1. Foreword

   • Jaroslav Pokluda

   EditorialNotes Pages: 1 - 1

2. Ab initio DFT study of ideal shear strength of polytypes of silicon carbide

   • Y. Umeno
   • Y. Kinoshita
   • T. Kitamura

   Scientific and Technical Section Pages: 2 - 6

3. Crack initiation and endurance limit of hard steels under multiaxial cyclic loads

   • H. Bomas
   • R. Kienzler
   • R. Schroeder

   OriginalPaper Pages: 7 - 11

4. Elastic properties of B19’ structure of NiTi alloy under uniaxial and hydrostatic loading from first principles

   • P. Šesták
   • M. Černý
   • J. Pokluda

   OriginalPaper Pages: 12 - 15

5. Creep-induced structural changes in Ni-Si-B amorphous alloy

   • A. Juríková
   • J. Miškuf
   • V. Ocelík

   OriginalPaper Pages: 16 - 19

6. Failure of Zr₅₀Ti_16.5Cu₁₅Ni_18.5 amorphous metallic ribbon

   • J. Miškuf
   • K. Csach
   • E. Tabachnikova

   OriginalPaper Pages: 20 - 23

7. Small punch testing and its numerical simulations under constant deflection force conditions

   • P. Dymáček
   • K. Milička

   OriginalPaper Pages: 24 - 27

8. Constitutive description of creep behavior of M-4Al-1Ca alloy

   • K. Milička
   • F. Dobeš

   OriginalPaper Pages: 28 - 31

9. Fatigue lifetime of ADI from ultimate tensile strength to permanent fatigue limit

   • J. Zapletal
   • S. Věchet
   • K. Obrtlík

   OriginalPaper Pages: 32 - 35

10. Deformation resistance and structure-forming processes of iron aluminides in hot rolling

    • P. Suchánek
    • I. Schindler
    • P. Hanus

    OriginalPaper Pages: 36 - 39

11. Analysis of fracture mechanisms and surface quality in drilling of composite materials

    • J. Sedláček
    • A. Humár

    OriginalPaper Pages: 40 - 43

12. Localization of plastic deformation and fracture in aluminum polycrystals

    • N. V. Zarikovskaya
    • L. B. Zuev

    OriginalPaper Pages: 44 - 47

13. A method for low-cycle fatigue life assessment of metallic materials under multiaxial loading

    • S. Shukaev
    • M. Gladskii
    • K. Panasovskii

    OriginalPaper Pages: 48 - 51

14. Hot-cracking of high-alloyed steels evaluated by wedge rolling test

    • I. Schindler
    • P. Suchánek
    • M. Hlisníkovský

    OriginalPaper Pages: 52 - 55

15. On mechanics of deformation and crushing processes

    • L. Berka

    OriginalPaper Pages: 56 - 59

16. Area and point approaches in fatigue life evaluation under combined bending and torsion loading

    • A. Karolczuk
    • E. Macha

    OriginalPaper Pages: 60 - 63

17. Comparison of fatigue criteria for combined bending-torsion loading of nitrided and virgin specimens

    • Š. Major
    • J. Papuga
    • J. Pokluda

    OriginalPaper Pages: 64 - 66

18. Quantitative fractographic analysis of impact fracture surfaces of steel R73

    • L. Mrázková
    • H. Lauschmann

    OriginalPaper Pages: 67 - 70

19. Microstructural features of failure surfaces and low-temperature mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V ELI ultra-fine grained alloy

    • E. D. Tabachnikova
    • A. V. Podolskiy
    • R. Z. Valiev

    OriginalPaper Pages: 71 - 74

20. Influence of nitriding on the fatigue behavior and fracture micromechanisms of nodular cast iron

    • R. Konečná
    • G. Nicoletto
    • P. Baicchi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 75 - 78

21. Microstructure and fracture morphology of thermally sprayed refractory metals and ceramics

    • O. Kovářík
    • J. Siegl

    OriginalPaper Pages: 79 - 82

22. Near surface modification affected by hydrogen interaction: Global supplemented by local approach

    • Y. Katz
    • N. Tymiak
    • W. W. Gerberich

    OriginalPaper Pages: 83 - 85

23. Thin surface layer of plasma treated polyethylene

    • V. Kotál
    • P. Stopka
    • V. Švorčík

    OriginalPaper Pages: 86 - 89

24. Theoretical and experimental investigation of the dissipated and stored energy ratio in iron under quasi-static and cyclic loading

    • O. Plekhov
    • S. Uvarov
    • O. Naimark

    OriginalPaper Pages: 90 - 93

25. Collective modes in the microshear ensemble as a mechanism of the failure wave

    • O. Naimark
    • O. Plekhov
    • S. Uvarov

    OriginalPaper Pages: 94 - 97

26. Relation between mechanical properties and microstructure of cast aluminum alloy AlSi9Cu3

    • M. Panušková
    • E. Tillová
    • M. Chalupová

    OriginalPaper Pages: 98 - 101

27. Mechanisms of fracture in neutron-irradiated 15Ch2MFA steel

    • Š. Válek
    • P. Haušild
    • M. Kytka

    OriginalPaper Pages: 102 - 105

28. Compressive creep of Fe₃Al-type iron aluminide with Zr additions

    • F. Dobeš
    • P. Kratochvíl
    • K. Milička

    OriginalPaper Pages: 106 - 109

29. Crack growth in FeP04 steel under cyclic tension for different notches on the basis of its microstructure

    • D. Rozumek

    OriginalPaper Pages: 110 - 113

30. Estimation of anisotropy of mechanical properties in Mg alloys by means of compressive creep tests

    • F. Dobeš
    • P. Pérez
    • P. Adeva

    OriginalPaper Pages: 114 - 117

31. Duplex surface treatment of stainless steel X12CrNi 18 8

    • J. Kadlec
    • M. Dvorak

    OriginalPaper Pages: 118 - 121

32. Microstructural and fracture analysis of aged cast duplex steel

    • D. Dyja
    • Z. Stradomski
    • A. Pirek

    OriginalPaper Pages: 122 - 125

33. Influence of carbides morphology on fracture toughness of cast steel G200CrMoNi4-3-3

    • Z. Stradomski
    • A. Pirek
    • D. Dyja

    OriginalPaper Pages: 126 - 129

34. Corrosion fatigue behavior of extruded AZ80, AZ61, and AM60 magnesium alloys in distilled water

    • Y. Uematsu
    • K. Tokaji
    • T. Ohashi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 130 - 133

35. Fracture toughness of multilayer pipes

    • E. Nezbedová
    • L. Fiedler
    • Z. Knésl

    OriginalPaper Pages: 134 - 137

36. Fatigue behavior of dissimilar friction stir welds between cast and wrought aluminum alloys

    • Y. Uematsu
    • Y. Tozaki
    • M. Nakamura

    OriginalPaper Pages: 138 - 141

37. Mechanical properties and fracture behavior of high-strength steels

    • R. Mušálek
    • P. Haušild
    • J. Sláma

    OriginalPaper Pages: 142 - 145

38. In situ scanning electron microscopy study of fatigue crack propagation

    • L. Jacobsson
    • C. Persson
    • S. Melin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 146 - 149

39. Grain boundary influence during short fatigue crack growth using a discrete dislocation technique

    • P. Hansson
    • S. Melin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 150 - 153

40. Mechanical behavior of Zr-based bulk metallic glasses

    • S. Nowak
    • P. Ochin
    • Y. Champion

    OriginalPaper Pages: 154 - 157

41. In-service fatigue fracture mechanisms in covered disks of a TV3-117VK helicopter turbine engine

    • A. A. Shanyavskiy
    • Yu. A. Potapenko

    OriginalPaper Pages: 158 - 161