Abstract Focussed Ion Beam (FIB) milling is a mainstay of nano-scale machining. By
manipulating a tightly focussed beam of energetic ions, often gallium (Ga+), FIB can sculpt …

Mechanical failure frequently initiates at the grain level, at which intra-granular stresses are
of paramount importance. Under cyclic loading conditions regions within grains that …

Numerical modelling of the residual stresses and strains within mechanical components is of
great importance for improving the quality and reliability of design for structural integrity. A …

Residual stresses are important factors affecting the performance and lifespan of
components, among which the influence of micro-residual stress on crack propagation and …

The family of additive manufacturing techniques has been attracting significant attention of
manufacturers and researchers, due to its unrivalled flexibility to fabricate and repair …

Wire EDM is well-known as a technique for sectioning metallic samples that causes minimal
disturbance in terms of residual stress introduction and modification at the macro-scale …

We present improvements to a recently developed pillar splitting technique that can be used
to characterize the fracture toughness of materials at the micrometer scale. Micro‐pillars with …

This paper studies how the nano-mechanical properties of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs)
vary during thermal cycling, as a way to shed new light on their failure mechanisms. In …

Residual stresses play a crucial role in determining material properties and behaviour, in
terms of structural integrity under monotonic and cyclic loading, and for functional …

Abrupt increase in the maximum load during fatigue cycling modifies the deformation
conditions at the crack tip, causing plastic flow that may lead to crack closure, introducing …