Biomimeticsurfaceisaneffectivewaystopromotetheperformancegradeandappliedrangeofmaterialswithoutalteringtheirsubstrate.Manyimprovedpropertiessuchasresistingfatigue,enduringwear,etc,havebeenachievedbyapplyingbiomimeticmorphologyorstructuretosomeengineeringmaterialsurfaces.Inthispaper,aimingtorevealtherelationshipbetweenthermalcrackingbehaviorandmechanicalpropertiesofengineeringmaterialswithbiomimeticsurface,biomimeticspecimenswerefabricatedusinglasertechniquebyimitatingtheheterogeneousstructureonthesurfaceofplantleaves.TheeffectofthermalfatiguecyclingonthetensilepropertiesofH13diesteelspecimenswithdifferentsurfaces(severaltypesofbiomimeticsurfacesandasmoothsurface)wascomparedandinvestigated.Asaresult,duetothecouplingeffectsofthemorphologicalfeaturesonthesurfaceandthemicrostructurecharacteristicswithinunitzone,thesespecimenswithbiomimeticsurfaceexhibitremarkablyenhancedUltimateTensileStrength(UTS)and0.2%YieldStrength(YS)comparedwithreferencespecimenswhilecorrespondingductilityremainslargelyunaffectedevenheightened,whetherthethermalfatigueloadsornot.Therelativemechanismsleadingtotheseimprovementshavebeendiscussed.
