The yield-point phenomenon (YPP) was analysed in relation with cyclic plasticity.
Uniaxial cyclically-loaded specimens made of EN 42CrMo4 were analysed in normalized and tempered state.
Digital image correlation was used for observing the strain field of specimens during monotonic and cyclic experiments.
In specific conditions, the YPP is present during the whole lifetime of uniaxial specimens.
The YPP can affects the lifetime of a cyclically-loaded specimen, when material exhibits cyclic softening.