Excellent thermal conductivity and lower density make Al–Si alloys a suitable alternative for
cast iron in the fabrication of engine components. The increase in the maximum operation …

In this paper a mechanism-based model is presented, which is able to describe the
evolution of microcracks under pure low cycle fatigue (LCF) and combined LCF and high …

The thermo-mechanical fatigue (TMF) behaviors and corresponding damage mechanisms of
Al-Si piston alloy were investigated in the temperature ranges of 120–350° C and 120–425° …

In the present paper, the heat treatment effect on A356. 0, a cast aluminum alloy which has
been widely used in diesel engine cylinder heads, is investigated under out-of-phase …

In automotive industries, one failure mechanism in engine pistons is due to the fatigue
phenomenon. Therefore, to enhance fatigue properties of piston aluminum alloys is a major …

In this study, the Influence of the T6 heat-treating and over-ageing process on the material
behavior of cylinder head Al-Si-Cu alloy under out-of-phase thermo-mechanical fatigue at …

In this publication, ambient condition fatigue investigations with different types of Al–Si–Cu
and Al–Si–Mg cast alloys in rotating-bending high-cycle fatigue (HCF) and push–pull low …

In the present paper, the influence of locally varying microstructures in case of an AlSi12
cast aluminium alloy is investigated by means of extracting the test pieces from different …

In this article, the effect of nano-clay particles and heat-treating on thermo-mechanical
fatigue (TMF) behaviors and failures of piston aluminum-silicon (AlSi) alloys was …

In this paper the fatigue life of three cast iron materials, namely EN-GJS-700, EN-GJV-450
and EN-GJL-250, is predicted for combined thermomechanical fatigue and high cycle …