Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS). The main goal of these proceedings was to demonstrate the use of a variety of multi-scale approaches, ranging from the atomistic to the macroscopic level, and in this it succeeds admirably.

Table of Contents:
Preface Fatigue Failure under Varying Loading within Fatigue Limit Diagram Overview of Fatigue Behaviour of Ultrafine-Grained Copper Produced by Severe Plastic Deformation Modeling of Cracks Crossing an Interface between Dissimilar Elastic Anisotropic Materials Microstructural Parameters in the Theory of Critical Distances Plastic Deformation of Metallic Nanostructures Influence of Phosphorus Grain Boundary Segregation on Fracture Behaviour of Iron-Base Alloys Experimental Techniques in Fracture Characterization Solute and Temperature Effects on the Strain Hardening Behaviour of Mg-Zn Solid Solutions Hysteresis, Temperature and Resistance Measurements for the Characterization of the Cyclic Deformation Behavior of Metals Molecular Dynamic Study of Proto-Faults Generation as an Atomistic Mechanism of Incipient Plasticity during High-Speed Loading in Ideal Crystal Crack Orientation versus Ductile-Brittle Behavior in 3D Atomistic Simulations Peculiarities of Plastic Deformation and Failure of Nanoparticles of B.C.C. Transition Metals Planar Defects on (112) in BCC Crystals Tensile Strength of Perfect Cubic Crystals under Superimposed Transverse Plain Stress Ideal Tensile Strength of Ni3Al and Fe3Al with D03 Structure Monte Carlo Simulation of Normal Grain Growth in Three Dimensions The Effect of Grain Size on the Deformation Behaviour of Selected Mg Alloys The Effect of Mean Stress and Thermo-Mechanical Induced Stress on Micro-Crack Initiation: An Analysis Based on Experiments and DD Simulation Results Significance of Microdefects Induced by ECAP in Aluminium, Al-0.2%Sc Alloy and Copper Simulation of the Cyclic Response of 316L Single Crystals and Polycrystal Using Three Dimensional Elastic-Plastic Crystalline Finite Element Computations Microstructure-Aided Analysis of Fatigue Thresholds in Duplex Stainless Steel Analysis of a Transversal Crack in a Steel Slab The Character of the Solidification Structure of Massive Ductile Cast-Iron Castings and its Prediction Low-Temperature and High-Temperature Anomalies in Temperature Shift of Stress-Lifetime Fatigue Curves Planar Defects and their Role in Physics-Mechanical Properties of Ordered Alloys and Intermetallides The Half-Cycle Slip Activity of Persistent Slip Bands in Polycrystals Multi-Fractal Features of Fatigue Crack Surfaces in Relation to Crack Growth Rate Micromechanical Dynamic Influence of Rigid Disk-Shaped Inclusion on Neighboring Crack in 3D Elastic Matrix The Analysis of the Stress and Displacement Field near the Surface Crack Tip Terminating Perpendicular to the Interface between Two Orthotropic Materials Yield Surface and Complex Loading Path Simulation of a Duplex Stainless Steel Using a Bi-Phase Polycrystalline Model Cohesive Zone Model and GTN Model Collation for Ductile Crack Growth Influence of Crystalline Elasticity on the Stress Distribution at the Free Surface of an Austenitic Stainless Steel Polycrystal. Comparison with Experiments FGM Structure Characterization by Distance Functions and Systematic Scanning Method Application of Point Sampled Intercept Method in Quantitative Description of Anisotropic Structures Interdiffusion and Order Fracture over Grain Boundaries in the Deformed Ni3Al Intermetallide Aggregatization of Frenckel Defects in Ni and Intermetallide Ni3Al Heterogeneous Pattern Formation at Aluminum Surface — Fourier, Morphology and Fractal Analysis Contributions to Internal Stress from Free Dislocations and from Substructure Boundaries in Dislocation Structure Formed in High Temperature Creep Bending and Contact Strength of a Si3N4+SiC Micro/Nano Composite Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior of Severely Deformed F.C.C. Metals Hard Nano-Crystalline Coatings for Cutting Tools Plastic Properties of Microcrystalline Mg with Ceramic Nanoparticles Structural Non-Homogeneity and Thermal Instability of ECAP Aluminium Structure and Properties of PM Nano-Crystalline Al-Cr based Alloys Optical Behaviors of Novel Amorphous Ge – S – AgI Layers Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Electrodeposited Nickel and its Particle-Reinforced Nanocomposite Calculations of Equilibrium Critical Thickness for Non-Polar Wurtzite InGaN/GaN Systems Intergranular Failure of Roman Silver Artefacts Structure and Properties of Magnesium-Based Hydrogen Storage Alloys Transverse Cracking of Layered Structures: Evaluation of Fatigue Crack Propagation Estimation of the Crack Propagation Direction of a Crack Touching the Interface between Two Elastic Materials The Influence of Thermally Sprayed Coatings Microstructure on their Mechanical and Tribological Characteristics Effect of Anodic Surface Treatment on PAN-Based Carbon Fiber and its Relationship to the Fracture Toughness of the Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites X-Ray Diffraction Analysis of Oxide Layers of Zr-Based Alloys Near-Field Study of Hot Spot Photoluminescence Decay in ZnS:Mn Nanoparticles Effect of Nickel Purity on Self-Diffusion along High-Diffusivity Paths Influence of Interfaces upon the Self-Diffusion in AZ91 Alloy Reinforced by Saffil Short Fibres Surface Structure and Cells Adhesion on Doped Polyethylene F2-Laser Angle Nanomodification of PET Gold Nanolayers Prepared on Poly(ethyleneterephtalate) Surface Modification of Hydrogels and Cell Adhesion Cell Adhesion and Proliferation on Modified Polyethylene Influence of Al-Si Layer on Structure and Properties of Cast Ni-Based Superalloys Growth of Metallic Crystals by Floating Zone Technique with Optical Heating Classification and Computer Simulation of 2D Tessellations Grain Size Estimation in Anisotropic Materials Fractal Analysis of Fragmentation Patterns of Glass Plates Effect of Vibrations on Lifetime of Ni Base Single Crystals Subjected to Tensile Stress Experimental Evaluation of Plastic Property of a Low-Dimensional Cu Nano-Component X-Ray Micro-Tomography Coupled to the Extended Finite Element Method to Investigate Microstructurally Short Fatigue Cracks On Mathematical Modelling of Substitution Elements Diffusion in the Neighbourhood of Welded Joint of Steels Degradation of Protective Al - Si Coatings during Exploitation of Gas Turbine Blades High Resolution Imaging by Means of Backscattered Electrons in the Scanning Electron Microscope Fatigue Crack Growth in Titanium and Aluminium Alloys under Bending Deformation Behaviour of an AX41 Magnesium Alloy at Elevated Temperatures Effect of Thermomechical Pretreatment on Mechanical Properties of Modified Al-Mn-Fe-Si Based Alloys Fatigue Crack Growth Characteristics and Effects of Testing Frequency on Fatigue Crack Growth Rate in a Hydrogen Gas Environment in a Few Alloys Effect of Quenching Temperature on Age Hardening of AA6016 Sheets The Optimization of the Isothermal Transformation Dwell of the ADI Obtained at Transformation Temperature of 380 °C The Influence of Mean Stress on Fatigue Properties of ADI Evolution of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of HSLA Strip Steel after Cold Rolling and Annealing Fracture Behaviour of Fe3Al and FeAl Type Iron Aluminides Stereological Assessment, Mechanical Measurement and Computer Modelling of Smooth Muscle Effect of Sc and Zr Additions on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Conventional Cast and P/M Aluminium Effect of Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties in ZK60 Alloy Sheet Superplasticity of an AZ91 Magnesium Alloy Changes in Fracture Micromechanism with Increasing Reinforcement Volume Fraction in Glass Matrix Composite The Microstructural Properties of Microalloyed Steel after Plastometric Testing Effect of Intercritical Annealing on Structure and Mechanical Properties of 10GN2MFA Grade Steel Relationships between Microstructural Parameters and Properties of 15NiCuMoNb5 Grade Steel Used for Special Industry Applications Development of High Strength Alloys in the Mg-Ni-Y-RE System Degradation of Mechanical and Structural Properties of Steel T23 Casting Porosity and Long-Life Fatigue Strength of a Cast Al-Alloy Fatigue Striations and Fissures in 2024-T3 Aluminum Alloy Cyclic Stress in 316L Austenitic Stainless Steel at Low Temperatures Estimate of Stress in the Channel of Persistent Slip Bands Based on Dislocation Dynamics Effect of Absorbed Hydrogen on the Near Threshold Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior of Short Crack The Effect of Lüders' Flow on Brittle Fracture Initiation in Pearlitic Steel Microstructure Properties and Fracture Behaviors of Tungsten Alloys Multiscale 2D Rectangular and 3D Rhombic Gratings Created by Self-Organization of Crystal Structure Defects under Constrained Cyclic Deformation and Fracture Propagation Behaviour of Microstructurally Short Fatigue Cracks in the High-Cycle- and Very-High-Cycle Fatigue Regimes Dislocation Structures in Nickel Based Superalloy Inconel 792-5A Fatigued at Room Temperature and 700°C