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Rapid Fatigue Limit Estimation of Metallic Materials Using Thermography-Based Approach

This paper is not about environmental microplastics; it uses the term "microplastic" in a materials science context to describe microscopic plastic deformation in metals during fatigue testing.

2023 Metals 8 citations
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Rapid estimation of fatigue limit for C45 steel by thermography and digital image correlation

This materials engineering study used thermography and digital image correlation to rapidly estimate the fatigue limit of steel, linking temperature and mechanical changes to the onset of microplastic deformation in metal. It is a mechanical engineering paper not related to environmental microplastics.

2020 The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design 16 citations
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Fatigue-Limit Assessment via Infrared Thermography for a High-Strength Steel

Despite its title referencing infrared thermography, this paper tests whether thermal imaging techniques can accurately assess the fatigue limits of high-strength steel under cyclic stress loading — not microplastic pollution. It examines materials engineering for metal fatigue testing and is not relevant to microplastics or human health.

2025 Materials 1 citations
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Identification of the scatter in high cycle fatigue from temperature measurements

This engineering paper proposed using temperature measurements from thermography to determine the statistical scatter in metal fatigue performance, linking tiny temperature changes to microplasticity. This is a materials engineering study with no relevance to environmental microplastics.

2004 Comptes Rendus Mécanique 68 citations
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Determination of energy dissipation during cyclic loading and its use to predict fatigue life of metal alloys

This paper is not about microplastics — it develops a mathematical method for predicting the fatigue life of metal alloys from energy dissipation during cyclic loading.

2023 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 7 citations
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Energy Dissipation Measurement in Improved Spatial Resolution Under Fatigue Loading

This engineering study used infrared thermography to measure energy dissipation in materials under fatigue loading to quickly predict a material's failure threshold. It is a materials science paper unrelated to environmental microplastics.

2019 Experimental Mechanics 14 citations
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Investigation of Fatigue Damage of Tempered Martensitic Steel during High Cycle Fatigue and Very High Cycle Fatigue Loading Using In Situ Monitoring by Scanning Electron Microscope and High‐Resolution Thermography

This study examined how fatigue damage develops in martensitic steel under high-cycle loading, finding that heat treatment conditions affect the material's failure mechanisms. The research is focused on materials engineering and has limited direct relevance to microplastic pollution.

2021 steel research international 9 citations
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Dissipative aspects in thermographic methods

This engineering paper developed improved thermographic methods to detect the fatigue limit of steel by measuring tiny temperature changes during cyclic loading, correlating these signals with microplastic deformation at the crystal level. This is a materials engineering study with no relevance to environmental microplastics.

2012 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 47 citations
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Fatigue crack initiation detection by an infrared thermography method

This engineering paper studied temperature changes during high-frequency fatigue testing of metals using infrared thermography, identifying early indicators of crack initiation. This is a materials engineering study with no connection to microplastics or environmental health.

2009 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 121 citations
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Analysis of fatigue crack initiation in cyclic microplasticity regime

This engineering study analyzed how fatigue cracks begin in metals under cyclic loading, focusing on microscale stress and material defects. It is a materials science paper not related to environmental microplastics.

2019 International Journal of Fatigue 20 citations
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A Review of Damage, Void Evolution, and Fatigue Life Prediction Models

This engineering review summarizes models for predicting how damage, voids, and fatigue cause materials such as metals and composites to fail over time. This materials science paper is not related to microplastic environmental contamination.

2021 Preprints.org 13 citations
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Research Progress on Fatigue Behavior and Life Prediction under Multiaxial Loading for Metals

This Chinese-language review summarizes research on fatigue damage and life prediction of metal structures under complex, multi-directional loading conditions. The research is focused on structural engineering and has no direct relevance to microplastic pollution.

2021 Journal of Mechanical Engineering 7 citations
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Influence of hard phase size and spacing on the fatigue crack propagation in tool steels—Numerical simulation and experimental validation

Not relevant to microplastics research; this paper investigates how carbide size and spacing in tool steel microstructures affects fatigue crack growth rate, with no connection to plastic pollution.

2023 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 6 citations
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Microplastic Strain Hysteresis Energy as a Criterion for Fatigue Fracture

This materials science paper proposes an energy-based fatigue failure criterion using microplastic strain hysteresis energy, developing a relation between stress amplitude and cycles to failure. 'Microplastic strain' refers to small-scale plastic deformation in metals during cyclic loading and has no connection to environmental plastic pollution.

1961 Journal of Basic Engineering 279 citations
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A Small-Deformation Rate-Independent Continuous-Flow Model for Elasto-Plastic Frames Allowing Rapid Fatigue Predictions in Metallic Structures

This engineering paper presents a computational model for predicting fatigue behavior in metal frame structures with localized plastic deformation. The study is focused on structural engineering and is unrelated to microplastic pollution research.

2023 International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics 1 citations
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Durability Analysis of CFRP Adhesive Joints: A Study Based on Entropy Damage Modelling Using FEM

This paper is not relevant to microplastics research — it analyzes fatigue lifetime prediction methods for carbon fiber reinforced polymer adhesive joints using entropy-based damage models.

2023 Preprints.org 7 citations
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A quantitative residual stiffness model for carbon fiber reinforced polymer tendons

Not relevant to microplastics — this engineering study models residual stiffness degradation in carbon fiber-reinforced polymer tendons under fatigue loading, relevant to civil infrastructure but with no connection to microplastic research.

2024 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 3 citations
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Fatigue limit estimation of metals based on the thermographic methods: A comprehensive review

This review covers 30 years of research on using infrared thermography to rapidly estimate the fatigue limits of metals. Researchers found that thermal imaging can detect the heat signatures produced during mechanical fatigue, offering a faster alternative to traditional fatigue testing. The study provides a comprehensive comparison of different thermographic approaches, outlining their strengths, limitations, and open questions for future research.

2024 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 22 citations
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Deformation and dissipated energies for high cycle fatigue of 2024-T3 aluminium alloy

This materials engineering study used infrared thermography and digital image correlation to measure energy dissipation in aluminum alloy during high-cycle fatigue, relating tiny temperature changes to microplastic deformation at the crystal level. This is an engineering study on metal fatigue with no relevance to environmental microplastics.

2009 Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics 42 citations
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An Acoustic Emission Method for Assessing the Degree of Degradation of Mechanical Properties and Residual Life of Metal Structures under Complex Dynamic Deformation Stresses

This engineering paper presents an acoustic emission method for monitoring the structural health and remaining life of metal structures under complex stress conditions. It has no relevance to microplastic or environmental health research.

2021 Materials 20 citations
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Coupling life prediction of bending very high cycle fatigue of completion strings made of different materials using deep wise separable convolution

Not relevant to microplastics — this study uses deep learning to predict the fatigue life of nickel-based alloy completion strings used in oil well engineering, with no connection to microplastic pollution.

2024 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 2 citations
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Micromechanical aspects of the effect of temperature and local plastic strain magnitude on the fracture toughness of ferrite steels

This materials science study examined how temperature and plastic strain affect the fracture toughness of ferrite steels at the microscopic scale. The term 'microplastic' here refers to microscopic plastic deformation in metal — this is an engineering study unrelated to plastic particle pollution.

2023 Procedia Structural Integrity
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Materials Informatics for Mechanical Deformation: A Review of Applications and Challenges

This review covers machine learning methods applied to predicting and understanding mechanical properties of materials from large datasets. It is an engineering informatics paper and is not related to microplastics or environmental health.

2021 Preprints.org 11 citations