This study investigates the contribution of grain size to cleavage crack propagation
resistance in ferritic steels. A series of crack arrest tests were conducted using three kinds of …

This paper presents a strategy to predict the fracture toughness of steels with a banded
ferrite–pearlite structure using a new model based on the micromechanics of brittle fracture …

A formulation to simulate brittle crack propagation/arrest behavior in steel plates is proposed
based on the local fracture criterion. The crack behavior is simulated within a short time by …

A model for predicting the fatigue life and limit of steels with banded ferrite-pearlite
microstructures is proposed based on the micromechanics of small crack behavior. The …

Austenitic stainless steel with a bimodal harmonic structure (HS) is a recently developed
material that consists of a periodic arrangement of coarse-grained (CG) structures …

The first 3D model to simulate cleavage crack propagation in a body center cubic (BCC)
polycrystalline solid is presented. The model was developed based on the extended finite …

A prediction model on a cleavage fracture initiation in ferrite–cementite steels is presented.
The model requires only information of microstructures without any adjustable parameters …

This study proposes an integrated model for simulating Coble creep deformation and void
nucleation/growth in a 3D polycrystalline solid. Part I of the paper provides a theoretical …

Part II of the paper presents comprehensive investigations aimed at demonstrating the
validation and effectiveness of the proposed integrated model for simulating Coble creep …

A strategy for bridging microscopic and macroscopic crack-growth simulations is proposed
for efficiently and accurately predicting the fatigue strength of steels by integrating the …