TY - BOOK ID - 137012406 TI - Fatigue and Fracture Behaviour of Additively Manufactured Mechanical Components AU - Citarella, Roberto AU - De Castro, Paulo M. S. T. AU - Maligno, Angelo PY - 2021 PB - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute DB - UniCat KW - milling process KW - part functionality KW - surface integrity KW - research progress KW - non-proportional mixed mode loading KW - fractography KW - mode II stress intensity factor KW - finite element analysis KW - rail steel KW - wheel steel KW - monolithic zirconia crown KW - dental implant abutment KW - cyclic loading KW - mode III stress intensity factor KW - FEA KW - adaptive control KW - fatigue testing KW - simply supported bending KW - mini specimen KW - additive manufacturing KW - 304L stainless steel KW - LCF KW - crack propagation KW - blade-disc-Franc3D KW - mixed-mode cracking KW - fatigue life improvement KW - materials characterization KW - ultrasonic impact treatment KW - DMLS KW - fatigue KW - fracture KW - finite element method (FEM) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:137012406 AB - The advent of additive manufacturing (AM) processes applied to the fabrication of structural components creates the need for design methodologies supporting structural optimization approaches that take into account the specific characteristics of the process. While AM processes enable unprecedented geometrical design freedom, which can result in significant reductions of component weight, on the other hand they have implications in the fatigue and fracture strength due to residual stresses and microstructural features. This is linked to stress concentration effects and anisotropy that still warrant further research. This Special Issue of Applied Sciences brings together papers investigating the features of AM processes relevant to the mechanical behavior of AM structural components, particularly, but not exclusively, from the viewpoints of fatigue and fracture behavior. Although the focus of the issue is on AM problems related to fatigue and fracture, articles dealing with other manufacturing processes with related problems are also be included. ER -