used in bridge and building structures subjected to cyclic variable loads, where the geometry of the corrugation plays an important role in fatigue performance. This paper investigates the fatigue b...

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