This third part of the review on defects as root cause of fatigue failure addresses cavities
(pores, micro-shrinkages, unmelted regions), defective microstructures and microcracks as …

Additive manufacturing via selective laser melting can result in variable levels of internal
porosity both between build plates and within components from the same build. In this …

Casting aluminum (Al) alloys have been widely used in the automotive industry to improve
fuel economy as well as to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the vehicle use …

Fatigue failure of thick-walled pearlitic ductile cast iron is triggered by large shrinkage pores
in plain specimens and by graphite nodules at the notch tip in severely notched specimens …

The statistical pore size characterization by metallography in the framework of Extreme
Value Statistics (EVS) is presented and applied to different sets of cast AlSi7Mg specimens …

Fuel economy and environmental conservation are the major factors to consider magnesium
alloys for automotive industry and aero space and other electronics companies. The key …

Multiaxial fatigue tests were carried out on plain and notched specimens extracted from EN-
GJS-600-3 pearlitic DCI heavy-section castings. Two notches of different severities were …

Pores associated to the casting process are highly detrimental to the fatigue behavior of Al–
Si alloys. The severity of casting pores in fatigue is related to a number of factors, such as …

The high cycle fatigue behavior of an additively manufactured (AM) Al-10.5 Ce-3.1 Ni-1.2 Mn
wt% alloy was evaluated at 350° C. The measured fatigue strength of 50 MPa at this …

Mechanical performance of cast aluminum alloys is strongly affected by the defects formed
during solidification. For example, fractography studies of the fatigue specimens have shown …