Ricardo Branco

Prof. Dr. Ricardo Branco

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Academic Career Length

19Years (2008-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 June 2015 in Engineering Fracture Mechanics
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Ricardo BrancoRicardo Branco
Ricardo Branco
F.V. AntunesF.V. Antunes
F.V. Antunes
JCJOSE COSTA
JOSE COSTA

6 February 2024 in Ocean Engineering
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DMDebiao Meng
Debiao Meng
HYHengfei Yang
Hengfei Yang
SYShiyuan Yang
Shiyuan Yang
YZYuting Zhang
Yuting Zhang
Abílio M.P. De JesusAbílio M.P. De Jesus
Abílio M.P. De Jesus
SZShun-Peng Zhu
Shun-Peng Zhu

27 October 2022 in Journal of Constructional Steel Research
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TTTrayana Tankova
Trayana Tankova
David AndradeDavid Andrade
David Andrade
Ricardo BrancoRicardo Branco
Ricardo Branco
CZCarlos Zhu
Carlos Zhu
DRDulce Rodrigues
Dulce Rodrigues
LSLuís Simões da Silva
Luís Simões da Silva

1 April 2012 in Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
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Ricardo BrancoRicardo Branco
Ricardo Branco
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F.V. AntunesF.V. Antunes
F.V. Antunes

5 January 2018 in Metals
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Ricardo BrancoRicardo Branco
Ricardo Branco
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JOSE COSTA
Filippo BertoFilippo Berto
Filippo Berto
SRSeyed Mohammad Javad Razavi
Seyed Mohammad Javad Razavi
FJosé Ferreira
José Ferreira
F.V. AntunesF.V. Antunes
F.V. Antunes
Selective laser melting has received a great deal of attention in recent years. Nevertheless, research has been mainly focused on the technical issues and their relationship with the final microstructure and monotonic properties. Fatigue behaviour has rarely been addressed, and the emphasis has been placed on high-cycle regimes. The aim of this paper is, therefore, to study, in a systematic manner, the cyclic plastic behaviour of AISI 18Ni300 maraging steel manufactured by selective laser melting. For this purpose, low-cycle fatigue tests, under fully-reversed strain-controlled conditions, with strain amplitudes ranging from 0.3% to 1.0%, were performed. After testing, fracture surfaces were examined by scanning electron microscopy to identify the main fatigue damage mechanisms. The analysis of results showed a non-Masing material, with a slight strain-softening behaviour, and non-linear response in both the elastic and plastic regimes. In addition, this steel exhibited a very low transition life of about 35 reversals, far below the values of conventional materials with equivalent monotonic mechanical properties, which can be attributed to the combination of high strength and low ductility. The total strain energy density, irrespective of strain amplitude, revealed itself to be a quite stable parameter throughout the lifetime. Finally, the SEM analysis showed for almost all the tested samples cracks initiated from the surface and inner defects which propagated through the rest of the cross section. A ductile/brittle fracture, with a predominance of brittle fracture, was observed in the samples, owing to the presence of defects which make it easier to spread the microcracks.