This article is a review of models for predicting ultra-low cycle fatigue life. In the article, life prediction are divided into three types: (1) microscopic ductile fracture based on cavity growth and merger; (2) porous plasticity; (3) continuum damage mechanics. Furthermore, provides critical assessment current state research models, highlighting limitations challenges faced by each model typ...

Thermal fatigue of Cu interconnects 60 nm thick and 5–15 lm wide was investigated by using alternating current to generate cycling temperature and strain/stress. The fatigue curves exhibit two regions, i.e. highand low-cycle regions, which correspond to low and high thermal strains, respectively. The high-cycle region is found to be controlled by an unusual thermal fatigue mechanism of damage b...

Low cycle fatigue–creep is the main reason for the failures of many engineering components under high temperature and cyclic loading. Based on the exhaustion of the static toughness and dissipation of the plastic strain energy during fatigue failure, a new low cycle fatigue–creep life prediction model that is consistent with the fatigue–creep damage mechanism and sensitive to the fatigue damage...

Dissipative zones buildings, in which plastic hinges or strains occur during, for instance, seismic episodes, have been studied many different types of steel fuse elements. Stainless (SS), has attracted attention this regard due to its high ductility and further studies are needed determine performance usefulness as fuses. The use SS the construction industry represented an advance already know...

A procedure to predict the fatigue fracture life of high-heat-load components made of GlidCop has been successfully established. This method is based upon the Manson-Coffin equation with a cumulative linear damage law. This prediction was achieved by consolidating the results of experiments and analyses, and considered the effects of environment and creep. A low-cycle-fatigue test for GlidCop w...