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Krzysztof S. Stopka

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Early career · publishing since 2019Rising activity
Fatigue and fracture mechanicsHydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metalsHigh Temperature Alloys and CreepAdditive Manufacturing Materials and ProcessesMicrostructure and mechanical properties

Publications

28

Citations

678

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

8

Publishing since 2019

Research summary
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Krzysztof S. Stopka works on understanding and predicting how metal components fail from fatigue (repeated stress cycles) and other defects, with a strong focus on materials made through additive manufacturing (3D printing) such as titanium and nickel alloys. His research combines computer simulations of microstructure (the grain-level structure of metals) with experimental techniques like synchrotron imaging to model how pores, cracks, and hydrogen exposure affect a material's durability and lifespan.

Fatigue and fracture in metalsAdditive manufacturing materialsMicrostructure-sensitive computational modelingPore defects and crack initiationHydrogen embrittlement and alloy behavior

Publication output has grown from essentially none in 2017-2018 to a steadier and generally increasing pace since 2019, averaging about 3.6 papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.6/year recently
17182019: 5 publications192020: 2 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 2 publications222023: 6 publications6232024: 2 publications242025: 6 publications6252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • International Journal of Fatigue×6
  • Acta Materialia×4
  • Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids×4
  • npj Computational Materials×2
  • Additive manufacturing×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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