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Fatigue damage process investigation of 18Ni300 steel specimens manufactured by LPBF method
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Opole University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Opole, Poland
These authors had equal contribution to this work
Submission date: 2026-05-20
Final revision date: 2026-07-12
Acceptance date: 2026-07-23
Online publication date: 2026-09-07
Publication date: 2026-09-10
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Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics 2026;64(3):257-273
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The fatigue response of additively manufactured maraging steel MS1 produced by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) was experimentally investigated. Uniaxial tension-compression fatigue tests were conducted at cycle asymmetry ratios R = −1, −0.5, and 0 to assess the influence of mean stress on fatigue life. The results demonstrated a pronounced effect of the stress ratio on fatigue performance. Two-step loading sequences – low-high (Lo-Hi) and high-low (Hi-Lo) – were applied to examine damage accumulation under non-constant loading conditions. A load asymmetry sensitivity factor was determined and the applicability of classical fatigue damage models was evaluated.
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