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Multiscale modelling of additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V alloy: Fatigue performance evaluation from material to structural level

Weiqian Chi, Wenjing Wang, Hongchang Zhou, Ruiguo Yan, Yoshiki Mikami

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Chi W., Wang W., Zhou H., et al. Multiscale modelling of additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V alloy: Fatigue performance evaluation from material to structural level. International Journal of Fatigue 201, 109181 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2025.109181.
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