Ductile fracture of structural metals occurs mainly by the nucleation, growth and coalescence
of voids. Here an overview of continuum models for this type of failure is given. The most …

Meso-damage mechanics differs from continuous damage mechanics, which pays more
attention to the evolution of meso-structure in materials. It combines physical and …

Micro-mechanical 2D cell model studies have revealed ductile failure during intense
shearing to be governed by the interaction of neighbouring voids, which collapse to micro …

Microstructures and hardness of different weld zones of spot-welded high strength steel
grade 1000 and press-hardened 22MnB5 steel were characterized. Tensile shear and cross …

Considering cyclic plastic deformation as the single damage mechanism behind the fatigue
crack growth (FCG), the effect of the mean stress is null in the absence of crack closure. In …

Failure under intense shearing at close to zero stress triaxiality is widely observed for ductile
metallic materials, and is identified in experiments as smeared-out dimples on the fracture …

This paper is concerned with the effect of strain rate on the tensile properties of 6061-T6
aluminum alloy welds obtained by a novel welding method called the modified indirect …

Plastic flow localisation and ductile failure during tensile testing of friction stir welded
aluminium specimens are investigated with a specific focus on modelling the local, finite …

This work focuses on understanding the mechanical behavior of CMT (cold metal transfer)-
welded joints in AA6061-T651 aluminum alloy while establishing a correlation with the …

A finite element model is built for the prediction of deformation and fracture behavior of
Usibor1500/DP600 dissimilar resistance spot welds. The model relies on image-based …