Advanced materials with heterogeneous microstructures enable superior properties
unattainable in conventional materials. Challenges remain in predictive design, requiring …

A crystal plasticity finite element modelling method integrated with a stored energy density
criterion is utilized to comparatively investigate fatigue crack nucleation behaviour and …

Fatigue cracks in additively manufactured (AMed) Inconel 718 (IN-718) in machined surface
condition often initiate from persistent slip bands (PSBs) unlike other popular AM alloys such …

Additively manufactured (AM) materials are prone to porosity, which limits their widespread
adoption in fatigue-limited applications. Experimental campaigns are vital in understanding …

The influence of various process parameters on the mechanical behavior (including tensile
strength, strain-to-failure and constant-amplitude fatigue performance) of as-built Ti-6Al-4V …

The widespread adoption of additive manufacturing (AM) in different industries has
accelerated the need for quality control of these AM parts. Some of the complex and labor …

Powder bed fusion (PBF) is an additive manufacturing technique that has experienced
widespread growth in recent years due to various process advantages. However, defects …

Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is one of the high-precision additive manufacturing
techniques for producing complex 3D components. It is well known that defects appear in …

Due to its versatility, additive manufacturing (AM) holds the potential to revolutionize the
manufacturing industry. For aerospace applications however, varying part quality and the …

This chapter mainly discusses the analytical and numerical approaches to the modelling of
fatigue behavior of additively manufactured materials. On the analytical side, fracture …