Small fatigue crack growth (SFCG) behavior is examined for additively manufactured Ti-6Al-
4V specimens with optimal and trial build conditions (representing an increased degree of …

The digital transformation of manufacturing requires digitalization, including automatic and
efficient data exchange. Model-based definitions (MBDs) capture digital product definitions …

The conventional approach when engineering components manufactured from titanium is to
design the thermomechanical processing to develop an optimal microstructure in a single …

Background Laser cladding offers a promising approach to repairing aviation components,
with the ability to restore the geometric shape and the static and fatigue strength. Objective …

Background The ability to non-destructively map the residual strain field inside an
engineering component is important for predicting its fatigue life or developing processing …

There has been a growing interest within the aerospace industry for shifting towards a digital
twin approach, for reliable assessment of individual components during the product lifecycle …

In this thesis, the role of location-specific microstructural features in the fatigue performance
of the safety-critical aerospace components made of Nickel (Ni)-base superalloys and linear …

Weld residual stresses on ship structures were significantly investigated by using a three-
step approach. Step 1 is to measure residual stress on small samples in laboratories to …

This thesis explores the use of Field Assistant Sintering Technology (FAST) to join dissimilar
titanium alloy powders into a multi-material component. The ability to produce multimaterials …

Defects are unavoidable, life-limiting and dominant sites of damage and subsequent failure
in a material. Ni-based superalloys are commonly used in high temperature applications …