This preprint introduces the Manassero Internal Degradation Framework (MIDF), a deterministic physical framework that models material behavior through two internal state variables: internal coherence (C) and cumulative degradation (D). The framework provides a unifying causal structure from which Hooke’s law, Continuum Damage Mechanics (CDM), Basquin’s fatigue law, and fatigue limits emerge as limiting or projected cases. Unlike classical approaches, MIDF assigns a physical and ontological meaning to degradation, introducing an internal time variable associated with irreversible evolution. It is shown that standard CDM damage variables correspond mathematically to a special case of D, while MIDF extends beyond CDM by enabling deterministic life prediction from partial-state measurements, without invoking intrinsic randomness or purely statistical lifetime assumptions. The work is intended as a theoretical–foundational contribution, providing a superset framework for damage mechanics, fatigue, and degradation phenomena across materials and loading regimes. Manassero, S. hector . (2025). A Unified Hypothesis for Matter Stability, Aging, Time Emergence and Cosmological Phase Transitions [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18010210 Manassero, S. H. (2025). Internal Conjugate States of Matter: Stability, Degradation, and the Emergence of Time [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18010580 Manassero, S. hector . (2025). Internal Conjugate States of Matter: Energetic Activation, Degradation, and the Emergence of Time v3.0 [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18010699 Manassero, S. hector . (2025). Internal Conjugate States of Matter: Energetic Activation, Degradation, Time Emergence, and Nuclear Processes [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18010963 Manassero, S. H. (2025). Internal Conjugate States of Matter: Hysteresis Dynamics, Gravitational Activation, and the Emergence of Time. [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18013474 Manassero, S. H. (2025). Internal Conjugate States of Matter: A Unified Framework for Hysteresis, Time Emergence, and Nuclear Phase Transitions v3.4 [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18013642 Manassero, S. H. (2025). Internal Conjugate States of Matter: A Unified Framework for Hysteresis, Time Emergence, and Nuclear Phase Transitions. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18013955 Manassero, S. H. (2025). Unified Framework for Phase-Modulated Nuclear Systems: From Hysteresis Theory to Radioactive Waste Neutralization v4.0 (4.0). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18014757 Manassero, S. H. (2025). Phase Biology and Conjugate State Oncology: A Unified Framework for Cancer Neutralization. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18017669 Manassero, S. H. (2025). Unified Theory of Internal Conjugate States: Applications in Phase-Modulated Nuclear Reactors, Non-Inertial Propulsion, and Resonance-Based Oncology (4.0c). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18017871 Manassero, S. H. (2025). Unified Theory of Internal Conjugate States: Applications in Phase-Modulated Nuclear Reactors, Non-Inertial Propulsion, and Resonance-Based Oncology. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18018108 Manassero, S. H. (2025). The Manassero Master Equation: A Unified Deterministic Framework for Phase-Modulated Oncology, Metabolic Reset, and Non-Inertial Propulsion. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18020668 Manassero, S. H. (2025). The Manassero Deterministic Unification: Beyond Einstein's Probability—From Phase-Modulated Nuclear Stabilization to Resonance-Based Oncology. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18022014 Manassero, S. H. (2025). Internal Conjugate States: A Unified Hypothesis for Matter Stability, Time Emergence and Cosmological Phase Transitions [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18024832 Manassero, S. H. (2025). Internal Conjugate States of Matter: Energetic Activation, Degradation, Phase Transitions, Photoluminescence, and the Emergence of Time [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18025020 Manassero, S. H. (2025). The The Manassero Deterministic Unification: Beyond Einstein's PrDeterministic Unification: Beyond Einstein's Probability—From Phase-Modulated Nuclear Stabilization to Resonance-Based Oncology. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18023485 Manassero, S. H. (2025). Empirical and Biological Evidence for the Conjugate State Hypothesis: Unified Framework for Matter Stability, Phase Transitions, and Energy Management [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18035024 Manassero, S. H. (2025). Empirical and Physical Evidence for the Conjugate State Hypothesis: Unified Framework for Matter Stability, Phase Transitions, and Energy Management [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18038552 Manassero, S. H. (2025). Unified Theory of Internal Conjugate States: Energy Storage, Phase Transitions, and Emergent Time [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18038621 Manassero, S. héctor . (2025). Unified Theory of Internal Conjugate States: A Deterministic Framework for Energy Phase Transitions and Emergent Time. [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18039138 Manassero, S. H. (2025). Unified Theory of Internal Conjugate States: A Deterministic Framework for Energy Phase Transitions and Emergent Time. [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18039254 Manassero, S. H. (2025). The Manassero Equation: A Deterministic Derivation of the Speed of Light and Universal Phase Constants [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18039678 Manassero, S. H. (2025). Operational Applications of the Manassero Conjugate State Equation: A Deterministic Framework for Phase Degradation, Stability, and System Lifetime [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18046426 Manassero, S. H. (2025). Operational Applications of the Manassero Conjugate State Equation: Predictive Modeling of Stability, Heat, and System Lifetime [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18046649 Manassero, S. H. (2025). Exact Phase Equilibrium in Quantum Systems: A Conjugate-State Interpretation of Stability via the Manassero Equation [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18047706 Manassero, S. H. (2025). Comparative Analysis of Stability and Degradation Models: A Unified Phase-Based Framework via the Manassero Equation [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18047797 Manassero, S. H. (2025). The Manassero Equation as the Deterministic Precursor to Thermodynamics: Overcoming the Statistical Limits of Clausius Entropy [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18048053 Manassero, S. H. (2025). Unified Integration of the Manassero Equation with Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18048265 Manassero, S. H. (2025). Deterministic Modeling of Static Electricity via the Manassero Equation: Internal Conjugate States in Insulating Materials [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18049062 Manassero, S. hector . (2025). Deterministic Energy Distribution in Nodes and Antinodes Using the Manassero Equation [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18058239 Manassero, S. H. (2025). A Deterministic Energy Balance Model for Static and Coherent Energy Accumulation in Materials [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18058247 Manassero, S. H. (2025). Pre-Quantization Dynamics: The Manassero Equation as a Deterministic Precursor to Planck Energy Exchange [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18058330 Manassero, S. H. (2025). Mathematical Modeling of Pressure-Induced Conjugate Energy States Using the Manassero Equation [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18058442 Manassero, S. hector . (2025). The Manassero Law of Internal Energy Stability: A Deterministic Principle for Stable Configurations Across Physical, Biological, and Material Systems [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18058656 Manassero, S. H. (2025). Application of the Manassero Law of Internal Energy Stability to Plant Height Adaptation A Deterministic Energetic Framework for Biological Growth Under Environmental Constraints [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18058691 Manassero, S. H. (2025). Deterministic Energetic Interpretation of Tidal Dissipation and Lunar Recession Using the Manassero Law of Internal Energy Stability [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18058871 Manassero, S. H. (2025). Extending Special Relativity with the Manassero Law of Internal Energy Stability: Deterministic Predictions and Usage Manual (β Open Variable) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18059529 Manassero, S. H. (2025). Internal Time as a Deterministic Factor in Classical and Quantum Systems: Extending Physics with the Manassero Law of Internal Energy Stability [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18062891 Manassero, S. H. (2025). Internal Conjugate States and Internal Time: A Deterministic Framework for Classical, Quantum, and Mesoscopic Systems [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18063335 Manassero, S. hector . (2025). Internal Conjugate States and Internal Time: A Deterministic Framework for Classical and Quantum Systems with Experimental Protocol for β Measurement [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18063914 Manassero, S. H. (2025). On the Role of Internal Time and Emergent Determinism in Physical Decay Processes: A Formal Response to Conceptual and Theoretical Criticisms [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18077303 Manassero, S. H. (2026). Internal Energy Regulation and Stellar Evolution: A Deterministic Interpretation Using the Manassero Law [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18165408 Manassero, S. H. (2026). Internal Time and Deterministic Decay of the Free Neutron: A Manassero-Law-Based Interpretation of Neutron Instability [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18165428 Manassero, S. H. (2026). The Emergence of Exponential Decay from Internal Degradation Dynamics A Deterministic Internal-Time Framework for Matter Stability and Decay. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18165587 Manassero, S. H. (2026). The Emergence of Exponential Decay from Internal Degradation Dynamics: A Deterministic Internal-Time Framework for Matter Stability and Decay. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18165853 Manassero, S. H. (2026). A Unified Deterministic Framework for Matter Stability, Internal Time, and Exponential Decay. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18165959 Manassero, S. H. (2026). Deterministic Origin of Metal Fatigue: Internal Degradation Dynamics in Copper, Bronze, Aluminum, and Steel. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18166181 Manassero, S. H. (2026). Voltage-Induced Coloration of Titanium as an Observable of Internal Degradation Dynamics. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18273678 Manassero, S. H. (2026). Deterministic Internal Degradation Dynamics in Electrolysis and Electromagnetism: A Unified Coherence-Based Interpretation. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18309243 Manassero, S. H. (2026). The Deterministic Origin of Electromagnetic Communication: Internal Coherence and Degradation Dynamics in Radiofrequency Systems. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18309349 Manassero, S. H. (2026). Deterministic Origin of Time: Internal Degradation as the Physical Generator of Temporal Flow. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18309610 Manassero, S. H. (2026). Relative Determination of Internal Coherence in Identical Materials via Deterministic Degradation Thresholds. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18309714 Manassero, S. H. (2026). A Deterministic Ontology of Matter, Degradation, and Time: The Manassero Principle of Internal Stability and Emergent Irreversibility. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18309926 Manassero, S. H. (2026). Deterministic Emergence of Classical Fatigue Laws and the Fatigue Limit in Metals Stress-Dependent Internal Degradation and Measurable Coherence Dynamics. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18310199 Manassero, S. H. (2026). Deterministic Origin of Basquin's Law: A Theorem on Fatigue as Emergent Internal Degradation. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18310621 Manassero, S. H. (2026). Deterministic Origin of Hooke's Law as a Limit of Internal Coherence Dynamics. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18318818 Manassero, S. H. (2026). Internal Degradation and Coherence as the Physical Origin of Elasticity, Damage, and Fatigue: The Manassero Framework as a Superset of Continuum Damage Mechanics. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18319110 Manassero, S. H. (2026). Qualitative Validation of High-Cycle Fatigue Behavior in Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Alloys Using the Manassero Internal Degradation Framework. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18319466 Manassero, S. H. (2026). Manassero Internal Degradation and Quantum Systems: Deterministic Emergence of Coherence, Decoherence, and Internal Time. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18320780 Manassero, S. hector . (2026). Manassero Internal Degradation Framework: Deterministic Unification of Physical Laws Across Scales. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18321013 Manassero, S. H. (2026). Manassero Internal Degradation Framework: Deterministic Integration of Fracture Mechanics, Paris Law, J-Integral, and Weibull Statistics. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18321341 Manassero, S. H. (2026). Manassero Internal Degradation Framework: Deterministic Universal Unification of Physical Laws Across Scales. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18321483 Manassero, S. H. (2026). Deterministic Validation of the Manassero Internal Degradation Framework Using Real Pyrolysis Data. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18323461 Manassero, S. H. (2026). The Manassero Internal Degradation Framework (MIDF): A Unified Deterministic Theory of Irreversibility, Fatigue, Damage, Thermal Degradation, Oxidation, and Emergent Time. 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