Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & StructuresEarly View LETTER TO THE EDITOR Crack growth based on indentation along substrate and nanocrystallites in titanium diboride thin films Ritambhara Dash, Ritambhara Dash Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorA. S. Bhattacharyya, Corresponding Author A. S. Bhattacharyya arnab.bhattacharya@cuj.ac.in 2006asb@gmail.com orcid.org/0000-0003-4426-9194 Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, India Centre of Excellence in Green and Efficient Energy Technology (CoE GEET), Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, India Correspondence A. S. Bhattacharyya, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi 835205, India. Email: arnab.bhattacharya@cuj.ac.in; 2006asb@gmail.comSearch for more papers by this author Ritambhara Dash, Ritambhara Dash Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorA. S. Bhattacharyya, Corresponding Author A. S. Bhattacharyya arnab.bhattacharya@cuj.ac.in 2006asb@gmail.com orcid.org/0000-0003-4426-9194 Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, India Centre of Excellence in Green and Efficient Energy Technology (CoE GEET), Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, India Correspondence A. S. Bhattacharyya, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi 835205, India. Email: arnab.bhattacharya@cuj.ac.in; 2006asb@gmail.comSearch for more papers by this author First published: 02 March 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.13986Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Early ViewOnline Version of Record before inclusion in an issue RelatedInformation