Xiaoliang Zhang, Xiang Jia, Peng Wang, Dengke Chen, Hongtao Wang
{"title":"The Atomic Scale Study of Dislocation-Mediated Creep Mechanisms of Titanium Alloys at Room Temperature","authors":"Xiaoliang Zhang, Xiang Jia, Peng Wang, Dengke Chen, Hongtao Wang","doi":"10.1111/ffe.70387","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.70387","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Titanium alloys have been recognized as essential materials in marine engineering for their high specific strength and excellent corrosion resistance. Dislocation activities at the microscopic scale can lead to creep failure of the structure. It is of critical importance to understand the creep mechanisms of titanium alloys. This study analyzes the creep mechanisms of titanium alloys at room temperature through molecular dynamics simulations, focusing on the influence of grain-boundary interactions and grain misorientation angles on creep behaviors. The molecular dynamics results show that grain-boundary sliding and dislocation gliding within the crystal structure are the two key factors contributing to creep failure. Grains with larger misorientation angles exhibit more stable boundaries and greater resistance to creep, whereas smaller misorientation angles promote boundary slip and result in enhanced creep deformation. This work provides theoretical support and guidance for developing industrial titanium alloys with enhanced creep resistance.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"49 10","pages":"4236-4247"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148904349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jing Yan, Zaicheng Zhang, Xinghao Shen, Boyang Xu, Xiao-ang Liu
{"title":"Thermomechanical Coupling Behavior of Rubber and Its Influence on Fatigue Life: Numerical Simulation and Experimental Validation","authors":"Jing Yan, Zaicheng Zhang, Xinghao Shen, Boyang Xu, Xiao-ang Liu","doi":"10.1111/ffe.70369","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.70369","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Rubber materials generate heat under cyclic loading due to viscoelastic energy dissipation. The resulting temperature rise further affects their mechanical response and fatigue life. To clarify the heat generation mechanism and to develop a fatigue prediction approach accounting for temperature effects, viscous heat generation experiments were conducted under various loading frequencies and load ratios. A thermomechanically coupled finite element model was established to simulate and analyze the temperature rise behavior. Based on the observed temperature evolution, an exponential temperature rise history equation was proposed. The relationship between the temperature rise coefficient and loading frequency was explicitly identified. Furthermore, a room-temperature stress number of cycles to failure model were constructed using effective stress as the governing parameter. By introducing a temperature correction function, a new temperature-sensitive S-N model was developed.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"49 10","pages":"4099-4116"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148903685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Infrared Thermographic Assessment of Fatigue Behavior in Bolted Composite Joints","authors":"Tolga Topkaya, Hüsna Topkaya, Murat Yavuz Solmaz","doi":"10.1111/ffe.70384","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.70384","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study investigates the temperature evolution of bolted thick glass fiber reinforced polymer composites during fatigue testing. Three different adherend thicknesses (8, 10, and 12 mm) and three different bolt tightening torques (30, 40, and 50 N\u0000<span></span><math>\u0000 <mo>·</mo></math>m were considered to evaluate the effects of adherend thickness and bolt tightening torque on fatigue life. Fatigue tests were conducted at stress levels corresponding to 80%, 70%, 60%, and 40% of the ultimate tensile strength of the samples. The temperature evolution during fatigue testing was recorded using an infrared thermal camera. The results indicate that increasing the bolt tightening torque enhances both the ultimate tensile strength and fatigue life of all samples across all load levels. A dramatic increase in the measured maximum temperature was observed in the final phase of the tests, accompanied by a significant reduction in sample stiffness. The maximum temperature measured in the specimens was attributed not only to friction between the joined materials but also to the propagation of matrix microcracks, with elevated temperature levels predominantly observed around the bolt hole regions. Overall, the results demonstrate that the fatigue lives of composite joints can be predicted using thermal imaging techniques.</p>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"49 10","pages":"4136-4149"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ffe.70384","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148904201","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mechanism of the Influence of the Coupling Between Residual Compressive Stress and Contact Stress on Maximum Shear Stress","authors":"Xiaoxu Pang, Jingxi Mao, Qiaoshuo Li, Chongfeng Jiang, Yunlong Gu, Dingkang Zhu, Dongfeng Wang, Dexiang Wang, Kaili Wang","doi":"10.1111/ffe.70361","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.70361","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study investigates how residual compressive stress affects the maximum subsurface shear stress associated with rolling contact fatigue in roller bearings. An analytical model coupling the residual stress and Hertzian contact stress fields was established based on Hertzian contact theory, the plane strain assumption, and linear superposition, and validated by a three-dimensional local finite element model. The effects of residual compressive stress magnitude, affected depth, and gradient distribution on the maximum subsurface shear stress and peak migration were analyzed. The results show that an optimal uniform residual compressive stress exists at about 30% of the maximum contact stress, reducing the maximum shear stress by about 20%. Affected depth dominates, with significant reduction for <i>z</i>/<i>b</i> > 0.78 and saturation after <i>z</i>/<i>b</i> ≈1.6. Gradient sensitivity is stronger in the shallow zone than in the deep zone, supporting residual stress design and subsequent rolling contact fatigue assessment of bearing raceways.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"49 10","pages":"4024-4041"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148903876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
W. H. Lei, C. T. Kwok, V. A. M. Cristino, L. M. Tam, K. H. Lo
{"title":"Enhancement of Fatigue and Cavitation Erosion Resistances of the 2205 Duplex Stainless Steel via Short-Term Phase Separation","authors":"W. H. Lei, C. T. Kwok, V. A. M. Cristino, L. M. Tam, K. H. Lo","doi":"10.1111/ffe.70374","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.70374","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Short-term phase separation can strengthen the 2205 duplex stainless steel (DSS) against fatigue without shortening life across the low-cycle and high-cycle regimes, which in turn improves its cavitation erosion (CE) resistance. This strengthening is due to the reduction of cyclic plastic strains for both ferrite and austenite. For both the low and high cycle regimes, the ferrite/austenite interfaces are prime damage sites for the solution-treated condition. After undergoing phase separation, the deformation twins in ferrite become the prime damage sites. In-ferrite cracks are arrested by austenite. In the solution-treated condition, the 2205 DSS exhibits the non-Masing behavior, which will not be altered or accentuated by short-term phase separation. As far as fatigue life prediction (using the Coffin–Manson–Basquin model) and CE mass loss are concerned, the Arrhenius-type equation is usable for establishing annealing equivalence at different temperatures.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"49 10","pages":"4150-4163"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148904264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xinying Yu, Weiping Hu, Yechao Zhou, Wu Xu, Jian Li, Di Zhang, Pan Wang, Zhixin Zhan, Qingchun Meng
{"title":"A CDM-Based Fatigue Model Incorporating the Effects of Scratches and Stress Gradients for ZM6 Magnesium Alloy Specimens","authors":"Xinying Yu, Weiping Hu, Yechao Zhou, Wu Xu, Jian Li, Di Zhang, Pan Wang, Zhixin Zhan, Qingchun Meng","doi":"10.1111/ffe.70377","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.70377","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Engineering structures subjected to cyclic loading often face the risk of fatigue failure. The scratches formed on the structure surface by accident may significantly reduce fatigue life. This study explores the influence of scratches on the fatigue performance of ZM6 magnesium alloy through fatigue tests and theoretical models. First, specimens with scratch depths of 0.15 mm, 0.25 mm, and 0.35 mm are fabricated to investigate the effects of scratch. Additionally, nine scratched structural component specimens are prepared to examine the collective influence of stress gradients and scratches. Second, based on experimental results and continuum damage mechanics (CDM), three equivalent factors are introduced to characterize the individual and collective influence of scratches and stress gradients. The generalized stress amplitude in the damage evolution equation is modified accordingly, eliminating the need for geometric modeling of real scratches. Through the integration method, the models are finally applied to predict the fatigue lives of scratched smooth specimens, notched specimens, and scratched structural component specimens, respectively. All predictions fall within a twice-error band of the experimental data, demonstrating good accuracy of the proposed models.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"49 10","pages":"4266-4284"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148904311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of High-Pressure Natural Gas/Hydrogen Mixed Environment on the Fatigue Life of X65 Pipeline Steel Welded Joints","authors":"Dong Han, Youfu Xiao, Yun Cheng, Fuyang Wang, Xue Liu, Lianyong Xu, Yongdian Han","doi":"10.1111/ffe.70367","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.70367","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study investigates the fatigue performance and hydrogen-assisted failure behavior of X65 pipeline steel welded joints in a 10 MPa N<sub>2</sub>/H<sub>2</sub> mixed environment with hydrogen contents from 0 to 20 vol%. Through fatigue life testing, fractography, and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), the fatigue lives of base metal (BM), weld metal (WM), and heat-affected zone (HAZ) were examined under different stress amplitudes. Results show that in the high stress range, hydrogen significantly accelerates fatigue damage. In the low stress range, hydrogen has negligible influence on fatigue life. The HAZ is the most vulnerable region due to stress concentration, higher hardness, and lower fraction of high-angle grain boundaries. Crack-tip deformation in hydrogen-blended environments is stress-level dependent, showing lower geometrically necessary dislocation (GND) density and narrower kernel average misorientation (KAM) distribution than N<sub>2</sub> at lower stress amplitudes, but higher GND density and broader KAM distribution at higher stress amplitudes.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"49 10","pages":"4042-4055"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148904020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fatigue Property Model of Hybrid FRPs Based on Residual Strength Concept in View of Stress Ratio and Loading Sequence Effects","authors":"Tong Yang, Jun-Jiang Xiong","doi":"10.1111/ffe.70371","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.70371","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Fatigue tests are conducted on hybrid carbon fabric CF3052/glass fiber EW250F reinforced epoxy 3238A laminated composites under constant amplitude loading at five stress ratios to examine fatigue behaviors, and under H–L, L–H, and H–L–H block spectrum loading to determine fatigue lives. The effects of stress ratio and loading sequence and damage mechanisms are analyzed and discussed from experiments. A novel fatigue property model based on residual strength concept is presented to reveal the effects of stress ratio and loading sequence on fatigue lives, and new progressive fatigue damage modeling algorithm incorporating fatigue property and residual strength failure criterion is devised to simulate fatigue damage progression. Relative deviations of predicted fatigue lives under H–L, L–H, and H–L–H block spectra are respectively 7.9%, 11.6%, and 20.5% from experimental mean values, in superior prediction accuracy over the traditional Miner rule, demonstrating the effective and practical usage of the proposed model.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"49 10","pages":"4117-4135"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148904217","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Parametric Investigation of Reentrant Hexagonal Auxetic Honeycombs Under Tension Mechanical Response and Fractal Characterization of Crack Paths","authors":"Shiyun Lin, Menghao Ran, Donghang Jie, Yuhuan Du, Yongwu Dong, Tianzhi Luo, Dagang Yin","doi":"10.1111/ffe.70366","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.70366","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Auxetic structures with negative Poisson's ratio show promise in aerospace, automotive, and healthcare applications due to their energy absorption and impact resistance. However, most studies focus on compression, leaving tensile deformation mechanisms underexplored. This work investigates reentrant hexagonal auxetic structures with varying strut ratios (2, 2.5, 3) and reentrant angles (40°–80°), fabricated via FDM 3D printing using PLA. Uniaxial tensile tests and finite element simulations were performed to evaluate stress–strain behavior, Poisson's ratio evolution, and failure. Fractal theory quantified crack paths. Results show that increasing strut ratio raises maximum stress but reduces fracture strain. Larger reentrant angles decrease modulus and maximum stress while increasing fracture strain. Energy absorption peaks at 50°–60°. Fractal dimension reveals complex crack paths at 50°–70°, corresponding to optimal absorption. This study elucidates the coupled effects of strut ratio and reentrant angle on tensile behavior, offering insights for multiparameter optimization of auxetic structures.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"49 10","pages":"4086-4098"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148904202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zikuan Xu, Yankun Zhu, Bin Wang, Peng Zhang, Bin Fang, Ye Yuan, Ziheng Shao, Xuezhong Gu, Hanzhong Liu, Zhefeng Zhang
{"title":"A Modified Multiaxial Fatigue Damage Criterion Incorporating Mean Stress and Stress Biaxiality Effects in High-Cycle Fatigue","authors":"Zikuan Xu, Yankun Zhu, Bin Wang, Peng Zhang, Bin Fang, Ye Yuan, Ziheng Shao, Xuezhong Gu, Hanzhong Liu, Zhefeng Zhang","doi":"10.1111/ffe.70379","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.70379","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The effects of mean stress and stress biaxiality under complex loading conditions pose significant challenges in engineering design, and few studies bridge the multiaxial and stress ratio effects in a unified framework. This work addresses these gaps by proposing a fatigue damage model that synergistically integrates the variations in multiaxial stress and stress ratio. The model leverages critical plane concepts to capture failure mechanisms while incorporating stress ratio dependencies through physically informed parameters. Experimental validation using two steels (AISI 4340 and BG801) demonstrates the model's capability to predict both fatigue life and crack initiation planes under multiaxial and variable stress ratio conditions. Furthermore, the approach provides insights into material behavior transitions under varying stress states, offering a practical tool for engineering applications that require the simultaneous consideration of complex loading scenarios.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"49 10","pages":"4164-4178"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148904221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}