“…important findings are that the nano-crystalline structure forms beneath the crack surface (Oguma, N. et al, 2003) and that a large number of compressive force applications during fatigue loading plays a crucial role in forming the structure (Hong et al, 2016) and the convex-concave fracture surface (Shiina et al, 2002, Shiina et al, 2004. This unique fracture surface has been observed not only in high-strength steel, but also in titanium , Oguma, H. et al, 2004, aluminum (Yamada and Miyakawa, 2009) and magnesium alloys (Shiozawa and Miyazaki, 2013). As a reason for the appearance of the fracture surface and the nanocrystallization beneath it, the authors have hypothesized that a huge number of repeated contacts of the crack surfaces has a similar mechanical effect as SPD (Nakamura et al, 2007, Nakamura et al, 2010, Nakamura and Oguma, 2011.…”