Engineering design methods based on the assumption of crack growth and the application
of fracture mechanics principles are commonly used in aerospace engineering for the …

The aim of this work is to model complex fracture and fatigue processes in microstructural
geometries of nodular cast iron. Herein, recently developed generalised phase-field …

In some fatigue critical scenarios, like those arising in cast or additively manufactured
components, the fatigue damage mechanisms prevailing in plain and notched components …

Compacted graphite iron (CGI) has gained significant attention in automotive industry
applications thanks to its superior thermomechanical properties and competitive price. Its …

This paper presents a study on microstructural deformation of a ferritic–pearlitic ductile iron,
utilizing in-situ tensile testing, digital image correlation (DIC) and finite element analysis …

The influence of the graphite nodules morphology (shape, dimension and distribution) on
ductile cast irons (DCIs) mechanical properties is experimentally confirmed both in static …

Urban water supply pipelines experience repetitive traffic loads during their operational
lifespan, potentially leading to fatigue failure. However, existing research focuses primarily …

The thermal fatigue behavior of chromium vanadium carbide (Cr− V− C) coatings and the
wear of the coatings after thermal fatigue cycling was studied. The Cr− V− C coatings were …

Ductile cast irons (DCIs) are commonly considered as really interesting materials, due to
their interesting combination of mechanical properties and technological peculiarities …

This paper describes a methodology used to compute stress intensity factor values along the
curved front of a fatigue crack inside a nodular cast iron. An artificial defect is introduced at …