Atomic mechanism of near threshold fatigue crack growth in vacuum

Mingjie Zhao; Wenjia Gu; Derek H. Warner

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-28481-8

Nature Communications (Feb 2022)

Atomic mechanism of near threshold fatigue crack growth in vacuum

Mingjie Zhao,
Wenjia Gu,
Derek H. Warner

Affiliations

Mingjie Zhao: Cornell Fracture Group, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University
Wenjia Gu: Cornell Fracture Group, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University
Derek H. Warner: Cornell Fracture Group, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28481-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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It is challenging to understand failure mechanisms under a prolonged low-amplitude loading. Here the authors perform large-scale simulations to better understand the fatigue crack growth mechanism in vacuum, providing an atomic-scale origin for a pervasive structural failure mode.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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