On the mechanism of fatigue crack initiation in high-angle grain boundaries

V Mazanova, M Heczko, J Polak - International Journal of Fatigue, 2022 - Elsevier
Fatigue crack initiation in high-angle grain boundaries is often observed experimentally,
however, its mechanism is a subject of controversy. Low cycle fatigue loading has been …

Cyclic hardening/softening behavior of 316L stainless steel at elevated temperature including strain-rate and strain-range dependence: Experimental and damage …

X Xie, W Jiang, J Chen, X Zhang, ST Tu - International Journal of Plasticity, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, the cyclic mechanical characters of 316L stainless steel at elevated
temperature are extensively investigated by the experimental and cyclic constitutive models …

Cooperative deformation mechanisms in a fatigued CoCrNi multi-principal element alloy: A case of low stacking fault energy

K Lu, A Chauhan, D Litvinov, M Schneider… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Elsevier
Multi-principal element alloys (MPEAs) of low stacking fault energies (SFEs) often exhibit
outstanding damage tolerance. In contrast to the well-understood monotonic deformation …

The role of extrusions and intrusions in fatigue crack initiation

J Polák, V Mazánová, M Heczko, R Petráš… - Engineering Fracture …, 2017 - Elsevier
The profiles of persistent slip markings produced by uniaxial and biaxial cyclic straining in
four different polycrystalline materials with fcc structure were investigated using focused ion …

Microcrack initiation mechanisms of 316LN austenitic stainless steel under in-phase thermomechanical fatigue loading

B Li, Y Zheng, S Shi, Y Liu, Y Li, X Chen - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
In-phase thermomechanical fatigue tests with various mechanical strain amplitudes (0.6% to
1.2%) at temperature interval of 250–450° C were carried out on 316LN austenitic stainless …

Temperature-dependent cyclic deformation behavior of CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy

K Lu, A Chauhan, D Litvinov, J Aktaa - International Journal of Fatigue, 2022 - Elsevier
We compare the low-cycle fatigue behavior of a CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy at room-
temperature (RT) and 550° C. The cyclic response at 550° C manifests no cyclic softening …

A combined elastic–plastic framework unifying the various cyclic softening/hardening behaviors for heat resistant steels: Experiment and modeling

K Song, K Wang, L Zhao, L Xu, Y Han, K Hao - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the stress–strain responses of G115 martensitic steel, Inconel alloy 750H, and
316H austenitic steel were thoroughly investigated at elevated temperatures via low cycle …

Atomic resolution characterization of strengthening nanoparticles in a new high-temperature-capable 43Fe-25Ni-22.5 Cr austenitic stainless steel

M Heczko, BD Esser, TM Smith, P Beran… - Materials Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Advanced scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) was used to study two distinct
populations of nanoparticles associated with the extraordinary strengthening of the highly …

Fatigue crack initiation and growth in 43Fe-25Ni-22.5 Cr austenitic steel at a temperature of 700 C

V Mazánová, M Heczko, J Polák - International Journal of Fatigue, 2018 - Elsevier
Crack initiation and short crack growth in highly-alloyed austenitic steel Sanicro 25 cyclically
strained at a temperature of 700° C has been studied. Specimens cycled to 10% of the …

Microstructure and dislocation arrangements in Sanicro 25 steel fatigued at ambient and elevated temperatures

M Heczko, J Polák, T Kruml - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2017 - Elsevier
Microstructure and dislocation structures in high alloyed heat resistant Sanicro 25 austenitic
steel cyclically strained in a wide interval of constant strain amplitudes both at room …