Topics covered:

• the dramatic contribution of oxidation on fatigue crack growth in thermomechanical fatigue by comparing preoxidized and virgin samples

• dynamic strain aging and dynamic recovery effects in austenitic stainless steels under thermomechanical fatigue

• thermomechanic fatigue of IN-738 and proposed life model incorporating time, temperature, and stain effects

• analysis of local stresses and strains for same class of materials

• characterization of crack growth through temperature and stress gradients.