The introduction of an overload or underload within a constant amplitude loading fatigue test
leads to a retardation or acceleration of the Fatigue Crack Growth Rate (FCGR). The …

Cyclic tests with or without tensile holding periods were conducted in air at 823K on a
modified 9Cr–1Mo martensitic steel. In addition to stress–relaxation fatigue (RF) tests with a …

The high-stress and low-stress abrasive wear behaviors of carbide-free bainitic and
tempered martensitic steels with similar fracture toughness and hardness were …

This work investigates steels for mining wear applications involving abrasive and impact-
abrasive conditions. The study comprises four low carbon steels with a range of hardness …

The relative importance of crack closure and residual stresses on fatigue crack growth
(FCG), which is controversial, is studied here. FCG is predicted numerically in CT specimens …

This paper reports the results of in situ observation of fatigue crack growth in a ferrite–
pearlite steel. Stress intensity factor range (ΔK) decreasing/increasing and constant-ΔK …

To enhance the impact abrasive wear resistance of steel for mining and metallurgy
industries, a 0.3 C steel with a multiphase microstructure of bainitic, martensitic and retained …

As a representative structure with an acute radial gradient in terms of residual stress (RS)
and grains, the induction-hardened railway S38C axle exhibits excellent mechanical …

Elastoplastic (EP) stress gradient factors (SGF) ahead of notch tips are used to evaluate the
actual notch effects in fatigue strength due to their tolerance to non-propagating short cracks …

In this work, the effect of single overloads on plasticity induced crack closure is studied. An
elastic-plastic finite element model was developed and the crack opening level was …