Crack-Healing in Metals
David J. Fisher
Materials Research Foundations Vol. 181
Publication Date 2025, 108 pages
Print ISBN 978-1-64490-376-6 (release date November 2025)
ePDF ISBN 978-1-64490-377-3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644903773
The healing of cracks in metallic components fundamentally involves the exchange of material and energy within an open system. The processes involved include welding and laser repair, various heat-treating techniques, hot plastic deformation, plasma spraying, electro-healing, electroplating, gas carbonitriding, friction stir welding, electric current-pulsing, thermo-mechanical coupling, filling of cracks via oxide formation, flash hot isostatic pressing, and various ultrasonic methods. The book describes the various techniques, their advantages and disadvantages.
Keywords
Aluminum, Gallium, Gold, Iron, Magnesium, Molybdenum, Nickel, Palladium, Silver, Tin, Titanium, Tungsten, Alloys
