Fatigue of Polymers and Composite Materials: From the LCF to the VHCF Life Ranges
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymeric Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2025 | Viewed by 192
Special Issue Editors
Interests: high-cycle fatigue and very-high-cycle fatigue; probabilistic methods in fatigue and fracture; fatigue damage; structural integrity of additively manufactured and composite materials; failure analysis
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Interests: statistical analysis of fatigue data; high-cycle fatigue and very-high-cycle fatigue; probabilistic fatigue and fracture; structural integrity of additive manufacturing materials and components
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: high-cycle and very high-cycle fatigue; structural integrity of composite and additively manufactured materials; size effect and fatigue failure; numerical modelling of damage and failure
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Research on the structural integrity of polymers and composite materials is fundamental for designing safe but lightweight components, especially in industrial applications, e.g., automotive and aerospace, for which strict regulations in terms of CO2 emissions and sustainability are mandatory. Among the loads which mostly affect the structural integrity of these materials, cyclic loads are particularly critical. The fatigue response should therefore be experimentally assessed and reliably modelled. Moreover, the durability of components has significantly increased in recent years, with possible failures occurring due to low-amplitude stress at a very high number of cycles.
The present Special Issue aims to provide an overview of the most recent advances in the field of the fatigue response of polymers and composite materials. Research activities on conventional or advanced fatigue testing methodologies (e.g., ultrasonic fatigue tests) are welcome, with low-cycle fatigue (LCF), high-cycle fatigue (HCF), and very-high-cycle fatigue life ranges being investigated. Statistical modelling of fatigue data and numerical simulations of fatigue damage mechanisms are also fundamental for the design of polymers and composite materials, and therefore fit with the scope of this Special Issue.
Dr. Andrea Tridello
Dr. Davide S. Paolino
Dr. Carlo Boursier Niutta
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- composite
- polymers
- fatigue
- ultrasonic fatigue
- low-cycle fatigue
- high-cycle fatigue
- very-high-cycle fatigue
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