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ReviewNature materials2026

Fatigue in metals and alloys.

Qingsong Pan, Lei Lu

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Review in Nature materials, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Qingsong PanShenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, People's Republic of China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7171-4359
Lei LuShenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, People's Republic of China. llu@imr.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2689-0027

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fatigue failure in metals remains a concern across engineering disciplines, substantially influencing the design, reliability and economic viability of essential load-bearing structure components. Despite notable advances in materials science, fatigue-induced failures-particularly in extreme applications such as deep-space exploration-continue to pose challenges owing to their inherent complex and unpredictable nature. This Perspective provides a concise overview of emerging frontiers in improving fatigue resistance, along with key advancements in our understanding of metal fatigue. It also explores current opportunities and challenges, ranging from the development of promising fatigue-resistant materials through spatially heterogeneous composition and microstructure design to innovations in testing methods, characterization techniques, theoretical frameworks and modelling methodologies for metal fatigue.

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