{"title":"Fatigue limit of advanced bainitic steels: notch effect","authors":"Lucia Morales-Rivas , Eberhard Kerscher","doi":"10.1016/j.prostr.2025.06.087","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.prostr.2025.06.087","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The explanation of fatigue mechanisms in the presence of notches is far from being resolved, particularly when materials with a complex microstructure are the subject of the research. In this work, alternative analyses of experimental results from notch fatigue of advanced bainitic steels are revisited.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20518,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Structural Integrity","volume":"68 ","pages":"Pages 493-499"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144580417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Crashworthiness Simulations with LS-DYNA Investigating the Effect of Strain Rate-Dependent Material Models","authors":"E. Ezgi Aytimur","doi":"10.1016/j.prostr.2025.06.094","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.prostr.2025.06.094","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the effect of using strain rate-dependent material models, specifically the Johnson-Cook, Cowper-Symonds and Elastic (non-strain rate effect) models, on crashworthiness simulations involving mild steel. The research examines the deformation, stress, deceleration and recovery coefficients of these models under single impact simulations conducted according to regulations of NHTSA. Ansys LS-DYNA version 13.1 was used for the simulation and material parameters were obtained from the study of Škrlec and Klemenc (2016) on mild steel E185. The results show various degrees of deformation where the Johnson-Cook model exhibits the lowest total deformation due to its ability to accurately capture strain rate sensitivity. Equivalent stress values show that the Johnson-Cook model has the highest stress, followed by the Cowper-Symonds and Elastic models. Deceleration values emphasize the superior prediction accuracy of the Johnson-Cook model, while restitution coefficients reveal differences in energy dissipation and recovery between the models. The findings emphasize the importance of selecting appropriate material models for collision simulations based on accuracy, computational efficiency and complexity tolerance. While the Johnson-Cook model offers improved prediction capabilities, it may require higher computational resources compared to simpler models such as the Elastic model. In conclusion, this study contributes to the understanding of material behaviour under dynamic loading conditions and provides insights for optimizing crash simulations to improve vehicle safety and structural integrity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20518,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Structural Integrity","volume":"68 ","pages":"Pages 540-546"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144580426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A.E. Odermatt , N. Al-Hamdany , G. Abreu Faria , S. Degener , N. Kashaev
{"title":"The Effect of Build Strategy on the Residual Stress Distribution in Additively Manufactured Duplex Stainless Steel Pressure Vessels","authors":"A.E. Odermatt , N. Al-Hamdany , G. Abreu Faria , S. Degener , N. Kashaev","doi":"10.1016/j.prostr.2025.06.107","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.prostr.2025.06.107","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The resistance to service loads and defects of additively manufactured structures can be significantly reduced due to residual stresses induced by inhomogeneous cooling during the manufacturing process. For duplex stainless steels solution annealing at approx. 1050°C is the only industrially accepted stress relieve treatment. This is often accompanied by severe deformation due to the low creep resistance of the alloy at this temperature. For economic reasons the parts should be used in the as-built state, where the residual stress distribution needs to be considered. We determined the residual stress distribution of simplified pressure vessel geometries using high energy white beam X-ray radiation and the hole drilling method. As a result of this study, two building strategies were evaluated for their ability to produce a compressive residual stress state on the media facing side of the parts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20518,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Structural Integrity","volume":"68 ","pages":"Pages 626-633"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144580809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The hybridization effect on the mechanical and piezoresistive behavior of epoxy nanocomposites","authors":"J.M. Parente , A.P. Silva , P.N.B. Reis","doi":"10.1016/j.prostr.2025.06.037","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.prostr.2025.06.037","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Epoxy composites are used in a wide range of industrial applications due to their excellent mechanical properties. Furthermore, they can be functionalized by incorporating carbon-based nanomaterials, such as graphene with carbon nanotubes, to improve their mechanical performance and simultaneously provide an electrical response for very specific applications. Therefore, the main goal of this study is to analyze the mechanical and electrical properties of an epoxy resin reinforced with graphene nanoplatelets (GNP) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for industrial applications. For this purpose, several systems involving different amounts of nano-reinforcements were produced and evaluated to determine the architecture that simultaneously maximizes the bending strength and electrical conductivity. The results showed that the hybridization with 0.25 wt.% CNT and 0.5 wt.% GNP led to the most pronounced increases in mechanical and piezoresistivity properties suggesting that hybrid nano-reinforcements have enormous potential for obtaining multifunctional and high-performance materials for structural and/or sensors applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20518,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Structural Integrity","volume":"68 ","pages":"Pages 160-165"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144580813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Interface and phase-field dynamic quasi-brittle fracture of solids under tension or compression","authors":"Roman Vodička","doi":"10.1016/j.prostr.2025.06.044","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.prostr.2025.06.044","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A computational dynamic fracture model for multimaterials is described to provide crack-mode dependence including particular treatment when the load causes compression. The model also distinguishes between fracture in material and along interfaces. The former is simulated by the theory of phase-field fracture which causes material damage to occur in a thin material band introducing regularised cracks. The latter considers the interface to be a thin damageable adhesive layer with its own rule of degradation. In both cases internal variables are introduced for modelling. The computational approach is rendered from dynamic evolution equations based on the Hamilton principle adapted for dissipative systems. The calculations use a staggered time-stepping procedure and sequential quadratic programming algorithms together with a MATLAB finite element in-house code.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20518,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Structural Integrity","volume":"68 ","pages":"Pages 212-218"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144580876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dezhen Yang , Youjing Zhang , Hao Zhang , Qi Chen , Xiaohui Wang , Zhiping Xiong
{"title":"Effect of pearlite on microstructures and tensile properties in Mn-heterogeneous steels","authors":"Dezhen Yang , Youjing Zhang , Hao Zhang , Qi Chen , Xiaohui Wang , Zhiping Xiong","doi":"10.1016/j.prostr.2025.07.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.prostr.2025.07.014","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Mn heterogeneity in high-temperature austenite is an effective way to tailor retained austenite and achieve a good balance of strength and ductility. Instead of conventional quenching and tempering, fast and short austenitization from Mn-partitioned pearlite followed by quenching and tempering is carried out, leading to the formation of ghost pearlite. Here, we have studied the role of the lamellar width of cementite on microstructures and tensile properties in Mn-heterogeneous steels. With increasing pearlite transformation temperature from 540 °C to 570 °C, the lamellar width of cementite increases from 11.4±2.1 nm to 18.3±2.8 nm, effectively enlarging the size of the Mn-enriched regions in high-temperature austenite, thereby facilitating the formation of ghost pearlite after quenching to room temperature. The high volume fraction of ghost pearlite can ensure a high strength due to refined width of martensitic lath, while high RA fraction can ensure a good ductility, leading to a simultaneous increase in yield strength and uniform elongation with increasing pearlite transformation temperature.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20518,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Structural Integrity","volume":"69 ","pages":"Pages 97-104"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144587741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C.A. Biffi , A.G. Demir , L. Caprio , J. Fiocchi , B. Previtali , A. Tuissi
{"title":"Effect of beam shaping in laser welding on the microstructure and transformation temperatures of NiTiHf high-temperature shape memory alloy","authors":"C.A. Biffi , A.G. Demir , L. Caprio , J. Fiocchi , B. Previtali , A. Tuissi","doi":"10.1016/j.prostr.2025.07.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.prostr.2025.07.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Beam shaping in laser welding of NiTiHf high temperature shape memory alloy (HTSMA) is explored for the first time with promising perspectives. Such alloys are typically characterized by high brittleness, therefore advanced thermal processing may limit their cracking susceptibility. In details, novel prospective in laser welding regards the possibility of tuning the laser power distribution, namely beam shaping, which can module significantly the thermal cycle induced into the material. In this work, the effect of the beam shape and welding speed are explored on the cross section of the welded beads, highlighting the focus on the defects promoted. Moreover, the transformation temperatures of the martensitic transformation were checked from the base material to the welded one. It was demonstrated that beam shaping in laser welding can be a promising solution for adjusting the weldability of brittle materials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20518,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Structural Integrity","volume":"69 ","pages":"Pages 47-52"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144587890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Muhammad Asim , Wael Abuzaid , Faisal Mustafa , Ali S. Alnaser
{"title":"Enhancing the functional fatigue properties of TiNbZrSn biocompatible Shape memory alloy through femtosecond laser shock peening","authors":"Muhammad Asim , Wael Abuzaid , Faisal Mustafa , Ali S. Alnaser","doi":"10.1016/j.prostr.2025.07.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.prostr.2025.07.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Shape memory alloys are among the most promising materials for the biomedical industry due to their superelasticity and shape memory effect. NiTi has been widely utilized in such applications. However, the toxicity associated with the release of Ni ions may lead to health hazards. Therefore, TiNbZrSn alloys are potential candidate materials to replace NiTi owing to their biocompatibility and superelasticity. The limitation of TiNbZrSn alloys is the functional fatigue response and the degradation of superelastic properties upon cyclic loading. This study aims to improve the functional fatigue response of the TiNbZrSn alloy via novel femtosecond Laser Shock Peening (LSP). The results depict great potential with up to 12% improvement in the superelastic recovery of strains and hindering the accumulation of plastic strains during cyclic loading with minimal surface damage.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20518,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Structural Integrity","volume":"69 ","pages":"Pages 41-46"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144587889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E.D. Reis , F. Gatuingt , F.S.J. Poggiali , A.C.S. Bezerra
{"title":"Optimizing concrete performance: Influence of carbon nanotubes dispersion techniques","authors":"E.D. Reis , F. Gatuingt , F.S.J. Poggiali , A.C.S. Bezerra","doi":"10.1016/j.prostr.2025.06.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.prostr.2025.06.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Given the challenges of decarbonizing materials commonly used in the construction industry and the promising use of nanoparticles in cement composites, this article aims to analyze the influence of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) dispersion techniques on concrete quality. To this end, multi-walled carbon nanotubes were pre-dispersed in Portland cement particles in isopropanol after mechanical stirring, sonication, and oven drying. Then, 0% (reference), 0.05%, and 0.10% CNTs were used to make thirty-six cylindrical specimens measuring 10 × 20 cm (diameter × height). The properties of compressive strength (f<sub>c</sub>), tensile strength (f<sub>ct</sub>), porosity (P), and ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) were measured. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was also carried out on the broken samples to capture any effect of the CNTs. The results were compared with those of similar studies in the literature, but which used other dispersion techniques and CNT contents. Compared to the reference samples, the concrete with CNTs showed significant improvements in f<sub>c</sub> (up to 23% increase), f<sub>ct</sub> (up to 35% increase), P (up to 12% reduction), and UPV (up to 4% increase). However, considering the low CNT contents used, the action of CNTs in the concrete was not detected using SEM images. The analysis and discussion of the results proved the effectiveness of pre-dispersion of CNTs in cement particles, but choosing CNTs in aqueous suspension with industrial dispersion tends to be a more practical and safer approach for improving the concrete quality and extend the useful life of structures built with this composite.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20518,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Structural Integrity","volume":"67 ","pages":"Pages 39-46"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144572452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Davide di Summa , Estefania Cuenca , Nele De Belie , Liberato Ferrara
{"title":"Nanomaterials advancements: probing environmental sustainability of alumina nanofiber dispersion for Ultra High Performance Concrete","authors":"Davide di Summa , Estefania Cuenca , Nele De Belie , Liberato Ferrara","doi":"10.1016/j.prostr.2025.06.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.prostr.2025.06.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Alumina nano-fibres, incorporated into Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC), play a dual role by enhancing mechanical performance and improving durability under aggressive conditions, particularly through stimulated autogenous crack sealing and performance self-healing mechanisms. The superior performance of UHPC, enriched with alumina nano-fibres, is attributed to their nano-scale reinforcing effects, exerting control over the cracking process from its initiation, and their hydrophilic nature, promoting cement and binder hydration reactions. Goal of this study is to address the environmental sustainability of alumina nano-fibres through a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) analysis. Concentrated versions of alumina nanofibers are specifically examined, employing chemical admixtures such as polycarboxylate sodium salt (PCE) for dispersion. This strategic approach intensifies intermixing and prevents gelatinization arising from the inherent hydrophilic nature of alumina nano-fibres. Through LCA analysis, the study sheds light on the environmental footprint associated with the production and application of alumina nano-fibres in UHPC, through a broad perspective contributing valuable insights into the sustainability of these materials and enabling informed decision-making for their future applications in the construction industry.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20518,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Structural Integrity","volume":"67 ","pages":"Pages 53-60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144572454","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}