Publications

G.I. Tóth, G. Tegze, T. Pusztai and L. Gránásy: Polymorphism, crystal nucleation and growth in the phase-field model in 2d and 3d, J. Phys. Condes. Matter, 22 (36), (2010), pp 364101

G.L. Zhu, J. Xu, Z.F. Zhang, G.J. Liu and Z. Fan: Effect of High Shear Rate on Solidification Microstructure of Semisolid AZ91D Alloy, Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 20, (2010), pp s868-s872

H. Men, B. Jiang and Z. Fan: Mechanisms of grain refinement by intensive shearing of AZ91 alloy melt,  Acta Materialia, 58, (2010), p 6526-6534

H.R. Kotadia, N. Hari Babu, H. Zhang and Z. Fan: Microstructural refinement of Al-10.2% Si alloy by intensive shearing, Materials Letters, 64, (2010), pp 671 

H.R. Kotadia, N. Hari Babu, H. Zhang, S. Arumuganathar and Z. Fan: Solidification Behaviour of Intensively Sheared Hypoeutectic Al-Si Alloy Liquid, Metallurgical and Materials Transaction A, 42, (2010), pp 1117-1121           

H.R. Kotadia, E. Doernberg, J.B. Patel, Z. Fan and R. Schmid-Fetzer: Solidification of Al-Sn-Cu Based Immiscible Alloys under Intense Shearing, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 40 (9), pp 2202-2211

I. Stone: Casting is Considered, Materials World, 18, 2010, pp 27-28    

J. Xu, G.J. Liu, S.M. Zhang, L.K. Shi and Z. Fan: Rheo-Diecasting of AZ91D Magnesium Alloy, Rare Metals, 29, (2010), pp 542-546

M. Xia, M. Subhajit, D. Brij, G. Liu and Z. Fan: Melt conditioned high pressure die-casting of mg-Zn-Y alloy, Met. and Mats. Trans 41B, (2010), pp 209-213

M. Zarif, B. McKay and P. Schumacher: Study of Heterogeneous Nucleation of Eutectic Si in High Purity Al-Si Alloys with Sr Addition, Met and Mats Trans A, (2010) 

M. Zarif, B. McKay and P. Schumacher: Study of Heterogeneous Nucleation of Eutectic Si in High Purity Al-Si Alloys with Sr Addition, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 42, (2010), pp 1684-1691

N.S. Barekar, N. Hari Babu, B.K. Dhindaw and Z. Fan: Effect of intensive Shearing on the Morphology of Primary Silicon and Properties of Hypereutectic Al-Si alloy, Materials Science and Technology 26, (2010)

N.S. Barekar, B.K. Dhindaw and Z. Fan: Improvement in silicon morphology and mechanical properties of Al-17Si alloy by melt conditioning shear technology, International Journal of Cast Metals Research, 23 (4), (2010), pp 225-230      

S. Kumar, N. Hari-Babu, G.M. Scamans and Z. Fan: Melt conditioned twin roll casting process for Aluminium Alloy, ICAA12, (2010), p. 721-726

S. Tzamtzis, H. Zhang, M. Xia, N. Hari Babu and Z. Fan: Recycling of high grade die casting AM series magnesium scrap with the melt conditioned high pressure die casting (MC-HPDC) process, Materials Science and Eng. A, 528, (2010), p 2664 

S. Tzamtzis, H. Zhang, N. Hari Babu and Z. Fan: Microstructural refinement of AZ91D die-cast alloy by intensive shearing, Materials Science and Eng. A, 527(12), (2010), pp 2929-2934   

Y. Huang, G.H. Zahid and P.B. Prangnell: Loss of high angle boundary area during annealing a Cryo-SPD processed Al-alloy with an nano-scale lamella grain structure, 4th Int. Conf. on Recrystallization and Grain growth, (2010)        

Y. Wang, M. Xia, Z. Fan, X. Zhou and G. Thompson: The effect of Al8Mn5 intermetallic particles on grain size of as-cast Mg-Al-Zn AZ91D alloy, Intermetallics 18, (2010) pp 1683-1989

Y.B. Zuo, M.X. Xia, S.M. Liang, Y. Wang, G.M. Scamans and Z. Fan: Grain refinement of DC cast AZ91D Mg alloy by intensive melt shearing, Materials Science and Technology 27, (2010), pp 101-107 

Z. Fan, M. Xia, Z. Bian, I. Bayandorian, L. Cao, H. Li, G.M. Scamans: Refinement of Solidification Microstructure by the MCAST Process, Materials Science Forum, 649 (2010), 315-323Z

Z. Fan,M. Xia, Y. Wang, S. Arumuganathar and G.M. Scamans: Shear Enhanced Heterogeneous Nucleation in AZ91D Alloy, Materials Science Forum, 649, (2010), pp 301-306

A.K. Prasada Rao: An approach for predicting the composition of a recycled al-alloy; Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, 65 (6), (2011), p 615-617.

A.K. Prasada Rao: Influence of vanadium on the microstructure of A319 alloy, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, 65 (4-5), (2011), p 447-451.

B. Santillana, F. Grimberg, G. Abbel, D.G. Eskin, L. Katgerman, R. Boom: Thermal analysis of commercial steel grades, European Conference on Continuous Casting ECCC7 (Dusseldorf, Germany), (2011) (CD).

B. Santillana, D.G. Eskin, R. Boom and L. Katgerman: Effect of V and N on the microstructure evolution during continuous casting of steel, Proc. 3rd Intern. Conf. Advances in Solidification Processes ICASP3, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Physics Publishing,27, (2011), 012059.

D.G. Eskin: Modern trends in science and technology of solidification of aluminium alloys. Metalloved. Termich. Obrab. Mater.,  9, (2011), pp. 6–11.

D.G. Eskin, M. Lalpoor and L. Katgerman: Cold Cracking during Direct-Chill Casting, Light Metals, Warrendale: TMS. (2011), pp. 669–674.

D.G. Eskin, M. Lalpoor and L. Katgerman: Cold Cracking during Direct-Chill Casting, Proceedings at Light Metals 2011, Warrendale, TMS (2011), pp 669-674

D.G. Eskin, A. Jafari and L. Katgerman: Contribution of forced centreline convection during direct-chill casting of round billets to macrosegregation and structure of a binary Al–Cu aluminium alloy, Mater. Sci. Technol., 27, (2011), pp. 890–896.

F. Yan, B.J. McKay, Z. Fan and M.F. Chen, (2011). Preliminary study of the characteristics of a high Mg containing Al-Mg-Si alloy. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 27(1).

F. Yan, B.J. McKay and Z. Fan: Effect of intensive shearing on microstructure and mechanical properties of Al-Mg casting alloys,  Proc. of ICASP3, Aachen, June (2011)  

G.I. Tóth, J.R. Morris and L. Gránásy: Ginzburg-Landau- Type Field Model for Competing fcc and bcc Nucleation, Physical Review Letters, (2011)           

G. Tegze, G.I. Tóth and L. Gránásy: Faceting and Branching in 2D Growth, Physical Review Letters, (2011)        

G. Tegze, L. Gránásy, G.I. Tóth, J.F. Douglas and T. Pusztai: Tuning the structure of non-quilibrium soft materials by varying the thermodynamic driving force for crystal ordering, Soft Matter, (2011), p 178-1799      

H. Men and Z. Fan: Molecular dynamics simulations of heterogeneous nucleation of liquid aluminium, Proc. of ICASP3, Aachen, June (2011). Mater. Sci. Eng

H.T. Li, S. Ji and Z. Fan: The effect of intensive shearing on the formation of Fe-containing intermetallics in HPDC Al-alloys, Proc. of ICASP3, Aachen, June (2011)  

H. Mehrara, B. Santillana, D.G. Eskin, R. Boom, L. Katgerman and G. Abbel: Variations of primary dendrite arm spacing in thin-slab casting of low carbon and low alloy steels, Proc. 3rd Intern. Conf. Advances in Solidification Processes ICASP3, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Physics Publishing, 27, (2011), 012046.

H.T. Li, Y. Wang, M. Xia, Y. Zuo and Z. Fan: Harnessing oxides in liquid metals and alloys, in Solidification Science and Technology, ed. Z. Fan and I.C. Stone, Brunel University Press, p 93-110, (2011)

H. Men and Z. Fan: Effects of lattice mismatch on interfacial structures of liquid and solidified Al in contact with hetero-phas substrates: MD simulations; Materials Science and Engineering 27, (2011)

H. Men and Z. Fan: Atomistic study on structures of solidified a-Al at interfaces with hetero-phase substrates, Philosophical Magazine, (2011) 

H. Men and Z. Fan: Transition of amorphous to crystalline oxide film in initial oxide overgrowth on liquid metals, Materials Science Technology, 27 (6), (2011), pp. 1033-1039 

H. Men and Z. Fan: Effects of solute content on grain refinement in an isothermal melt,  Acta Materialia 59 (2011),  p 2704-2712.   

H.T. Li, M. Xia, P.H. Jarry, G.M. Scamans and Z. Fan: Grain refinement in a AlZnMgCuTi alloy by intensive melt shearing, A multi-step nucleation mechanism, Journal of Crystal Growth 314, (2011), p 285-292           

H.T and Li, Z. Fan: Enhanced heterogeneous nucleation on oxides in Al alloys by intensive shearing, Proc. of ICASP3, Aachen, (2011)            

I. Bayandorian, Y. Huang, G.M. Scamans and Z. Fan: Magnesium alloy strip produced by a melt-conditioned twin roll casting process, LMT 2011 conf paper, Materials Science Forum, 690, (2011), pp 129-132

I. Bayandorian, Z. Fan, I.C. Stone, Y. Huang and G.M. Scamans: Advances in twin roll casting of magnesium alloys, Solidification Science and Technology, ed. Z. Fan, and I.C. Stone, Brunel University Press, (2011), p 319-333

J.D. Hunt and Z. Fan: A simple model for the nucleation and growth of equiaxed grains;  in Solidification Science and Technology, ed. Z. Fan and I.C. Stone, Brunel University Press, p 59-78, (2011)

L. Katgerman and D. Eskin: Developments in aluminium casting research, Proceedings of the R. Guthrie Honorary Symposium on Process Metallurgy, M. Isac, Ed., June 6-9, 2011, Montreal, Canada, Montreal: McGill Metals Processing Centre, (2011), pp. 177–181.

L. Zhang, D.G. Eskin and L. Katgerman: Influence of ultrasonic melt treatment on the formation of primary intermetallics and related grain refinement in aluminum alloys, J. Mater. Sci., 46, (2011), pp. 5252–5259 

L. Zhang, D.G. Eskin, A.G. Miroux and L. Katgerman: On the mechanism of the formation of primary intermetallics under ultrasonic melt treatment in an Al-Zr-Ti alloy, Proc. 3rd Intern. Conf. Advances in Solidification Processes ICASP3, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Physics Publishing, (2011), vol. 27, 012002.

L. Zhang, D.G. Eskin and L. Katgerman: Influence of ultrasonic melt treatment on the formation of primary intermetallics and related grain refinement in aluminum alloys, Journal of Materials Science, 46, (2011), p 5252-5259   

L. Gránásy, G. Tegze, G.I. Tóth and T. Pusztai: Phase-field crystal modelling of crystal nucleation, heteroepitaxy and patterning, Philosophic Magazine 19(1), (2011), p 123-149         

M Lalpoor, DG Eskin, L Katgerman, Thermal expansion/contraction behavior of AA7050 alloy in the as-cast condition relevant to thermomechanical simulation of residual thermal stresses, Int. J. Mater. Res., (2011), vol. 102, no. 10, pp. 1286-1293.

M Lalpoor, DG Eskin, D Ruvalcaba, HG Fjær, A Ten Cate, N Ontijt, L Katgerman, Cold cracking in DC-cast high strength aluminium alloy ingots: An intrinsic problem intensified by casting process parameters, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 528, (2011), pp. 2831–2842.

M. Nowak, N. Hari-Babu, Novel grain refiner for hypo and hyper-eutectic Al-Si alloys, LMT 2011 Conf paper, Materials Science Form, 690, (2011), p 49-52

M. Nowak and N. Hari-Babu, Novel grain refiner for Al-Si alloys, TMS, 2, (2011), p 291

S. Kumar, N. Hari-Babu, G.M. Scamans, Z. Fan, Influence of intensive melt shearing on the microstructure and mechanical properties of an Al-Mg alloy with high added impurity content, Met and Mats. Trans A, 42A, (2011), p 3141-3149.   

S. Kumar, N. Hari-Babu, G.M. Scamans, Z. Fan, Microstructural evaluation of a melt conditioned twin roll cast Al-Mg alloy, Mats Science Tech, (2011), p1833-1839

T. Qin and Z. Fan, Molecular Analysis of Grain Refining in Aluminium with Al-5Ti-B, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 27, (2011), 012004.

T Qin, Z Fan, Reconstruction of 2D Al3Ti on TiB2 in an aluminium melt, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 27, (2011), 012004

TAS Subroto, DG Eskin, L Katgerman, Constitutive behavior of an AA7050 alloy in sub-solidus temperature range, Proc. 3rd Intern. Conf. Advances in Solidification Processes ICASP3, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Physics Publishing, 27, (2011), 012074.

T. Qin, Z. Fan, Molecular dynamics analysis of grain refining in aluminium with Al-5Ti-B, Proc. of ICASP3, Aachen, June (2011)  

TV Atamanenko, DG Eskin, M Sluiter, L Katgerman, On the mechanism of grain refinement in Al–Zr–Ti alloys, J. Alloys and Compounds, 509 (1), (2011), pp. 57–60.

Y. Wang, Z. Fan, X. Zhou, G.E. Thompson, Characterisation of magnesium oxide and its interface with alpha-Mg in Mg-Al bases alloys; Philos. Mag Letters 91(8), (2011), p 516-529     

Y.B. Zuo, B. Jiang, P. Enright, G.M. Scamans, Z. Fan, Degassing of LM24 Al-alloy by intensive melt shearing, International Journal of Cast Metals Research, 24, (2011), p 307-313

Y. Huang, I. Bayandorian, Z. Fan, Microstructure control during twin roll casting of an AZ31magnesium alloy, Proc. of ICASP3, Aachen, June (2011)

Y. Zuo, H. Li, M. Xia, B. Jiang, G.M. Scamans, Z Fan, Refining grain structure and porosity of an aluminium alloy with intensive melt shearing, Scripta Materialia 64, (2011), p 209-212   

Y. Zuo, B. Jiang, Z. Fan, Microstructures of DC cast light alloys under the influence of intensive melt shearing, Proc. of 5th Light Metal Technology Conf. Germany, (2011)

Y. Zuo, B. Jiang, Y. Zhang, and Z. Fan, Grain refinement of DC cast magnesium alloys with intensive melt shearing, Proc. of ICASP3, Aachen, (2011)    

Y. Zuo, MX Xia, SM Liang, Y. Wang, GM Scamans, Z Fan, Grain refinement of DC Cast AZ91D Mg Alloy by intensive melt shearing, Materials Science and Technology 27 (1), (2011), 101-107

Z. Fan, Y. Zuo, B. Jiang,  A new technology for treating liquid metals with intensive melt shearing;  Proc. of 5th Light Metals Technology Conf. Germany July (2011)  

Z. Fan, Epitaxial nucleation and grain refinement; Solidification Science and Technology, ed. Z. Fan and I.C. Stone, Brunel University Press, (2011), p 29-44.

Z. Zhang, H.T. Li, I.C. Stone, Z. Fan, Refinement of primary Si in hypereutectic Al-Si alloys by intensive melt shearing, Proc. of ICASP3, Aachen, June (2011)

Z. Fan. Y. Zuo, B. Jiang, A new technology for treating liquid metals with intensive melt shearing, Proc. of ICASP3, Aachen, June (2011)   

B. Santillana, R. Boom, D. Eskin, H. Mizukami, M. Hanao, and M. Kawamoto, High-Temperature Mechanical Behavior and Fracture Analysis of a Low-Carbon Steel Related to Cracking, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions 43A (2012), p 5048-5057.

D. Liu, Y. Huang and P.B. Prangnell, Microstructure and Performance of a Bio-Degradable Mg-2Zn-0.5Ca-1B-TCP Composite Fabricated by Combined Solidification and Severe Deformation Processing, Materials Letters, 82 (2012), 7-9

D. Liu, W. Meng, M. Chen, Y. Zuo and Z. Fan, Fabrication of biodegradable nano-sized β-TCP/Mg composite by a novel melt shearing technology, Materials Science and Engineering C 32 (5) : 1253- 1258

D. Liu, Y. Zuo, W. Meng, M. Chen and Z. Fan, Fabrication of Biodegradable Nano-Sized β-TCP/Mg Composite by a Novel Melt Shearing Technology, Materials Science and Engineering C, 32 (2012), 1253-1258

G. Scamans, H-T Li and Z. Fan, Melt Conditioned Casting of Aluminum Alloys, 13th Int. Conference on Aluminium Alloys (ICAA13) Pittsburgh, (2012), p 1395-1400.

G. I. Tóth, G. Tegze, T. Puszatai, and L. Gránásy, Heterogeneous Crystal Nucleation: The Effect Lattice Mismatch, Physical Review Letters, January (2012).

H. Emmerich, H. Löwen, R. Wittkowski, T. Gruhn, G. I. Tóth, G. Tegze, and L. Gránásy, Phase-field-crystal models for condensed matter dynamics on atomic length and diffusive time scales, an overview; Advances in Physics, (2012)

H.-T. Li, Y. Wang, and Z. Fan, Mechanisms of enhanced heterogeneous nucleation during solidification in binary Al-Mg alloys, Acta Materialia 60 (2012), p 1528-1537

I. Bayandorian, Y. Huang and Z. Fan, The impact of melt conditioned twin roll casting on the downstream processing of an AZ31 magnesium alloy, Metall Mater Trans 43A (2012), p 1035-1047

I. Bayandorian, I. Stone, Y. Huang, and Z. Fan, Twin roll casting of thin AZ31 magnesium alloy strip with uniform microstructure and chemistry, Magnesium Technology 135- 140

J.B. Patel, A.K. Prasada Rao, B. Jiang, Y.B. Zuo, and Z. Fan, Melt conditioned direct chill casting (MC-DC) process for production of high quality Mg-Alloy billets, Mg2012, 9th International Conference of Magnesium Alloys and their Applications, (2012). p 713-736

K. Al-Helal, I.C. Stone, and Z. Fan, Simultaneous Primary Si Refinement and Eutectic Modification in Hypereutectic Al-Si Alloys, Indian Institute of Metals (2012), online

K. Sundaram, H.B. Nadendla, G. Scamans, D. Eskin and Z. Fan, Solidification behaviour of an AA5754 Al alloy ingot cast with high impurity content; International Journal of Materials Research, (2012), vol. 103, no. 10, pp 1228-1234

L. Katgerman, DG Eskin, Structure and defect formation during DC casting of aluminium alloys, Intern. Conf. on Advances in Metallic Materials and Manufacturing Processes for Strategic Sectors, ICAMPS 2012; Trivandrum; 19–21 January (2012). Materials Science Forum, (2012), vol. 710, p 43-49

L-Q. Yang, J. Xu, G-J. Liu and Z. Fan, Formation mechanism of non-dendritic microstructure in rheo-diecast AZ91D magnesium alloy by different stirring speed, Cailiao Rechuli Xuebao/Transactions of Materials and Heat Treatment 33 (10) : 91- 95

L Zhang, DG Eskin, A Miroux, L Katgerman, Formation of microstructure in Al-Si alloys under ultrasonic melt treatment, Light Metals 2012, ed. C.E. Suarez, Warrendale: TMS/Springer, (2012), p 999–1004

L Zhang, DG Eskin, A Miroux, L Katgerman, Role of solute and transition metals in grain refinement of aluminium alloys under ultrasonic melt treatment, Proc. 13th Intern, Conf. on Aluminum Alloys (ICAA13), Pittsburgh, PA, USA, June3-7, 2012, ed. H. Weiland, A.D. Rollett, W.A. Cassada, Hoboken: Wiley/TMS, (2012), p 1389–1394

L. Zhang, D.G. Eskin, A. Miroux, T. Subroto and L. Katgerman, Influence of Melt Feeding Scheme and Casting Parameters During Direct-Chill Casting on Microstructure of an AA7050 Billet, Metallurgical and Materials Transaction 43B, (2012), p 1565-1573

L Zhang, DG Eskin, A Miroux, T Subroto, L Katgerman, Effect of inlet geometry on macrosegregation during the direct chill casting of 7050 alloy billets: experiments and computer modelling, Proc. MCWASP XIII, International Conference on Modeling of Casting, Welding and Advanced Solidification Processes, 17–22 June 2012, Schladming, Austria; IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng., (2012), vol. 33, paper 012019

M Faraji, DG Eskin, L Katgerman, Grain refinement in hypoeutectic Al-Si alloys using ultrasonic vibrations, Foundry Trade Journal International, (2012), vol. 186 (3694), pp. 119–123.

M. Xia, Y. Huang, Z. Cassinath, and Z. Fan, Continuous twin screw rheo-extrusion of an AZ91D magnesium alloy, Metall Mater Trans 43A issue 11, (2012), p 4331-4344.

S. Ji, D. Watson, Z. Fan and M. White, Development of a super ductile Al-Mg-Si alloy, Materials Science & Engineering A 556 (2012), p 824-833.

S. Ji and Z. Fan, Extruded microstructure of Zn-5 wt-%Al eutectic alloy processed by twin screw extrusion, Materials Science and Technology Vol 28 no. 11 (2012), p 1287-1294.

S. Jones, A.K. Prasada Rao, J.B. Patel, G.M. Scamans, and Z. Fan, Microstructural Evolution in Intensively Melt sheared Direct Chill Cast Al-alloys, 13th Int. conference of Aluminium Alloys (ICAA13), Pittsburgh, (2012), p 91-96.

S. Pawar, X. Zhou, G.E. Thompson, J.D. Robson, I. Bayandorian, G. Scamans, and Z. Fan: Influence of Lead on the Microstructure and Corrosion Behavior of Melt-Conditioned, Twin-Roll-Cast AZ91D Magnesium Alloy, Corrosion 68, (2012), p 548-556.

S. Pawar, X. Zhou, G.E. Thompson, J.D. Robson, I. Bayandorian, G. Scamans and Z. Fan, Influence of Lead on the Microstructure and Corrosion Behaviour of Melt-Conditioned, Twin-Roll-Cast AZ91D Magnesium Alloy, Corrosion, 68 (2012), 548-556

T Subroto, A Miroux, D Mortensen, M M’Hamdi, DG Eskin, L Katgerman, Semi-quantitative predictions of hot tearing and cold cracking in aluminum DC casting using numerical process simulator, Proc. MCWASP XIII, International Conference on Modeling of Casting, Welding and Advanced Solidification Processes, 17–22 June 2012, Schladming, Austria;IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering, (2012), vol. 33, paper 012068.

Y. Huang, Evolution of Microstructure and Texture during Hot Deformation of a Commercially Processed Supral100, Journal of Materials Science and Technology, 28 (2012), 531-536

Y. Huang and F.J. Humphreys, The Effect of Solutes on Grain Boundary Mobility during Recrystallization and Grain Growth in Some Single-Phase Aluminium Alloys, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 132 (2012), 166-174

Y. Wang, H.T. Li, and Z. Fan, Oxidation of Aluminium Alloy Melts and Inoculation by Oxide Particles, Indian Institute of Metals (2012), online

Y. Zhang, N. Ma, B. McKay, X. Li and H. Wang, The Role of Fe on the Grain Refinement of High Purity Aluminium, Advanced Materials Research, 538-541 (2012), 2264-2268

Y.B. Zuo, B. Jiang, Y.J. Zhang, and Z. Fan, Degassing LM25 aluminium alloy by novel degassing technology with intensive melt shearing, International Journal of Cast Metals Research 26 (1), pp 16- 21

Y.B. Zuo, B. Jiang, Y. Zhang and Z. Fan, Melt conditioned DC (MC-DC) casting of magnesium alloys, Magnesium Technology 155- 160

A. Miranda, N. Alba-Baena, B.J. McKay, D.G. Eskin, S.H. Ko, and J.S. Shin, Study of Mechanical Properties of an LM24 Composite Alloy Reinforced with Cu-CNT Nanofillers, Processed Using Ultrasonic Cavitation. Materials Science Forum Vol. 765 (2013) p 245-249 

BÖttger D, Apel M, Santillana B, Eskin DG, Relationship Between Solidification Microstructure and Hot Cracking Susceptibility for Continuous Casting of Low-Carbon and High-Strength Low-Alloyed Steels: A Phase-Field Study, Metall. Mater. Trans. A, (2013) (Currently available online only).

D.G Eskin, T. Atamanenko, L. Zhang and L. Katgerman, On the mechanisms of grain refinement of by ultrasonic melt treatment in the presence of transition metals, Essential Readings in Light Metals, eds. J.F. Grandfield and D.G Eskin, TMS/Wiley, (2013), 415–419, 

D.G. Eskin, Structure and casting defects of billets produced by direct-chill casting, Proc. 7th Int. Conf. Advanced Casting Processes, Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys, 12-14 November, (2013)

D.G. Eskin, T. Atamanenko, L. Zhang and L. Katgerman,On the mechanisms of grain refinement of by ultrasonic melt treatment in the presence of transition metals, Essential Readings in Light Metals, ed. J.F. Grandfield, D.G Eskin, Hoboken, Wiley, (2013), 415–419

D.G. Eskin, M. Lalpoor, L. Katgerman, Cold cracking during direct-chill casting, Essential Readings in Light Metals, ed. J.F. Grandfield, D.G Eskin, Hoboken, Wiley, (2013), 939-944

D.G. Eskin, M. Lalpoor and L. Katgerman, Cold cracking during direct-chill casting, Essential Readings in Light Metals, Essential Readings in Light Metals, eds. J.F. Grandfield and D.G Eskin, TMS/Wiley, (2013), 939-944, 

F. Yan, S. Ji and Z. Fan, Effect of Excess Mg on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Al-Mg2Si High Pressure Die Casting Alloys, Materials Science Forum Vol. 765 p 64-68 (2013) 

G. Peng, Y. Wang and Z. Fan, Effect of Intensive Melt Shearing and Zr Content on Grain Refinement of Mg-0.5Ca-xZr Alloys, Materials Science Forum Vol. 765 (2013) p 336-340 

H.B. Nadendla, M. Nowak and L. Bolzoni, Grain Refiner for Al-Si Alloys, Light Metals 2013, ed. B. Sadler, Warrendale, TMS/Wiley, (2013), 

H.T Li, G. Scamans and Z. Fan, Refinement of the Microstructure of an Al-Mg2Si Hypereutectic Alloy by Intensive Melt Shearing. Materials Science Forum Vol. 765 (2013) p 97-101 

I.C. Stone, B.J. McKay and Z. Fan (eds.), Proceedings of the 6th International Light Metals Technology Conference, July 24th-26th, 2013, Old Windsor, UK, Transtech Publications, Zürich-Dürnten, (2013)

I. Tzanakis, A. Gorgoulas, D. Fytanidis, M. Hadfield, N. Kotsovinos, Preliminary investigation of the impact pressure from a single cavitation water bubble on a solid boundary wall, using experimental, analytical and numerical methods. 5th World Tribology Congress (WTC), Turin, Italy, 8-13 September (2013)

J.B. Patel, Y.B. Zuo, Z. Fan, Liquid metal engineering by application of intensive shearing, Liquid Metal Processing and Casting Conference, Austin, Texas, (2013), 291

J.F. Grandfield, D.G. Eskin, I.H. Bainbridge, Direct-Chill Casting of Light Alloys Science and Technology, Hoboken: J. Willey and Sons/TMS, (2013), 411

K. Al-Helal, Y. Wang, I. Stone and Z. Fan, Effect of Ca Level on the Formation of Silicon Phases During Solidification of Hypereutectic Al-Si Alloys. Materials Science Forum Vol. 765 (2013) p 117-122 

L. Bolzoni, N.H. Babu, E.M. Ruiz-Navas, E. Gordo, Comparison of Microstructure and Properties of Ti-6Al-7Nb Alloy Processed by Different Powder Metallurgy Routes, Key Engineering Materials, 551 (2013), 161-179

L. Bolzoni, M. Nowak, F. Yan, and N. Hari Babu, Grain Refiner Development for Al Containing Mg Alloys. Materials Science Forum Vol. 765 (2013) p 145-149 

L. Bolzoni, M. Nowak and N. Hari Babu, Influence of a Novel Master Alloy Addition on the Grain Refinement of Al-Si Cast Alloys. Materials Science Forum Vol. 765 (2013) p 311-315 

L. Bolzoni, E.M. Ruiz-Navas, and E. Gordo, Processing of Elemental Titanium by Powder Metallurgy Techniques, Materials Science Forum Vol. 765 (2013) p 383-387 

M.C. Schenker, M.J.B.M Pourquie, D.G. Eskin, and B.J. Boersma, PIV quantification and numerical modelling of the flow induced by an ultrasonic horn, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, (2013), vol 10 p. 502-509.

M. Xia, A.K. Prasada Rao and Z. Fan, Solidification Mechanisms in Melt Conditioned Direct Chill (MC-DC) Cast AZ31 Billets, Materials Science Forum Vol. 765 (2013) p 291-295 

M. Xia, Y. Huang, Z. Cassinath, Z. Fan, Rheo-extrusion of AZ91D alloy, Solid State Phenomena, (2013), 192-193, p 470-475.

N. Alba-Baena, T. Pabel, N. Villa-Sierra and D. Eskin, Effect of Ultrasonic Melt Treatment on Degassing and Structure of Aluminium Alloys, Materials Science Forum Vol. 765 (2013) p 271-275 (2013) 

N. Alba-Baena, D. Eskin, Kinetics of ultrasonic degassing of aluminum alloys, Light Metals (2013), ed. B. Sadler, Warrendale, TMS/Wiley, 2013 p 957-962.

N. Hari Babu, Z. Fan, D.G. Eskin, Application of external fields to technology of metal-matrix composite materials, TMS 2013 Annual Meeting Supplemental Proceedings, Warrendale, TMS/Wiley, (2013), p 1037-1044.

N.S. Reddy, A.K. Prasada Rao, J. Krishnaiah, M. Chakraborty and B.S. Murty, Design of an ideal Grain-Refiner alloy for Al-7Si Alloy using artificial neural networks, Journal of Materials Engineering & Performance, Vol.22, Issue 3 (2013), p 696-699 

N. Hari Babu, M. Nowak and L. Bolzoni, Grain Refiner for Al-Si Alloys, Light Metals 2013, ed. B. Sadler, Warrendale, TMS/Wiley, (2013), DOI: 

R. Nadella, D.G. Eskin and L. Katgerman, Effect of grain refinement on defect formation in DC cast Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy billet, Essential Readings in Light Metals, eds. J.F. Grandfield and D.G Eskin, TMS/Wiley, (2013), 842–847

R. Nadella, D.G. Eskin, L. Katgerman, Effect of grain refinement on defect formation in DC cast Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy billet, Essential Readings in Light Metals, ed. J.F. Grandfield, D.G Eskin, Hoboken, Wiley, (2013), 842–847

S. Das, S. Ji, O. El Fakir, L. Wang, J. Dear, J. Lin, I. Stone, G. Scamans and Z. Fan, Melt Conditioned Twin Roll Casting (MC-TRC) of Thin Mg-Alloy Strips for Direct Stamping of Mg Components. Materials Science Forum Vol. 765 (2013) p 170-174 

 S. Ji, W. Yang, F. Gao, D. Watson and Z. Fan, Effect of Iron in Al-Mg-Si-Mn Ductile Diecast Alloy, Light Metals 2013, ed. B. Sadler, Warrendale, TMS/Wiley, (2013)

S. Ji, W. Yang, B. Jiang and Z. Fan, Improvement of Mechanical Properties of HPDC A356 Alloy through Melt Quenching Process, Proceedings of the 2013 International Symposium on Liquid Metal Processing and Casting (eds M. J. M. Krane, A. Jardy, R. L. Williamson and J. J. Beaman), TMS/Wiley, (2013)

S. Ji, D. Watson, Y. Wang, M. White and Z. Fan, Effect of Ti Addition on Mechanical Properties of High Pressure Die Cast Al-Mg-Si Alloys. Materials Science Forum Vol. 765 (2013) p 23-27 

S. Ji, B. Jiang, W. Yang and Z. Fan, Melt Quenched High Pressure Die Casting (MQ-HPDC) of an A356 Alloy. Materials Science Forum Vol. 765 (2013) pp 195-199 

S. Ko, B. Kim, Y. Kim, T. Kim, K. Kim, B. McKay and J. Shin, Manufacture of CNTs-Al Powder Precursors for Casting of CNTs-Al. Matrix Composites. Materials Science Forum Vol. 765 (2013) p 353-357 

S. Ji, W. Yang, B. Jiang, J.B. Patel, and Z. Fan, Weibull statistical analysis of the effect of melt conditioning on the mechanical properties of AM60 alloy, Materials Science & Engineering A 566 (2013), p 119-125.

S. Jones, A.K. Prasada Rao and Z. Fan, Melt conditioned direct chill (MC_DC) casting of Al Alloys, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, (2013)

Shouxun Ji, Wenchao Yang, Feng Gao, Douglas Watson, and Zhongyun Fan, Effect of iron on the microstructure and mechanical property of Al-Mg-Si-Mn and Al-Mg-Si diecast alloys, Materials Science & Engineering A 564 (2013), p 130-139.

S. Ji, Y. Wang, D. Watson, and Z. Fan, Microstructural Evolution and Solidification Behavior of Al-Mg-Si Alloy in High-Pressure Die Casting, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Vol 44A, July (2013) — 3185-3197.

T. Smith, K. O'Reilly, S. Kumar and I. Stone, Influence of Grain-Refiner Addition on the Morphology of Fe-Bearing Intermetallics in a Semi-Solid Processed Al-Mg-Si Alloy, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 44 (2013), 4866-4871

T. Subroto, A. Miroux, D.G. Eskin, K. Ellingsen, A. Marson, M. M'Hamdi and L. Katgerman, Tensile mechanical behavior of as-cast AA7050 alloy in the super-solidus temperature range, Proc. 13th International Conference on Fracture, Beijing, China, June 16–21, (2013), 9

X. Xue, Y. Wang, I. Stone and Z. Fan, Hot Cracking Susceptibility in the TIG Joint of AZ31 Mg-Alloy Plates Produced by the TRC Process with and without Intensive Melt Shearing, Materials Science Forum Vol. 765 (2013) p 756-760 

Y. Huang, A New Approach to Solute Effect on Grain Boundary Migration, Materials Science Forum, 753 (2013), 131-134, 

Y. Huang, D-B. Liu, M, Xia, and L. Anguilano, Characterization of an Mg-2Zn-1Ca 1β-TCP Composite Fabricated by High Shear Solidification and ECAE, Materials Science Forum Vol. 765 (2013) p 813-817 

Y. Huang, Characteristics of steady state deformation of an Al–0.1 Mg alloy at low temperatures, Journal of Material Science, 48 (2013), 4484-4491

Y. Wang, H.T. Li, Z. Fan and G. Scamans, Characterisation of Oxide Films in Al-Mg Alloy Melts Materials, Science Forum Vol. 765 (2013) p 220-224 

Y. Yue, W.D. Griffiths and N.R. Green, Modelling of the Effects of Entrainment Defects on Mechanical Properties in a Cast Al-Si-Mg Alloy, Materials Science Forum, 765 (2013), 225-229, 

Y.B. Zuo, Z. Fan, Q.F. Zhu, L. Lei and J.Z. Cui, Modification of a Hypereutectic Aluminium Silicon Alloy under the Influence of Intensive Melt Shearing. Materials Science Forum Vol. 765 (2013) p 140-144 

Z. Cassinath, M. Xia, Y. Huang and Z. Fan, Process Optimization and Microstructure Control for Twin Screw Rheo-Extrusion of an AZ91D Magnesium Alloy. Materials Science Forum Vol. 765 (2013) p 439-443 

Z. Fan, An Epitaxial Model for Heterogeneous Nucleation on Potent Substrates, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, 44A, (2013), p 1409-1418.

D.G. Eskin, Ultrasonic Melt Processing: Opportunities and Misconceptions, Materials Science Forum, 794-796 (2014), 101–106

D.G. Eskin, Mechanisms and Control of Macrosegregation in DC Casting, Light Metals 2014, ed J. Grandfield, TMS/Wiley, (2014), 851–860, 

D. Watson, S. Ji and Z. Fan, A Super-Ductile Alloy for the Diecasting of Aluminium Automotive Body Structural Components, Materials Science Forum, 794 (2014), 526-531

E. Djan, S. Vadakke Madam, N. Hari Babu, J. Tamayo-Ariztondo, D.G. Eskin and Z. Fan, Processing of Metal Matrix Composites Under external fields and their application as grain refiner, Light Metals 2014, ed J. Grandfield, TMS/Wiley, (2014), 1401–1404

F. Yan, S. Ji and Z. Fan, Effect of Cu on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Diecast Al-Mg2Si-Mg Based Alloy, Materials Science Forum, 794 (2014), 172-177

F. Yan, S. Kumar, B.J. McKay and K.A.Q. O’Reilly, Effect of Mn on Fe phase formation in high purity Aluminium, Journal of Cast Materials Research, 27 (2014), 202-206

G.S. Peng, Y. Wang, M.X. Xia and Z. Fan, Interaction between Zr Addition and Intensive Melt Shearing on Grain Refinement of Commercial Purity Magnesium, Materials Science Forum, 790-791 (2014), 167-172

H.L. Yang, S. Ji, D. Watson, M. White and Z. Fan, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Ductile Aluminium Alloy Manufactured by Recycled Materials, Materials Science Forum, 794 (2014), 1077-1082

H. Men and Z. Fan, Molecular dynamic simulation of the atomic structure of aluminum solid-liquid interfaces, Materials Research Express, 1 (2014), 025705

H.R. Kotadia, J.B. Patel, H.-T. Li, F. Gao and Z. Fan, Microstructure Evolution in Melt Conditioned Direct Chill (MC-DC) Casting of Fe–Rich Al-alloy submitted to the 7th Light Metals Conference, South Africa, October (2014)

H. Mehrara, D.G. Eskin, R.H. Petrov, M. Lalpoor, L Katgerman, Linear Contraction Behavior or Low-Carbon, Low-Alloy Steels During and After Solidification Using Real-Time Measurements, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Vol. 45A, March (2014) - 1445. 

H. Mehrara, D.G. Eskin, R.H. Petrov, M. Lalpoor and L. Katgerman, Linear Contraction Behavior of Low-Carbon, Low-Alloy Steels During and After Solidification Using Real-Time Measurements, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 45 (2014), 1445–1455

H. Men and Z. Fan, Atomic ordering in liquid aluminium induced by substrates with misfits, Computational Materials Science, 85 (2014), 1-7, 

I. Tzanakis, D.G. Eskin, A. Georgoulas, D.K. Fytanidis, Incubation pit analysis and calculation of the hydrodynamic impact pressure from the implosion of an acoustic cavitation bubble. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry 21 (2014) 866-878.

J. B Patel, H. T. Li, X. Mingxu, S. Jones, S. Kumar, K. O’Reilly and Z. Fan, Melt conditioned direct chill casting (MC-DC) process for production of high quality aluminium alloy billets, 14th Inter. Conf. Aluminium Alloys, Trondheim, Norway, (2014), 14

J.B. Patel, H.T. Li, X. Mingxu, S. Jones, S. Kumar, K.A.Q. O’Reilly and Z. Fan, Melt Conditioned Direct Chill Casting (MC-DC) Process for Production of High Quality Aluminium Alloy Billets, Materials Science Forum, 794-796 (2014), 149-154

J.H. Li, M.Z. Zarif, M. Albu, B.J. McKay, F. Hofer and P. Schumacher, Nucleation kinetics of entrained eutectic Si in Al–5Si alloys, Acta Materialia, 72 (2014), 80–98

J. Tamayo-Ariztondo, S. Vadakke Madam, E. Djan, D.G. Eskin, N. Hari Babu and Z. Fan, Nanoparticles Distribution and Mechanical Properties of Aluminum-Matrix Nano-Composites Treated with External Fields, Light Metals 2014, ed J. Grandfield, TMS/Wiley, (2014), 1411–1415

J. Tamayo-Ariztondo, S. Vadakke Madam, E. Djan, D.G. Eskin, N. Hari Babu and Z. Fan, Nanoparticles Distribution and Mechanical Properties of Aluminum-Matrix Nano-Composites Treated with External Fields, Light Metals 2014, ed. J. Grandfield, TMS/Wiley, (2014), 1411–1415

K.H. Kim, Detection of a layer of Al2O3 layer at the interface of Al/MgAl2O4 by high resolution observation using dual beam FIB and TEM, Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis, 3(2014), 233-237

L. Bolzoni, M. Nowak and N.H. Babu, On the Performance of a Novel Grain Refiner in Hyper-Eutectic Al-Si Cast Alloys, Light Metals 2014, ed J. Grandfield, TMS/Wiley, (2014), 957-962

L. Zhou and Z. Fan, Effect of Free Ti on Grain Refinement of Aluminium Inoculated with Potent TiB2 Particles, Materials Science Forum, 790-791 (2014), 155-160

M.J. Balart, J.B. Patel and Z. Fan, Grain Refinement of Phosphorus Deoxidised Copper, Materials Science Forum, 790-791 (2014), 161-161

M.J. Balart and Z. Fan, Surface Oxidation of Molten AZ91D Magnesium Alloy in Air, International Journal of Cast Metals Research, 27 (2014), 167-175

N. Barekar, S. Das, Z. Fan, R. Cinderey and N. Champion, Microstructural Evaluation during Melt Conditioned Twin Roll Casting (MC-TRC) of Al-Mg Binary Alloys, Materials Science Forum, 790-791 (2014), 285-290

S. Das, N. Barekar and Z. Fan, Solidification Mechanism of the Melt Conditioned Twin Roll Cast Magnesium Alloy, Materials Science Forum, 790-791 (2014), 291-295

S. Ji, Y. Wang, D. Watson and Z. Fan, Microstructural Characteristics of Diecast AlMgSiMn Alloy, Materials Science Forum, 783-786 (2014), 234-238

S. Kumar, N. Hari Babu, G.M. Scamans, Z. Fan and K.A.Q. O'Reilly, Twin roll casting of Al-Mg alloy with high added impurity content, Metallurgical and Materials Transaction A, 45 (2014), 2842-2854

S. Kumar, S. Agarwal and K.A.Q. O’Reilly, In-situ Al3Nb formation in liquid Al by Nb particle addition, Materials Science Forum, 790-791 (2014), 515-520

S. Vorozhtsov, D.G. Eskin, A. Vorozhtsov and S. Kulkov, Physico-Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Aluminum-Based Composite Materials with Carbon Nanoparticles, Light Metals (2014), ed J. Grandfield, TMS/Wiley, (2014), 1373–1377

T. Subroto, A. Miroux A, L. Bouffier, Ch. Josserond, L. Salvo, M. Suéry, D.G. Eskin and L. Katgerman, Formation of hot tear under controlled solidification conditions, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 45 (2014), 2855-2862

U. Joshi and N.H. Babu, Effect of Al Addition on Microstructure of AZ91D, Magnesium Technology 2014, eds M. Alderman, M. V. Manuel, N. Hort and N. R. Neelameggham, TMS/Wiley, (2014), 209-212

V.M. Sreekumar, N. Hari Babu, D.G. Eskin and Z. Fan, Grain refinement efficiency of a new oxide-containing master alloy for aluminium casting alloys, Materials Science Forum, 794-796 (2014), 155–160

W.C. Yang, S. Ji, X,. Zhou, I.C. Stone, G.M. Stone, G.E. Thompson and Z. Fan, Heterogeneous Nucleation of α-Al Grain on Primary a-AlFeMnSi Intermetallic Investigated Using 3D SEM Ultramicrotomy and HRTEM, Metallurgical And Materials Transactions A, 45 (2014), 3971-3980

Abouarkoub, G.E. Thompson, X. Zhou, T. Hashimoto, G. Scamans, The Influence of Prolonged Natural Aging on the Subsequent Artificial Aging Response of the AA6111 Automotive Alloy, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 46, (2015), 4380–4393

Balart, J. Patel, F. Gao, Z. Fan, Effects of Casting Temperature and Microalloying Elements on the Grain Structure of DHP Copper, In Proceedings of Metal 2015: 24th International Conference on Metallurgy and Materials, 3 – 5 June (2015), Brno, Czech Republic, 1376–1381

Belov NA, Alabin AN, Matveeva IA, Eskin DG. Effect of zirconium additions and annealing temperature on electrical conductivity and hardness of hot rolled aluminum sheets, Trans. Nonferrous Met. Soc. China, (2015), vol. 25, pp. 2817−2826.

Bolzoni, M. Nowak, N.H. Babu, Grain Refining Potency of Nb–B Inoculation on Al–12Si–0.6 Fe–0.5 Mn Alloy, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 623, (2015), 79–82

Bolzoni, M. Nowak, N.H. Babu, Assessment of the Influence of Al–2Nb–2B Master Alloy on the Grain Refinement and Properties of LM6 (A413) Alloy, Materials Science and Engineering A, 628, (2015), 230–237

Bolzoni, K. Nowak, H.B. Nadendla, Grain Refinement of Al-Si Alloys by Nb-B Inoculation. Part II: Application to Commercial Alloys, Materials and Design, 66, (2015), 376–383

C. Montalba, K. Ramam, DG. Eskin, EM. Ruiz-Navas, O. Prat. Fabrication of a Novel Hybrid AlMg5/SiC/PLZT Metal Matrix Composite Produced by Hot Extrusion, Materials and Design, (2015), vol. 69, pp. 213–218. 

Das, N.S. Barekar, O. El Fakir, L. Wang, A.P. Rao, J.B. Patel, H.R. Kotadia, A. Bhagurkar, J.P. Dear, Z. Fan, Effect of Melt Conditioning on Heat Treatment and Mechanical Properties of AZ31 Alloy Strips Produced by Twin Roll Casting, Materials Science and Engineering A, 620, (2015), 223–232

Das, N. Barekar, O. El Fakir, X. Yang, J.P. Dear, Z. Fan, Influence of Intensive Melt Shearing on Subsequent Hot Rolling and the Mechanical Properties of Twin Roll Cast AZ31 Strips, Materials Letters, 147, (2015), 54–57

D Eskin, N Alba-Baena, T Pabel, M da Silva, Ultrasonic Degassing of Aluminium Alloys: Basic Studies and Practical Implementation, Mater. Sci. Technol., (2015), vol. 31, pp. 79–84.

DG. Eskin DG, K. Al-Helal, I. Tzanakis. Application of a plate sonotrode to ultrasonic degassing of aluminum melt, J. Mater. Proc. Technol., (2015), vol. 222, pp. 148–154. 

Fan, ICASP-4 (International Conference on Advanced Solidification Processing) Foreword, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 46, (2015), 4847

Fitzner, M. Thomas, J. Quinta da Fonseca, S.Y. Zhang, J. Kelleher, M. Preuss, The Effect of Aluminium on Deformation and Twinning in Alpha Titanium: The ND Case, In Proceedings of Ti-2015: The 13th World Conference on Titanium, 16 – 20 August 2015, San Diego, California, USA, eds. V. Venkatesh, et al. Wiley, 1051–1055

G.E. Thompson, X. Zhou, G. Scamans, A. Abouarkoub, Microstructure and Corrosion Properties of the Plasma-MIG Welded AA5754 Automotive Alloy, Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering, 23, (2015), 318–325

Hajo Dieringa, Sanjeev Das, Dmitry Eskin, Zhongyun Fan, Lydia Katsarou, Manfred Horstmann, Gerrit Kurz, Chamini Mendis, Norbert Hort and Karl Ulrich Kainer. Twin-roll Casting after Intensive Melt Shearing and Subsequent Rolling of an AM30 Magnesium Alloy with Addition of CaO and SiC, Materials Science Forum Vols. 828-829 (2015) pp 35-40 

H.-T. Li, J. B. Patel, H. R. Kotadia, Z. Fan. Controlling the Formation of Iron-Bearing Intermetallics in Wrought Al Alloys by Melt Conditioned DC (MC-DC) Casting Technology, Materials Science Forum Vols. 828-829 (2015) pp 43-47 

I. Tzanakis, G.S.B Lebon, D.G. Eskin, K. Pericleous, Comparison of cavitation intensity in water and in molten aluminium using a high-temperature cavitometer In Proceedings of The 9th International Symposium on Cavitation (CAV2015), 6–10 December 2015, Lausanne, Switzerland, M Farhat and A Müller, IOP Publishing Ltd, 656, paper 012120.

Joshi U, Vadakke Madam SK, Eskin D, Hari-Babu N. Development of Al-B-C master alloy under external fields, Metall. Mater. Trans. A, (2015), vol. 46A, July, pp. 2862–2869. 

L. Bolzoni, N. Hari Babu. Refinement of the Grain Size of the LM25 Alloy (A356) by 96Al-2Nb-2B Master Alloy, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 222 219-223 (2015)

Lebon GSB, Tzanakis I, Pericleous K, Eskin DG. Dynamics of two interacting hydrogen bubbles in liquid aluminum under the influence of a strong acoustic field, Physical Review E, (2015), vol. 92, 043004-1–043004-8. 

M. Nowak, W. K. Yeoh, L. Bolzoni, N. Hari Babu. Development of Al-Nb-B Master Alloys using Nb and KBF4 Powders, Materials and Design, 75 40-46 (2015) 

M. Nowak, L. Bolzoni, N. Hari Babu, The Effect of Nb-B Inoculation on Binary Hypereutectic and Near-eutectic LM13 Al-Si Cast Alloys, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 641 22-29 (2015)

M.D. Wilson, T. Connolley, I.P. Dolbnya, P.S. Grant, E. Liotti, A. Lui, A. Malandain, K. Sawhney, P. Seller, M.C. Veale, Energy Dispersive Detector for White Beam Synchrotron X-ray Fluorescence Imaging, In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation (SRI2015), 6 – 10 July 2015, New York, USA, ed. Q. Shen, C. Nelson, 050008

M.J. Balart, J.B. Patel, Z. Fan, Grain refinement of DHP Copper by Particle Inoculation, International Journal of Cast Metals Research, 28, (2015), 242–247

M.J. Balart, J.B. Patel, F. Gao, Z. Fan, Grain Refinement of DHP Copper by Elemental Additions, International Journal of Cast Metals Research, 28, (2015), 248–256

Montalba, D.G.Eskin, A. Miranda, D. Rojas, K. Ramam, Effect of electroceramic particles on damping behaviour of aluminium hybrid composites produced by ultrasonic cavitation and mechanical stirring, Materials and Design, 84, (2015), 110–117,

N.A. Belov, A.N. Alabin, I.A. Matveeva, D.G. Eskin, Effect of zirconium additions and annealing temperature on electrical conductivity and hardness of hot rolled aluminium sheets, Trans. Nonferrous Met. Soc., 25 (2015), 2817−2826

N.J.H. Holroyd, J.T. Evans, G.M. Scamans, Pre-exposure Embrittlement of an Al-Cu-Mg Alloy, Corrosion Reviews, 33, (2015), 361–372

Oloyede, T. Bigg, A.M. Mullis, Effect of Cooling Rate On Drop-tube Processed Commerical Grey Cast Iron, In Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE2015), 13 – 19 November 2015, Houston, Texas, USA, V014T11A018

P. Que, Y. P. Zhou, Y. Wang, Z. Fan, Effect of MgO on Phase Selection in Al–Mg–Si–Fe–Mn Alloys, Trans. Indian Institute of Metals, 2015, vol 68, issue 6, pp. 1167-1172

Pabel T, Petkov T, da Silva M, Ruzsinszki R, Planta X, Tort J, Eskin D. The effect of ultrasonic degassing on the quality and properties of components produced by low and high pressure die casting, Intern. Foundry Res., (2015), No.3, pp. 28–33.

Pawar, X. Zhou, T. Hashimoto, G.E. Thompson, G. Scamans, Z. Fan, Investigation of the Microstructure and the Influence of Iron on the Formation of Al8Mn5 Particles in Twin Roll Cast AZ31 Magnesium Alloy, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 628, (2015), 195–198

Pawar, X. Zhou, G.E. Thompson, G. Scamans, Z. Fan, The Role of Intermetallics on the Corrosion Initiation of Twin Roll Cast AZ31 Mg Alloy, Journal of Electrochemical Society, 162, (2015), 442–448

S Ji, F Yan, Z Fan. Development of a high strength Al–Mg 2 Si–Mg–Zn based alloy for high pressure die casting, Materials Science and Engineering: A 626, 165-174

SJ Wenchao Yang, X Yang. Melt Superheating on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Diecast Al-Mg-Si-Mn Alloy, Met. Mater. Int. 21 (2), 382~390

S Vorozhtsov, I Zhukov, A Vorozhtsov, A Zhukov, D Eskin, A Kvetinskaya, Synthesis of Micro- and Nanoparticles of Metal Oxides and Their Application for Reinforcement of Al-Based Alloys, Advances in Mater. Sci. Eng., 2015, vol. 2015, Article ID 718207 

T.L. Burnett, N.J. Holroyd, G.M. Scamans, X. Zhou, P.J. Withers, The Role of Crack Branching in Stress Corrosion Cracking of Aluminium Alloys, Corrosion Reviews, 33, (2015)

T. Pabel, T. Petkov, M. da Silva, R. Ruzsinszki, X. Planta, J. Tort and D. Eskin, The effect of ultrasonic degassing on the quality and properties of components produced by low and high pressure die casting, Intern. Foundry Res., 3 (2015), 28–33

Tong, S.C. Jagarlapudi, J.B. Patel, I.C. Stone, Z. Fan, D.J. Browne, Computational Prediction of the Refinement of Oxide Agglomerates in a Physical Conditioning Process for Molten Aluminium Alloy, In Proceedings of MCWASP XIV: International Conference on Modelling of Casting, Welding and Advanced Solidification Processes, 21 – 26 June 2015, Hyogo, Japan, 84, 012092

Tzanakis I, Xu WW, Lebon GSB, Eskin DG, Pericleous K, Lee PD. In situ synchrotron radiography and spectrum analysis of transient cavitation bubbles in molten aluminium alloy, Physics Procedia, 2015, vol. 70, pp. 841–845.

Tzanakis I, Lebon GSB, Eskin DG, Pericleous K. Effect of Input Power and Temperature on the Cavitation Intensity During the Ultrasonic Treatment of Molten Aluminium, Trans. Indian Institute of Metals, 2015, vol. 68, no. 6, pp. 1023-1026. 

U. Joshi; VM Sreekumar, D. Eskin, H. Babu Nadendla. Development of Al-B-C master alloy under external fields, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 46 2862-2869 (2015)

V.M. Sreekumar, N. Hari Babu, D.G. Eskin and Z. Fan. Development of New Oxide Based Master Alloys and their Grain Refinement Potency in Aluminium Alloys, Materials Science Forum Vols. 828-829 (2015) pp 23-28 

V.M. Sreekumar, N.H. Babu, D.G. Eskin, Z. Fan, Structure-property Analysis of In-situ Al-MgAl2O4 Metal Matrix Composites Synthesized using Ultrasonic Cavitation, Materials Science and Engineering A, 628, (2015), 30–40

VM Sreekumar, H. Babu Nadendla, DG Eskin, Z Fan, Structure–property analysis of in-situ Al–MgAl2O4 metal matrix composites synthesized using ultrasonic cavitation, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 2015, vol. 628, pp. 30–40., 

VM Sreekumar, N Hari Babu, DG Eskin, Z Fan, Structure–property analysis of in-situ Al–MgAl2O4 metal matrix composites synthesized using ultrasonic cavitation, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 2015, vol. 628, pp. 30–40.

Vorozhtsov SA, Eskin DG, Tamayo J, Vorozhtsov AB, Promakhov VV, Averin AA, Khrustalyov AP. The Application of External Fields to Manufacturing Novel Dense Composite Master Alloys and Aluminum-based Nanocomposites, Metall. Mater. Trans. A, 2015, vol. 46A, July, pp. 2870–2875. 

W Yang, S Ji, Z Li, M Wang. Grain boundary precipitation induced by grain crystallographic misorientations in an extruded Al–Mg–Si–Cu alloy, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 624, 27-30, 

Yan Huang and Zhongyun Fan. Microstructure and Texture Development During Melt Conditioned Twin Roll Casting and Downstream Processing in an AZ31 Magnesium Alloy, Materials Science Forum Vols. 828-829 (2015) pp 87-92

Yang, S. Ji, W. Yang, Y. Wang, Z. Fan, Effect of Mg Level on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Die-cast Al-Si-Cu Alloys, Materials Science and Engineering A, 642, (2015), 340–350

Yang, S. Ji, D. Watson, Z. Fan, Repeatability of Tensile Properties in High Pressure Die-Castings of an Al-Mg-Si-Mn Alloy, Metals and Materials International, 21, (2015), 936–943

Yang, X. Zhou, M. Curioni, S. Pawar, H. Liu, Z. Fan, G. Scamans, G. Thompson, Corrosion Behavior of Pure Magnesium with Low Iron Content in 3.5 wt% NaCl Solution, Journal of Electrochemical Society, 162, (2015), 362–368

Yang, X. Zhou, S.M. Liang, R. Schmid-Fetzer, Z. Fan, G. Scamans, J. Robson, G. Thompson, Effect of Traces of Silicon on the Formation of Fe-rich Particles in Pure Magnesium and the Corrosion Susceptibility of Magnesium, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 619, (2015), 396–400

Yang, L. Liu, J. Zhang, S. Ji, Z. Fan, Heterogeneous Nucleation in Mg–Zr Alloy Under Die Casting Condition, Materials Letters, 160, (2015), 263–267

Yan, W. Yang, S. Ji, Z. Fan, Effect of Solutionising and Ageing on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of a High Strength Die-cast Al–Mg–Zn–Si Alloy, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 167, (2015), 88–96

Z. Fan, Y. Wang, Y. Zhang, T. Qin, X.R. Zhou, G.E.Thompson, T. Pennycook, T. Hashimoto, Grain refining mechanism in the Al/Al–Ti–B system, Acta Materialia 84 (2015) 292–304 

Z.P. Que, Y. Wang, Y.P. Zhou, L. Liu, Z. Fan. Effect of Al-5Ti-1B Grain Refiner Addition on the Formation of Intermetallic Compounds in Al-Mg-Si-Mn-Fe alloys, Materials Science Forum Vols. 828-829 (2015) pp 53-57

A.G. Bhagurkar, A. Yamamoto, L. Anguilano, A.R. Dennis, J.H. Durrell, N.H. Babu, D.A. Cardwell, A Trapped Magnetic Field of 3T in Homogeneous, Bulk MgB2 Superconductors Fabricated by a Modified Precursor Infiltration and Growth (MPIG) Process, Superconductor Science and Technology, 29, (2016), 035008, DOI: 10.1088/0953-2048/29/3/035008

Amirkhanlou, M. Rahimian, M. Ketabchi, N. Parvin, P. Yaghinali, F. Carreño, Strengthening Mechanisms in Nanostructured Al/SiCp Composite Manufactured by Accumulative Press Bonding, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 47, (2016), 5136–5145, DOI: 10.1007/s11661-016-3666-5

Assadi, H. Kreye, F. Gärtner, T. Klassen, Cold Spraying – A Materials Perspective, Acta Materialia, 116, (2016), 382–407, DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2016.06.034

Barekar, S. Das, X. Yang, Y. Huang, O. El Fakir, A.G. Bhagurkar, L. Zhou, Z. Fan, The Impact of Melt Conditioning on Microstructure, Texture and Ductility of Twin Roll Cast Aluminium Alloy Strips, Materials Science and Engineering A, 650, (2016), 365–373, DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2015.10.079

Bolzoni, H. Nadendla, Engineering the Heterogeneous Nuclei in Al-Si Alloys for Solidification Control, Applied Materials Today, 5, (2016), 255–259, DOI: 10.1016/j.apmt.2016.11.001

Bolzoni, H.B. Nadendla, Heterogeneous Nb-Based Nuclei for the Grain Refinement of Al-Si Alloys, The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), 68, (2016), 1301–1306, DOI: 10.1007/s11837-016-1855-8

Bolzoni, M. Nowak, H. Nadendla, Nb-Based Heterogeneous Nuclei for Enhanced α-Mg Nucleation in Mg(-Al) Alloys, Materials Letters, 169, (2016), 207–209, DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2016.01.121

Bolzoni, M. Xia, H. Nadendla, Formation of Equiaxed Crystal Structures in Directionally Solidified Al-Si Alloys using Nb-Based Heterogeneous Nuclei, Scientific Reports, 6, (2016), 39554, DOI: 10.1038/srep39554

Burugapalli, M. Razavi, L. Zhou, Y. Huang, In Vitro Cytocompatibility Study of a Medical β-type Ti-35.5Nb-5.7Ta Titanium Alloy, Journal of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, 6, (2016), 141–148, DOI: 10.1166/jbt.2016.1424

C.B. Basak, N. Hari Babu, Morphological Changes and Segregation of β-Al9Fe2Si2 Phase: A Perspective from Better Recyclability of Cast Al-Si Alloys, Materials and Design, 108, (2016), 277–288, DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2016.06.096

D. Zhang, L. Wang, B. Chen, M. Xia, J.G. Li, N. Hari Babu, Y. Wang, Potential Nucleation Agents in Al-Mg Alloys, Metallurgia Italiana, 108 (2016), 153-156

E. Liotti, A. Lui, S. Kumar, Z. Guo, C. Bi, T. Connolley, P.S. Grant, The Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Dendrite Fragmentation in Solidifying Al-Cu alloys under Different Conditions, Acta Materialia, 121 (2016), 384-395, DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2016.09.013

L. Wang, L. Yang, D. Zhang, M. Xia, Y. Wang, J.G. Li, The Role of Lattice Misfit on Heterogeneous Nucleation of Pure Aluminum, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 47 (2016), 5012-5022, DOI: 10.1007/s11661-016-3691-4

M.J. Balart, J.B. Patel, F. Gao, Z. Fan, Grain Refinement of Deoxidized Copper, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 47, (2016), 4988–5011, DOI: 10.1007/s11661-016-3671-8

M.J. Balart, J.B. Patel, Z. Fan, Melt Protection of Mg-Al Based Alloys Metals, 6, (2016), 131, DOI: 10.3390/met6060131

Nafisul, R.F. Cochrane, A.M. Mullis, Rapid Solidification Morphologies in Ni3Ge: Spherulites, Dendrites and Dense-branched Fractal Structures Intermetallics, 76, (2016), 70–77, DOI: 10.1016/j.intermet.2016.06.012

Oloyede, T.D. Bigg, R.F. Cochrane, A.M. Mullis, Microstructure Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Drop-tube Processed, Rapidly Solidified Grey Cast Iron, Materials Science and Engineering A, 654, (2016), 143–150, DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2015.12.020

P.C. Bollada, P.K. Jimack, A.M. Mullis, Bracket Formalism Applied to Phase Field Models of Alloy Solidification, Computational Materials Science, 126, (2016), 426–437, DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2016.09.036

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Abou-Khalil, G. Salloum-Abou-Jaoude, G. Reinhart, C. Pickmann, G. Zimmermann, Y. Houltz, J. Li, O. Janson, H. Nguyen-Thi, In Situ Investigation of the Effects of Gravity Level Variations on the Directional Solidification Microstructures during Parabolic Flights, In Proceedings of TMS 2016 145th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, 14 – 18 February 2016, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, ed. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), 43–50, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-48254-5_6

Al-Helal, I.C. Stone, Z. Fan, Refinement of Primary Silicon Crystals by Novel Al-ZnS Master Alloy in Solidification of Hypereutectic Al-Si Alloys, In Light Metals 2016, 14 – 18 February 2016, Nashville, Tennessee, USA ed. E. Williams, Springer, 271–273, DOI: 10.1002/9781119274780.ch45

Al-Helal, I.C. Stone, Z. Fan, Refinement of Primary Silicon Crystals by Novel P-Doped γ-Al2O3 Particles in Solidification of Hypereutectic Al-Si Alloys, In Proceedings of The 15th International Conference on Aluminium Alloys (ICAA15), 12 – 16 June 2016, Chongqing, China, ed. Q. Liu,

Huang, Solute Effect on Grain Boundary Migration in Ultrafine/Nanostructured Materials, In Proceedings of International Conference and Exhibition on Materials Chemistry, 31 March – 1 April 2016, Valencia, Spain eds. M.A. Ali et al. OMICS International, Journal of Materials Sciences and Engineering 2016, 5, s65, DOI: 10.4172/2169-0022.C1.011

J.B. Patel, P. Lloyd, G. Peng, Z. Fan, Development of the New High Shear Technology for Continuous Processing of Mg-alloys for Ingot Casting, In Magnesium Technology, TMS 2016, The Minerals, Metals and Materials Series. 14-18 February 2016, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, eds. A. Singh, K. Solanki, M.V. Manuel, N.R. Neelameggham, Springer, 29-33, DOI: 10.1002/9781119274803.ch8

Ji, F. Gao, Z. Fan, Thermodynamics Calculation of Extra Mn Addition in the Recycling of Al-Si-Cu Aluminium Alloys, In Proceedings of The 15th International Conference on Aluminium Alloys (ICAA15), 12 – 16 July 2016, ChongQing China, eds. Q. Liu, J.F. Nie, R. Sanders, Z. Jia, L. Cao, Trans Tech Publications, 33–38, DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.877.33

Ji, F. Yang, Z. Fan, A High Strength Aluminium Alloy for High Pressure Die Casting, In Proceedings of Light Metals 2016, 14 – 18 February 2016, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, ed. E. Williams, Springer, 207–210, DOI: 10.1002/9781119274780.ch35

Ji, H. Yang, D. Watson, Z. Fan, Weibull Analysis for the Repeatibility of Die Castings Made by an Al-Mg-Si-Mn Alloy, In Proceedings of Light Metals 2016, 14 – 18 February 2016, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, ed. E. Williams, Springer, 679–685, DOI: 10.1002/9781119274780.ch114

Wang, L. Zhou, Z. Fan, Mechanism of Zirconium Poisoning Effect on TiB2 Inoculation in Aluminium Alloys, In Light Metals 2016, 14 – 18 February 2016, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, ed. E. Williams, Springer, 725–729, DOI: 10.1002/9781119274780.ch122

Y. Wang, L. Zhou, Z. Fan, Mechanism of Zirconium Poisoning Effect on TiB2 Inoculation in Aluminium Alloys, In Proceedings of Light Metals 2016, TMS 2016, The Minerals, Metals and Materials Series, 14-18 February 2016, Nashville, Tennessee, USA ed. E. Williams, Springer, 725-729

A. Dybalska, D. Eskin, J.B. Patel, Evaluation of Shearing Time Sufficient for Effective Liquid Metal Processing, JOM, 69 (2017), 720-724, DOI: 10.1007/s11837-017-2286-x

A.G. Bhagurkar, A. Yamamoto, A.R. Dennis, J.H. Durrell, T.A. Aljohani, H.B. Nadendla, D.A. Cardwell, Microstructural Evolution in Infiltration-growth Processed MgB2 Bulk Superconductors, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 100, (2017), 2451–2460, DOI: 10.1111/jace.14792

A.P. Dobrowolska, B. Dierre, C.M. Fang, H.T. Hintzen, P. Dorenbos, Thermal Quenching of Eu2+ Emission in Ca- and Sr-Ga2S4 in relation with VRBE schemes, Journal of Luminescence, 184 (2017), 256-261, DOI: 10.1016/j.jlumin.2016.12.022

Amirkhanlou, S. Ji, Y. Zhang, D. Watson, Z. Fan, High modulus Al-Si-Mg-Cu/Mg2Si-TiB2 Hybrid Nanocomposite: Microstructural Characteristics and Micromechanics-based Analysis, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 694, (2017), 313–324, DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.10.016

Arabgol, M. Villa Vidaller, H. Assadi, F. Gärtner, T. Klassen, Influence of Thermal Properties and Temperature of Substrate on the Quality of Cold-Sprayed Deposits, Acta Materialia, 127, (2017), 287–301, DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2017.01.040

B. Kang, Q.G. Feng, C. Summers, C.M. Fang, R. Adhikari, K. Biswas, Emerging new Pseudobinary and Ternary Halides as Scintillators for Radiation Detection, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 64 (2017), 1817-1824, DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2016.2632064

Bolzoni, H.B. Nadendla, Considerations on the Effect of Solutal on the Grain Size of Castings from Superheated Melts, Materials Letters, 201, (2017), 9–12, DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2017.04.117

C.B. Basak, H.B. Nadendla, Influence of Cu on Modifying the Beta Phase and Enhancing the Mechanical Properties of Recycled Al-Si-Fe Cast Alloys, Scientific Reports, 7 (2017), 5779, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-05937-2

C.M. Fang, M.A. van Huis, Structure and Stability of Hcp Iron Carbide Precipitates: A First-principles Study, Heliyon, 3 (2017), e00408, DOI 10.1016/j.heliyon.2017.e00408

C.M. Fang, V. Mohammadi, S. Nihtianov, M.H.F. Sluiter, Stability, Local Structure and Electronic Properties of Borane Radicals on the Si(100) 2×1:H Surface: A First-principles Study, Computational Materials Science, 140 (2017), 253-260, DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2017.08.036

D. Liu, Y. Liu, Y. Zhao, Y. Huang, M. Chen, The Hot Deformation Behaviour and Microstructure Evolution of HA/Mg03Zn-0.8Zr Composites for Biomedical Application, Materials Science and Engineering: C, 77 (2017), 690-697, DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2017.03.239

D. Mata, M. Serdechnova, M. Mohedano, C.L. Mendis, S.V. Lamaka, J. Tedim, T. Hack, S. Nixon, M.L. Zheludkevich, Hierarchically Organized Li-Al-LDH Nano-flakes: a Low-temperature Approach to Seal Porous Anodic Oxide on Aluminum Alloys, RSC Advances, 7 (2017), 35357-35367, DOI: 10.1039/c7ra05593e

F. Ren, J. Wang, H. Ge, J. Li, Q. Hu, H.B. Nadendla, M. Xia, J. Li, A Homogeneous Billet Layer Casting Fabrication Method, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 48 (2017), 4453-4457, DOI: 10.1007/s11661-017-4239-y

G. Liu, S. Ji, L. Grechcini, A. Bentley, Z. Fan, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Sn–Cu alloys for Detonating and Explosive Cords, Materials Science and Technology, 33 (2017), 1907-1918, DOI: 10.1080/02670836.2017.1334337

G.B. Lebon, I. Tzanakis, K. Pericleous, D. Eskin, Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Acoustic Pressures in Different Liquids, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 42 (2017), 411-421, DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2017.12.002

G.S. Peng, Y. Wang, K.H. Chen, S.Y. Chen, Improved Zr Grain Refining Efficiency for Commercial Purity Mg via Intensive Melt Shearing International Journal of Cast Metals Research, 30 (2017), 374-378, DOI: 10.1080/13640461.2017.1317393

H. Dieringa, L. Katsarou, R. Buzolin, G. Szakács, M. Horstmann, M. Wolff, C.L. Mendis, S. Vorozhtsov, D. StJohn, Ultrasound Assisted Casting of an AM60 Based Metal Matrix Nanocomposite, its Properties, and Recyclability, Metals, 7 (2017), 388, DOI: 10.3390/met7100388

H. Shang, Z.L. Ma, S.A. Belyakov, C.M. Gourlay, Grain Refinement of Electronic Solders: the Potential of Combining Solute with Nucleant Particles, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 715 (2017), 471-485, DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.04.268

H.-T. Li, P. Zhao, R. Yang, J.B. Patel, X. Chen, Z. Fan, Grain Refinement and Improvement of Solidification Defects in Direct-Chill Cast Billets of A4032 Alloy by Melt Conditioning, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 48 (2017), 2481-2492, DOI: 10.1007/s11663-017-1016-7

Isakov, C.J. Stevens, F. Castles, P.S. Grant, A Split Ring Resonator Dielectric Probe for Near-Field Dielectric Imaging, Scientific Reports, 7, (2017), 2038, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-02176-3

J.B. Patel, X. Yang, C.L. Mendis Z. Fan, Melt Conditioning of Light Metals by Application of High Shear for Improved Microstructure and Defect Control, The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), 69, (2017), 1071–1076, DOI: 10.1007/s11837-017-2335-5

J.W. Xian, S.A. Belyakov, M. Ollivier, K. Nogita, H. Yasuda, C.M. Gourlay, Cu6Sn5 Crystal Growth Mechanisms during Solidification of Electronic Interconnections, Acta Materialia, 126, (2017), 540–551, DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2016.12.043

J.W. Xian, Z.L. Ma, S.A. Belyakov, M. Ollivier, C.M. Gourlay, Nucleation of Tin on the Cu6Sn5 Layer in Electronic Interconnections, Acta Materialia, 123, (2017), 404–415, DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2016.10.008

K.M. Kareh, C. O'Sullivan, T. Nagira, H. Yasuda, C.M. Gourlay, Dilatancy in Semi-solid Steels at High Solid Fraction, Acta Materialia, 125, (2017), 187–195, DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2016.11.066

L. Wang, L. Yang, D. Zhang, M. Xia, Y. Wang, B. Chen, J. Li, Nucleation Interface of Al−Sb Alloys on Single Crystal Al2O3 Substrate, Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 27 (2017), 2104-2111, DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(17)60236-X

L. Wang, W. Lu, Q. Hu, M. Xia, Y. Wang, J.G. Li, Interfacial Tuning for the Nucleation of Liquid AlCu Alloy, Acta Materialia, 139 (2017), 75-85, DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2017.07.058

L. Zheng, T.L. Lee, N. Liu, Z. Li, G. Zhang, J. Mi, P.S. Grant, Numerical and Physical Simulation of Rapid Microstructural Evolution of Gas Atomised Ni Superalloy Powders, Materials and Design, 117 (2017), 157–167, DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2016.12.074

L. Zheng, T.L. Lee, N. Liu, Z. Li, G. Zhang, J. Mi, P.S. Grant, Numerical and Physical Simulation of Rapid Microstructural Evolution of Gas Atomised Ni Superalloy Powders, Materials and Design, 117 (2017), 157–167, DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2016.12.074S

M. Serdechnova, M. Mohedano, B. Kuznetsov, C.L. Mendis, M. Starykevich, S. Karpushenkov, J. Tedim, M.G.S. Ferreira, C. Blawert, M.L. Zheludkevich, PEO Coatings with Active Protection Based on In-Situ Formed LDH-Nanocontainers, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 164, (2017), C36-C45, DOI: 10.1149/2.0301702jes

M. Tong, J.B. Patel, I.C. Stone, Z. Fan, D.J. Browne, Identification of Key Liquid Metal Flow Features in the Physical Conditioning of Molten Aluminium Alloy with High Shear Processing, Computational Materials Science, 131 (2017), 35-43, DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2017.01.050

M.M. Salleh, C.M. Gourlay, J.W. Xian, S.A. Belyakov, H. Yasuda, S.D. McDonald, K. Nogita, In Situ Imaging of Microstructure Formation in Electronic Interconnections, Scientific reports, 7, (2017), 40010, DOI: 10.1038/srep40010

Nafisul, R.F. Cochrane, A.M. Mullis, Disorder-order Morphologies in Drop-tube Processed Ni3Ge: Dendritic and Seaweed Growth, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 707, (2017), 327–331, DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.11.080

Nafisul, R.F. Cochrane, A.M. Mullis, Morphology of Spherulites in Rapidly Solidified Ni3Ge Droplets, Crystals, 7, (2017), 100, DOI: 10.3390/cryst7040100

Ollivier, R.M. Harker, C.M. Gourlay, Reaction-induced Surface Reconstruction of Silver in Contact with Zirconium, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 691, (2017), 624–633, DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.08.282

Oloyede, R.F. Cochrane, A.M. Mullis, Effect of Rapid Solidification on the Microstructure and Microhardness of BS1452 Grade 250 Hypoeutectic Grey Cast Iron, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 707, (2017), 347–350, DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.08.214

Pawar, T.J.A. Slater, T.L. Burnett, X. Zhou, G.M. Scamans, Z. Fan, G.E. Thompson, P.J. Withers, Crystallographic Effects on the Corrosion of Twin Roll Cast AZ31 Mg Alloy Sheet, Acta Materialia, 133, (2017), 90–99, DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2017.05.027

R.H. Buzolin, M. Mohedano, C.L. Mendis, B. Mingo, D. Tolnai, C. Blawert, K.U. Kainer, H. Pinto, N. Hort, As Cast Microstructures on the Mechanical and Corrosion Behaviour of ZK40 Modified with Gd and Nd Additions, Materials Science and Engineering A, 682, (2017), 238–247, DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2016.11.022

S. Ji, H. Yang, X. Cui, Z. Fan, Macro-heterogeneities in Microstructures, Concentrations, Defects and Tensile Properties of Die Cast Al–Mg–Si Alloys, Materials Science and Technology, 33 (2017), 2223-2233, DOI: 10.1080/02670836.2017.1334309

S.A. Belyakov, J.W. Xian, K. Sweatman, T. Nishimura, T. Akaiwa, C.M. Gourlay, Influence of Bismuth on the Solidification of Sn-0.7 Cu-0.05 Ni-xBi/Cu Joints, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 701, (2017), 321–334, DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.12.404

V. Mohammadi, S. Nihtianov, C.M. Fang, A Doping-less Junction-formation Mechanism between N-silicon and an Atomically Thin Boron Layer, Scientific Reports, 7 (2017), 13247, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-13100-0

V.M. Sreekumar, H.B Nadendla, D. Eskin, Prospects of In-situ α-Al2O3 as an Inoculant in Aluminium – a Feasibility Study, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 26 (2017), 4166-4176, DOI: 10.1007/s11665-017-2853-x

W. Yang, H. Fredriksson, S. Ji, Halo Formation of Zn-Al alloys under Conventional Solidification and Intensive Convection Solidification, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 696 (2017), 460-469, DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.11.281

W. Yang, L. Liu, J. Zhang, S. Ji, Insight into the Partial Solutionisation of a High Pressure Die-cast Al-Mg-Zn-Si Alloy for Mechanical Property Enhancement, Materials Science and Engineering: A, 682 (2017), 85-89, DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2016.11.028

X. Dong, Y. Zhang, S. Amirkhanlou, S. Ji, High Performance Gravity Cast Al9Si0.45Mg0.4Cu Alloy Inoculated with AlB2 and TiB2, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 252 (2018), 604-611, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2017.10.028

X. Dong, Y. Zhang, S. Ji, Enhancement of Mechanical Properties in High Silicon Gravity Cast AlSi9Mg Alloy Refined by Al3Ti3B Master Alloy, Materials Science and Engineering A, 700 (2017), 291-300, DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2017.06.005

X. Zhang, X. Zhou, T. Hashimoto, J. Lindsay, O. Ciuca, C. Luo, Z. Sun, X. Zhang, The Influence of Grain Structure on the Corrosion Behaviour of 2A97-T3 Al-Cu-Li Alloy, Corrosion Science, 116 (2017), 14-21, DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2016.12.005

X. Zhang, X. Zhou, T. Hashimoto, J. Lindsay, O. Ciuca, C. Luo, Z. Sun, X. Zhang, The Influence of Grain Structure on the Corrosion Behaviour of 2A97-T3 Al-Cu-Li Alloy, Corrosion Science, 116 (2017), 14-21, DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2016.12.005

X.S. Huang, X. Dong, C.M. Yang, F. Tian, L.H. Liu, G.Q. Chen, P.J. Li, Investigation of Atom Distribution in Mg-9wt.%Al Melt using Small-angle X-ray Scattering and Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 473 (2017), 47-53, DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2017.07.026

Y. Zhang, S. Ji, G. Scamans, Z. Fan, Interfacial Characterisation of Overcasting a Cast Al-Si-Mg (A356) Alloy on a Wrought Al-Mg-Si (AA6060) Alloy, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 243 (2017), 197-204, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2016.12.022

Y. Zhang, S. Ji, Z. Fan, Improvement of Mechanical Properties of Al-Si Alloy with Effective Grain Refinement by In-situ Integrated Al2.2Ti1B-Mg Refiner, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 710 (2017), 166-171, DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.03.244

Y.M. Kim, C.L. Mendis, T. Sasaski, D. Letzig, F. Pyczak, K. Hono, S. Yi, Static Recrystallization Behaviour of Cold Rolled Mg-Zn-Y Alloy and Role of Solute Segregation in Microstructure Evolution, Scripta Materialia, 136 (2017), 41-45, DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2017.04.001

Z.L. Ma, C. M. Gourlay, Nucleation, Grain Orientations, and Microstructure of Sn-3Ag-0.5 Cu Soldered on Cobalt Substrates, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 706, (2017), 596–608, DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.02.243

Z.L. Ma, S.A. Belyakov, K. Sweatman, T. Nishimura, C.M. Gourlay, Harnessing Heterogeneous Nucleation to Control Tin Orientations in Electronic Interconnections, Nature Communications, 8 (2017), 1916, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01727-6

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A.T. Dinsdale, C.M. Fang, Z. Fan, Z.V. Khvan, The Critical Assessment of Data for Al-Fe based Intermetallic Phases Formed during Solidification of Aluminium Alloys, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 171-174, link to full text

Al-Helal, I.C. Stone, Z. Fan, Refinement of Primary Silicon Crystals by Novel P-doped γ-Al2O3 Particles in Solidification of Hypereutectic Al-Si Alloys, Materials Science Forum, 877, (2017), 550–557, DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.877.550

Amirkhanlou, Y. Zhang, S. Ji, Z. Fan, Young’s Modulus of Al-Si-Mg-Cu Based Alloy Under Different Heat Treatment Processes, In Proceedings of Light Metals 2017, 26 February – 2 March 2017, San Diego, California, USA, ed. A. P. Ratvik, Springer, 335–342, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51541-0_44

B. Jiang, Z. Fan, Grain Initiation: Progressive vs. Explosive, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 61-65

C.M. Fang, H. Men, Z. Fan, Effect of Substrate Chemistry on Prenucleation by Ab Initio MD Simulation, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 52-55

D.G. Eskin, I. Tzanakis, F. Wang, G.S.B. Lebon, K. Pericleous, P.D. Lee, T. Connolley, J. Mi, Fundamental Studies of Ultrasonic Melt Processing, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 546-549

F. Gao, H. Assadi, Z. Fan, A Phase-field Study of Grain Refinement: Role of Number Density of Inoculant Particles, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 99-102

F. Wang, D. Eskin, J.W. Mi, T. Connolley, I. Tzanakis Refinement of Primary Al3Ti Intermetallic Particles in an Al-0.4 wt% Ti Alloy by Ultrasonic Melt Processing, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 166-170

F. Yan, Y.H. Zhao, H. Hou, S. Ji, Effect of Fe Addition on the Microstructure and Mechanical Property of Diecast Al-Mg2Si-Mg based Alloy, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 255-258

G. Salloum-Abou-Jaoude, D.G. Eskin, C. Barbatti, P. Jarry, M. Jarrett, Effect of Ultrasonic Melt Treatment on Grain Refinement of Direct Chill Cast AA6082 Aluminium Alloy. In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 550-553

G. Zeng, J.W. Xian, C.M. Gourlay, Growth of Al8Mn5 Intermetallic in AZ91, In Magnesium Technology 2017. TMS 2017. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series, 26 February-2 March 2017, San Diego, CA, USA, eds. K. Solanki, D. Orlov, A. Singh, N. Neelameggham, Springer, Cham, 85-92, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-52392-7_15

G. Zeng, K. Nogita, J.W. Xian, H. Yasuda, C.M. Gourlay, Solidification of Al8Mn5 in Mg-Al-Zn-Mn alloys, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 259-262

G. Zeng, K. Nogita, S. Belyakov, J.W. Xian, S.D. McDonald, K.V. Yang, H. Yasuda, C.M. Gourlay, Real-time Observation of AZ91 Solidification by Synchrotron Radiography, In Magnesium Technology 2017, TMS 2017, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series, 26 February-2 March 2017, San Diego, CA, USA, eds. K. Solanki, D. Orlov, A. Singh, N. Neelameggham, Springer, Cham, 597 603, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-52392-7_82

G. Zeng, X. Zhu, S. Ji, C.M. Gourlay, The Morphology and Distribution of Al8Mn5 in High Pressure Die Cast AM50 and AZ91, In Magnesium Technology 2017, TMS 2017, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series, 26 February-2 March 2017, San Diego, CA, USA, eds. K. Solanki, D. Orlov, A. Singh, N. Neelameggham, Springer, Cham, 137-144, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-72332-7_21

H. Men, Z. Fan, Effect of Lattice Misfit on Prenucleation by Molecular Dynamics Simulation, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 43-47

H. Men, Z. Fan, Effect of Misfit on Heterogeneous Nucleation by Molecular Dynamics Simulation, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 48-51

H.-T. Li, J.B. Patel, G.M. Scamans, Z. Fan, Melt Conditioned Direct-chill (MC-DC) Casting of Al and Mg Alloys, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 589-592

H.-T. Li, J.B. Patel, Z. Fan, Solidification Mechanisms of Melt Conditioned Direct-chill (MC-DC) Casting, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 137-140

I.T.H. Chang, Q. Cai, X. Zhu, Y. Zhang, F. Gao, Z. Fan, Refinement of Eutectic Microstructure in Quaternary Al-Cu-Si-Mg Alloys, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 406-409

J. Lazaro Nebreda, J.B. Patel, I.C. Stone, G.M. Scamans, Z. Fan, De-Ironing of Aluminium Alloy Scrap by High Shear Melt Conditioning Technology, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 601-60

J. Wu, R. Morrell, L. Chapman, J. Clark, P. Quested, Characterisation of Thermal Conductivity Reference Material Using the NPL Axial Heat Flow Apparatus, In High Temperatures-High Pressure, 21st European Conference of Thermophysical Properties, 3-8 September 2017, Graz, Austria. In press.

J.B. Patel, J. Lazaro Nebreda, Z. Fan, Efficient De-gassing of Aluminium Alloy Melts by High Shear Melt Conditioning Technology, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 597-600

J.B. Patel, M.J. Balart, Z. Fan, Grain Refinement of Pure Copper, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 103-106

J.W. Xian, S.A. Belyakov, K. Nogita, H. Yasuda, C.M. Gourlay, Faceted and Nonfaceted Growth of Cu6Sn5 Crystals, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 251-254

J.W. Xian, Z.L. Ma, H. Shang, S.A. Belyakov, C.M. Gourlay, Heterogeneous Nucleation Mechanisms in Solder Joints, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 66-69

Ji, D. Watson, Z. Fan, X-Ray Computed Tomographic Investigation of High Pressure Die Castings, In Proceedings of Light Metals 2017, 26 February – 2 March 2017, San Diego, California, ed. A.P. Ratvik, Springer, 867–866, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51541-0_104

K. Al-Helal, I.C. Stone, Z. Fan, Refinement and Modification of Silicon Phases in Solidification of High Purity Hypereutectic AL-15Si Alloy, In Proceedings of the Liquid Metal Processing & Casting Conference, LMPC 2017, 10-13 September 2017, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, eds. M.J.M. Krane, R.M. Ward, S. Rudoler, A.J. Elliott, A. Pate, 281-286

K. Schneider, B.J. McKay, N. Hari Babu, Influence of Alloying Elements on Intermetallic Formation in Al-Mg Compound Castings, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 189-192

K.W. Al-Helal, I.C. Stone, Z. Fan, Effect of Solidification Rate on Macro-segregation and Morphologies of Silicon Phases in Solidification of Al-15Si Alloy, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 517-520

K.W. Al-Helal, P.M. Thomas, Z. Fan, Design and Development of Continuous Melt-conditioned Twin Roll Casting Process for Aluminium Alloys, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 671-674

L. Bolzoni, H.B. Nadendla, Equiaxed Structure in DC-casting Al-10Si Billets via Engineered Nucleation, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 141-144

L. Wang, X. Ge, M. Xia, W. Lu, Y. Wang, H.B. Nadendla, J.G. Li, Nucleation Pathway of Pure Al on Al2O3(10–10) Substrate, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 70-73

M. Rahimian, S. Ji, P. Blake, D. Watson, Z. Fan, The Effect of Transition Alloying Elements on the Microstructure of Al-Si Alloys, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 403-405

Nafisul, R.F. Cochrane, A.M. Mullis, Morphology of Order-Disorder Structures in Rapidly Solidified L12 Intermetallics, In Proceedings of TMS 2017 146th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, 26 February – 2 March 2017, San Diego, California, USA, ed. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), 729–736, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51493-2_70

Oloyede, R.F. Cochrane, A.M. Mullis, Phase Transformation, Microstructural Evolution and Property Modification in Rapidly Solidified Grey Cast Iron, In Proceedings of TMS 2017 146th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, 26 February – 2 March 2017, San Diego, California, USA, ed. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), 719–727, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51493-2_69

P. Quested, R. Morrell, A. Dinsdale, L Chapman, The Measurement and Estimation of Density for Selected Liquid Alloys, In High Temperatures-High Pressure, 21st European Conference of Thermophysical Properties, 3-8 September 2017, Graz, Austria. In press.

P. Quested, R. Morrell, A. Dinsdale, L. Chapman, The Measurement and Estimation of Density for Selected Liquid Alloys, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 538-542

P.C. Bollada, A.M. Mullis, Phase Field Modelling of Multiphase Alloy Solidification: A Review, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 197-200

P.C. Bollada, P.K. Jimack, A.M. Mullis, Faceting in Al-Si using Phase Field, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 247-250

R. Ritwik, P.N. Quested, Viscosity of Liquid Metals - Some Experiments with Concentric Cylinder Viscometers, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 521-524

Rahimian, S. Ji, P. Blake, D. Watson, Z. Fan, Microstructural Transition and Elevated Temperature Tensile Properties of Modified Al-Si-Cu-Mg Alloys, In Proceedings of Light Metals 2017, 26 February – 2 March 2017, San Diego, California, USA, ed. A.P. Ratvik, Springer, 419–425, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51541-0_52

S. Amirkhanlou, S. Ji, Y. Zhang, D. Watson, High Modulus Al-based Alloy Prepared by Low Pressure Die Casting In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 683-689

S. Khorsand, Y. Huang, Integrated Casting-extrusion of an AA6082 Aluminium Alloy, In Proceedings of Light Metals 2017, TMS 2017, The Minerals, Metals and Materials Series, 26 February-2 March 2017, San Diego, California, ed. A.P. Ratvik, Springer, 235-241, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51541-0_32

S.A. Belyakov, T. Nishimura, T. Akaiwa, K. Sweatman, C.M. Gourlay, Role of Bi in Microstructure Formation of Sn-Cu-Ni Based BGAs on Cu Metallizations, In Proceedings of the 2017 International Conference on Electronics Packaging (ICEP), 19 – 22 April 2017, Yamagata, Japan, 232-236

Subroto, C.L. Mendis, F. D’Elia, G. Szakács, J.L. Fife, N. Hort, K.U. Kainer, D. Tolnai, 3D Microstructural Evolution on Solidifying Mg–5Nd–5Zn Alloy Observed via In Situ Synchrotron Tomography, In Proceedings of Magnesium Technology 2017, 26 February – 2 March 2017, San Diego, California, ed. K.N. Solanki, D. Orlov, A. Singh, N.R. Neelameggham, Springer, 2017, 99–106, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-52392-7_83

T.C. Su, C. O’Sullivan, T. Nagira, H. Yasuda, C.M. Gourlay, Exploring Semi-solid Deformation with the Discrete Element Method and Synchrotron Radiography, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 512-516

Tong, J.B. Patel, I.C. Stone, Z. Fan, D.J. Browne, The Scale-Up of High Shear Processing for the Purification of Recycled Molten Scrap Aluminium Alloy: Key Features of Fluid Flow, In Proceedings of Light Metals 2017, 26 February – 2 March 2017, San Diego, California, ed. A.P. Ratvik, Springer, 1123–1129, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51541-0_135

Wang, G. Peng, Z. Fan, Grain Refinement of Mg and its Alloy by Inoculation of In Situ MgO Particles, In Proceedings of Magnesium Technology 2017, 26 February – 2 March 2017, San Diego, California, ed. K.N. Solanki, D. Orlov, A. Singh, N.R. Neelameggham, Springer, 2017, 99–106, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-52392-7_17

X. Dong, S. Ji, Y. Zhang, Z. Fan, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of a Cast Al-Si-Mg-Cu Alloy Refined by Al5Ti1B and Al3Ti3B, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 107-110

X.L. Yang, H.-T. Li, J.B. Patel, Z. Fan, Improving Particle Distribution in Metal Matrix Composites by Intensive Melt Shearing, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 613-616

X.L. Yang, J.B. Patel, C.L. Mendis, Z. Fan, Melt Conditioned Twin Roll Casting (MC-TRC) Process for Thin Gauge Mg Alloy Strip, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 585-588

Y. Huang, L. Zhou, M. Razavi, The Impact of High Shear Treatment on the HA Particle Distribution and Microstructure of Mg-HA Nanocomposite Castings, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 625-629

Y. Huang, Steady State and a General Scale Law of Deformation, In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 38th Risø International Symposium on Materials Science, 4-8 September 2017, Roskilde, Denmark, 012029, DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/219/1/012029

Y. Qiu, H. Assadi, Z. Fan, Modelling of Microstructure Evolution in Twin-Roll Casting of Magnesium, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 571-575

Y. Wang, H.-T. Li, Z. Fan, Grain Refinement of Al- and Mg- alloys by Native Oxide Particles, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 81-86

Y. Wang, Z.P. Que, Y. Zhang, Z. Fan, Effect of Interfacial Segregation on Heterogeneous Nucleation, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 56-60

Y. Zhang, J.B. Patel, Z. Fan, Melt Conditioned High Pressure Die Casting of AZ91D Mg Alloy with Improved Variation of Mechanical Properties In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 593-596

Y. Zhao, W. Du, B. Koe, T. Connolley, S. Irvine, P.K. Allan, C.M. Schlepütz, W. Zhang, F. Wang, D.G. Eskin, J. Mi, Synchrotron X-ray Tomography Studies of Fe-rich Intermetallic Phases in Al Alloys, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 263-266

Z. Fan, F. Gao, S.Z. Lu, L. Zhou, A New Concept of Growth Restriction Coefficient, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 91-94

Z.P. Que, Y.P. Zhou, Y. Wang, Z. Fan, Composition Templating for Heterogeneous Nucleation of Intermetallic Compounds, In Proceedings of the 6th Decennial International Conference on Solidification Processing (SP17), 25-28 July 2017, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, 158-161

Zhang, S. Ji, Z. Fan, The Enhancement of Mechanical Properties of A356 Alloy Solidified at Lower Cooling Rate via Effectively Grain Refinement, In Proceedings of Light Metals 2017, 26 February – 2 March 2017, San Diego, California, ed. A.P. Ratvik, Springer, 221–226, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51541-0_30

A. Dybalska, D.G. Eskin, J.B. Patel, Validation of the Physical Simulations of a Stirred Molten Metal Using Particle Image Velocimetry Data, JOM, 70 (7) 2018, 1256-1260, DOI: 10.1007/s11837-018-2924-y

A. Khvan, D.G. Eskin, K. Starodub, A. Dinsdale, F. Wang, C.M. Fang, V. Cheverikin, M. Gorshenkov, New Insights into Solidification and Phase Equilibria in the Al-Al3Zr System: Theoretical and Experimental Investigations, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 743 (2018), 626-638, DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.02.023

A. Piglione, B. Dovgyy, C. Liu, C.M. Gourlay, P. Hooper, M. Pham, Printability and Microstructure of the CoCrFeMnNi High-entropy Alloy Fabricated by Laser Powder Bed Fusion, Materials Letters, 224 (2018), 22-25, DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2018.04.052

A.G. Bhagurkar, A. Yamamoto, L. Wang, M. Xia, A. R. Dennis, J.H. Durrell, T.A. Aljohani, H.B. Nadendla, D.A. Cardwell, High Trapped Fields in C-doped MgB2 Bulk Superconductors Fabricated by Infiltration and Growth Process, Scientific reports, 8 (1) (2018), 13320, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-31416-3

A.M. Mullis, P.C. Bollada, P.K. Jimack, Development of an Anti-Trapping Current for Phase Field Models Using Arbitrary CALPHAD Thermodynamics, Materials Science Forum, 941 (2018), 2337-2342, DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.941.2337

A.M. Mullis, P.C. Bollada, P.K. Jimack, Simulation of Intermetallic Solidification Using Phase-Field Techniques, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, 71 (2018), 2617-2622, DOI: 10.1007/s12666-018-1428-3

A.M. Mullis, P.C. Bollada, P.K. Jimack, Simulation of Intermetallic Solidification using Phase-field Techniques, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, 71 (2018), 2617-2622, DOI: 10.1007/s12666-018-1428-3

A.T. Miranda, L. Bolzoni, N. Barekar, Y. Huang, J. Shin, S.H. Ko, B.J. McKay, Processing, Structure and Thermal Conductivity Correlation in Carbon Fibre Reinforced Aluminium Metal Matrix Composites, Materials & Design, 156 (2018), 329-339, DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2018.06.059

B. Jiang, H. Men, Z. Fan, Atomic Ordering in the Liquid Adjacent to an Atomically Rough Solid Surface, Computational Materials Science, 153 (2018), 73-81, DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2018.06.005

C.M. Fang, H. Men, Z. Fan, Chemical Effect of Substrates on Prenucleation, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 49A (2018), 6231-6241, DOI: 10.1007/s11661-018-4882-y

C.M. Fang, Z. Fan, A Comparative Study of Prenucleation on Zr and MgO Substrates by Ab Initio MD Simulations, In Proceedings of The 11th International Conference on Magnesium Alloys and Their Applications, 24 to 27 July 2018, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, C.L. Mendis, 41-50, link to full text

C.M. Fang, Z. Fan, An Ab Initio Study on Stacking and Stability of TiAl3 Phases, Computational Materials Science, 153 (2018), 309-314, DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2018.07.011

C.M. MacRae, A.E. Hughes, J.S. Laird, A.M. Glenn, N.C. Wilson, A. Torpy, M.A. Gibson, X. Zhou, N. Birbilis, G.E. Thompson, An Examination of the Composition and Microstructure of Coarse Intermetallic Particles in AA2099 T8, including Li Detection, Microscopy and Microanalysis, In press, 2018, DOI: 10.1017/S1431927618000454

D. Liu, H. Lin, X. Zhou, Y. Wu, Effect of Cooling Conditions on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Friction Stir Welded 7055 Aluminium Alloy Joints, Materials Characterization, 141 (2018), 74-85, DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2018.04.029

E. Liotti, C. Arteta, A. Zisserman, A. Lui, V. Lempitsky, P.S. Grant, Crystal Nucleation in Metallic Alloys using X-ray Radiography and Machine Learning, Science Advances, 4 (2018), eaar4004, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aar4004

G. Lin, D. Liu, M. Chen, C. You, Z. Li, Y. Wang, W. Li, Preparation and Characterization of Biodegradable Mg-Zn-Ca/MgO Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications, Materials Characterization, 144 (2018), 120-130, DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2018.06.028

G. Liu, S. Ji, Effect of Bi on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Sn-Zn Alloys Processed by Rolling Material Characterization, 137 (2018), 39-49, DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2018.01.017

G. Zeng, J.W. Xian, C.M. Gourlay, Nucleation and Growth Crystallography of Al8Mn5 on B2-Al(Mn,Fe) in AZ91 Magnesium Alloys, Acta Materialia, In press, 2018, DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2018.04.032

G.S. Peng, G.S. Song, Y. Wang, K.H. Chen, S.Y. Chen, Intensive Melt Shearing and Calcium Concentration Effects on Grain Refinement of Commercial Purity Mg, International Journal of Cast Metals Research, 31 (2018), 99-107, DOI: 10.1080/13640461.2017.1376828

G.S. Peng, Y. Wang, Z. Fan, Competitive Heterogeneous Nucleation between Zr and MgO Particles in Commercial Purity Mg, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 49 (2018), 2182–2192, DOI: 10:1007/s11661-018-4594-3

H. Hajipour, A. Abdollah-zadeh, H. Assadi, E. Taheri-Nassaj, H. Jahed, Effect of Feedstock Powder Morphology on Cold-Sprayed Titanium Dioxide Coatings, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 27 (8) (2018), 1542-1550, DOI: 10.1007/s11666-018-0782-3

H. Men, Z. Fan, Prenucleation Induced by Crystalline Substrates, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, (2018), DOI: 10.1007/s11661-018-4628-x

I. Fartushna, M. Mardani, A. Khvan, V. Cheverikin, D. Ivanov, A. Kondratiev, and A. Dinsdale, Phase Equilibria in the Ce-Co-Fe-System at 900 °C, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 756 (2018), 644-649, DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.06.261

J. Wang, P. Andrews, C. Butler, E. McAlpine, G.M. Scamans, X. Zhou, Optical Cleanliness Measurement Methods for Aluminium Sheet Surfaces, Surface and Interface Analysis, (2018), 1-10, DOI: 10.1002/sia.6566

J. Xian, M. Mohd Salleh, S. Belyakov, T. Su, G. Zeng, K. Nogita, H. Yasuda, C.M. Gourlay, Influence of Ni on the Refinement and Twinning of Primary Cu6Sn5 in Sn-0.7Cu-0.05Ni, Intermetallics, 102 (2018), 34-45, DOI: 10.1016/j.intermet.2018.08.002

L. Li, S. Ji, Q. Zhu, Y. Wang, X. Dong, W. Yang, S. Midson, Y. Kang, Effect of Zn Concentration on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Al-Mg-Si-Zn Alloys Processed by Gravity Die Casting, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 49 (2018), 3247-3256, DOI: 10.1007/s11661-018-4684-2

L. Yang, G. Liu, L. Ma, E. Zhang, X. Zhou, G.E. Thompson, Effect of Iron Content on the Corrosion of Pure Magnesium: Critical Factor for Iron Tolerance Limit, Corrosion Science, In press, 2018, DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2018.04.024

M. Rahimian, S. Amirkhanlou, P. Blake, S. Ji, Nanoscale Zr-containing precipitates; a Solution for Significant Improvement of High-temperature strength in Al-Si-Cu-Mg alloys, Materials Science and Engineering: A, 721 (2018), 328-338, DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2018.02.060

M. Razavi, Y. Huang, Assessment of Magnesium-Based Biomaterials: From Bench to Clinic, Biomaterials Science, 7 (2019), 2241-2263

M. Xu, L. Wang, W. Lu, L. Zhang, H. Nadendla, Y. Wang, M. Xia, J. Li, The Nucleation Potency of In-situ Formed Oxides in Liquid Iron, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 49A (2018), 1762-1769, DOI: 10.1007/s11661-018-4528-0

M.C. Veale, P. Seller, M. Wilson, E. Liotti, HEXITEC: A High-Energy X-ray Spectroscopic Imaging Detector for Synchrotron Applications Synchrotron Radiation News, 31 (6) (2018), 28-32, DOI: 10.1080/08940886.2018.1528431

M.H. Chen, P.C. Bollad, P.K. Jimack, Dynamic Load Balancing for the Parallel, Adaptive, Multigrid Solution of Implicit Phase-field Simulations, International Journal of Numerical Analysis and Modeling, In review, 2018, link to full text

M.M. Moradi, H.J. Aval, R. Jamaati, S. Amirkhanlou, S. Ji, Microstructure and Texture Evolution of Friction Stir Welded Dissimilar Aluminum Alloys: AA2024 and AA6061, Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 32 (2018), 1-10, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmapro.2018.01.016

N. Hou, S.A. Belyakov, L. Pay, A. Sugiyama, H. Yasuda, C.M. Gourlay, Competition Between Stable and Metastable Eutectic Growth in Sn-Ni Alloys, Acta Materialia, 149 (2018), 119-131, DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2018.02.034

N. Liu, C. Chen, I. Chang, P. Zhou, X. Wang, Compositional Dependence of Phase Selection in CoCrCu0.1FeMoNi-Based High-Entropy Alloys, Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 11 (8) (2018), 1290, DOI: 10.3390/ma11081290

P. Maier, M. Bechly, C.L. Mendis, N. Hort, Precipitation Hardening on Mechanical and Corrosion Properties of Extruded Mg10Gd Modified with Nd and La, Metals, 8 (8) (2018), 640, DOI: 10.3390/met8080640

P. Pandee, C.M. Gourlay, S.A. Belyakov, G. Zeng, U. Patakham, K. Chanyathunyaroj, C. Limmaneevichitr, AlSi2Sc2 Intermetallic Formation in Al-7Si-0.3Mg-xSc Alloys and their Effects on As-cast Properties, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 731 (2018), 1159-1170, DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.10.125

P.C. Bollada, P.K. Jimack, A.M. Mullis, A Numerical Approach to Compensate for Phase Field Interface Effects in Alloy Solidification, Computational Materials Science, 151 (2018), 338-350, DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2018.04.050

P.C. Bollada, P.K. Jimack, A.M. Mullis, Faceted and Dendritic Morphology Change in Alloy Solidification, Computational Materials Science, 144 (2018), 76-84, DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2017.12.007

P.C. Bollada, P.K. Jimack, A.M. Mullis, Numerical Approach to Compensate for Phase-field Interface Effects in Alloy Solidification, Computational Materials Science, 151 (2018), 338-350, DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2018.04.050

Q. Yuan, Y. Huang, D. Liu, M. Chen, Effects of Solidification Cooling Rate on the Corrosion Resistance of a Biodegradable ß-TCP/Mg-Zn-Ca Composite, Bioelectrochemistry, 124 (2018), 93-104, DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2018.07.005

R. Nikbakht, S.H. Seyedein, S. Kheirandish, H. Assadi, B. Jodoin, Asymmetrical Bonding in Cold Spraying of Dissimilar Materials, Applied Surface Science, 444 (2018), 621-632, DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.03.103

R.H. Buzolin, C.L. Mendis, D. Tolnai, E.P. da Silva, K.U. Kainer, N. Hort, , H.C. Pinto, On The Influence of Solution and Ageing Treatments on the Microstructure of ZK40 Alloys Modified with Ca, Gd, Nd and Y Additions, Practical Metallography, 55 (4) (2018), 268-287, DOI: 10.3139/147.110518

R.H. Buzolin, M. Mohedano, C.L. Mendis, B. Mingo, D. Tolnai, C. Blawert, K. Kainer, H. Pinto, N. Hort, Corrosion Behaviour of As-cast ZK40 with CaO and Y Additions, Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition), 28 (2018), 427-439, DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(18)64676-X

S. Belyakov, J. Xian, G. Zeng, K. Sweatman, T. Nishimura, T. Akaiwa, C.M. Gourlay, Precipitation and Coarsening of Bismuth Plates in Sn-Ag-Cu-Bi and Sn-Cu-Ni-Bi Solder Joints, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 30 (1) (2018), 378-390, DOI: 10.1007/s10854-018-0302-8

S. Feng, E. Liotti, A. Lui, S. Kumar, A. Mahadevegowda, K.A.Q. O’Reilly, P.S. Grant, An In-situ Method to Estimate the Tip Temperature and Phase Selection of Secondary Fe-rich Intermetallics using Synchrotron X-ray Radiography, Scripta Materialia, 149 (2018), 44-48, DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2018.02.001

S.D. Liu, H. Lin, X. Zhou, Y. Wu, Effect of Cooling Conditions on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Friction Stir Welded 7055 Aluminium Alloy Joints, Materials Characterization, 141 (2018), 74-85, DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2018.04.029

T. Gu, C.M. Gourlay, T. Britton, Evaluating Creep Deformation in Controlled Microstructures of Sn-3Ag-0.5Cu Solder, Journal of Electronic Materials, 48 (1) (2018), 107-121, DOI: 10.1007/s11664-018-6744-1

T.A. Kassam, N. Hari Babu, N. Ludford, S. Yan, A. Howkins, Secondary Phase Interaction at Interfaces of High-Strength Brazed Joints made using Liquid Phase Sintered Alumina Ceramics and Ag-Cu-Ti Braze Alloys, Nature Scientific Reports, 8 (2018), 3352, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-20674-w

T.L. Lee, J. Mi, S.B. Ren, J.F. Fan, S. Kabra, S.Y. Zhang, P.S. Grant, Modelling and Neutron Diffraction Characterization of the Interfacial Bonding of Spray Formed Dissimilar Steels, Acta Materialia, 155 (2018), 318-330, DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2018.05.055

W. Li, H. Assadi, F. Gaertner, S. Yin, A Review of Advanced Composite and Nanostructured Coatings by Solid-State Cold Spraying Process Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences, (2018), 1-48, DOI: 10.1080/10408436.2017.1410778

W. Yang, S. Ji, R. Zhang, J. Zhang, L. Liu, Abnormal Grain Refinement Behaviour in High-Pressure Die Casting of Pure Mg with Addition of Zr as Grain Refiner, JOM, 70 (2018), 2555-2560, DOI: 10.1007/s11837-018-3087-6

X. Dong, H. Yang, X. Zhu, S. Ji, High Strength and Ductility Aluminium Alloy Processed by High Pressure Die Casting, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 773 (2018), 86-96, DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.09.260

X. Dong, S. Ji, Si Poisoning and Promotion on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Al–Si–Mg Cast Alloys, Journal of Materials Science, 53 (2018), 7778-7792, DOI: 10.1007/s10853-018-2022-0

X. Dong, Y. Zhang, S. Amirkhanlou, S. Ji, High Performance Gravity Cast Al9Si0.45Mg0.4Cu Alloy Inoculated with AlB2 and TiB2, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 252 (2018), 604-611, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2017.10.028

X. Dong, Y. Zhang, S. Ji, Improvement of Mechanical Properties in a High Silicon Al-Si-Mg Alloy through Effective Grain Refinement in Sand Casting, SciFed Journal of Metallurgical Science, 1 (2018), 1000001

X. Huang, X. Dong, L. Liu, P. Li, An Improved Modified Embedded-Atom Method Potential to Fit the Properties of Silicon at High Temperature, Computational Materials Science, 153 (2018), 251-257, DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2018.07.001

X. Zhang, B. Liu, X. Zhou, J. Wang, T. Hashimoto, C. Luo, Z. Sun, Z. Tang, F. Lu, Laser Welding Introduced Segregation and its Influence on the Corrosion Behaviour of Al-Cu-Li Alloy, Corrosion Science, 135 (2018), 177-191, DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2018.02.044

X. Zhang, B. Liu, X. Zhou, J. Wang, T. Hashimoto, C. Luo, Z. Sun, Z. Tang, F. Lu, Laser Welding Introduced Segregation and its Influence on the Corrosion Behaviour of Al-Cu-Li Alloy, Corrosion Science, 135 (2018), 177-191, DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2018.02.044

X. Zhang, X. Zhou, J. Nilsson, Z. Dong, C. Cai, Corrosion Behaviour of AA6082 Al-Mg-Si Alloy Extrusion: Recrystallized and Non-recrystallized Structures, Corrosion Science, 144 (2018), 163-171, DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2018.08.047

X. Zhang, X. Zhou, J.-O. Nilsson, Z. Dong, C. Cai, Corrosion Behaviour of AA6082 Al-Mg-Si Alloy Extrusion: Recrystallized and Non-recrystallized Structures, Corrosion Science, 144 (2018), 163-171, DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2018.08.047

X. Zhu, P. Blake, K. Dou, S. Ji, Strengthening Die-Cast Al-Mg and Al-Mg-Mn Alloys with Fe as a Beneficial Element, Materials Science and Engineering A, 732 (2018), 240-250, DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2018.07.005

X. Zhu, P. Blake, S. Ji, The Formation Mechanism of Al6 (Fe, Mn) Phase in Die-Cast Al-Mg Alloys, CrystEngComm, 20 (27) (2018), 3839-3848, DOI: 10.1039/C8CE00675J

X.L. Yang, C.L. Mendis, J.B. Patel, Z. Fan, Microstructure Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Thin Strip Twin Roll Cast (TRC) Mg Sheet, Minerals, Metals and Materials Series, F7 (2018), 429-432, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-72332-7_66

Y. Huang, J. Li, L. Zhou, Mg-3Zn-0.5Zr/HA Nanocomposites Fabricated by High Shear Solidification and Equal Channel Angular Extrusion, Materials Science and Technology, 34 (15) (2018), 1868-1879, DOI: 10.1080/02670836.2018.1495880

Y. Zhang, J.B. Patel, J. Lazaro-Nebreda, Z. Fan, Improved Defect Control and Mechanical Property Variation in High-Pressure Die Casting of A380 Alloy by High Shear Melt Conditioning, JOM, 70 (2018), 2726-2730, DOI: 10.1007/s11837-018-3005-y

Y. Zhang, J.B. Patel, Y. Wang, Z. Fan, Variation Improvement of Mechanical Properties of Mg-9Al-1Zn Alloy with Melt Conditioned High Pressure Die Casting, Materials Characterization, 144 (2018), 498-504, DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2018.08.007

Y. Zhang, S. Amirkhanlou, S. Ji, Reinforcement of TiB2 Nanoparticles in Aluminium Piston Alloys for High Performance at Elevated Temperature, Nanomanufacturing and Metrology, 1 (4) (2018), 248-251, DOI: 10.1007/s41871-018-0027-6

Z. Fan, F. Gao, L. Zhou, S.Z. Lu, A New Concept for Growth Restriction During Solidification, Acta Materialia, 152 (2018), 248-257, DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2018.04.045

Z. Hong, A. Morrison, H. Zhang, S.G. Roberts, P.S. Grant, Development of a Novel Melt Spinning Based Processing Route for Oxide Dispersion Strengthened Steels, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 49 (2018), 604-612, DOI: 10.1007/s11661-017-4398-x

Z. Hong, A. Morrison, H. Zhang, S.G. Roberts, P.S. Grant, Development of a Novel Melt Spinning Based Processing Route for Oxide Dispersion Strengthened Steels, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 49 (2018), 604–612, DOI: 10.1007/s11661-017-4398-x

Z.L. Ma, S.A. Belyakov, J.W. Xian, C.M. Gourlay, Nucleation and Twinning in Tin Droplet Solidification on Single Crystal Intermetallic Compounds, Acta Materialia, 150 (2018), 281-294, DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2018.02.047

Z.P. Que, Y. Wang, Z. Fan, Formation of the Fe-Containing Intermetallic Compounds during Solidification of Al-5Mg-2Si-0.7Mn-1.1Fe Alloy, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 49 (2018), 2173-2181, DOI: 10.1007/s11661-018-4591-6

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Conferences

A.M. Mullis, P.C. Bollada, P.K. Jimack, Development of an Anti-Trapping Current for Phase-Field Models Using Arbitrary CALPHAD Thermodynamics, In Proceedings of THERMEC’ 2018, International Conference on Processing and Manufacture of Advanced Materials, 8-13 July 2018, Paris, Materials Science Forum, 941, 2337-2342, DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.941.2337

A.M. Mullis, P.C. Bollada, P.K. Jimack, Phase-field Modelling of Intermetallic Solidification, In 147th Annual Meeting & Exhibition Supplemental Proceedings, TMS 2018, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series, 11-15 March 2018, Arizona, USA, eds. TMS 2018, Springer, Cham, 587-596, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-72526-0_55

G.S.B. Lebon, H.T. Li, J.B. Patel, H. Assadi, Z. Fan, Numerical Modelling of Melt Conditioned Direct-chill (MC-DC) Casting of AZ31 Magnesium Alloy, In Proceedings of The 11th International Conference on Magnesium Alloys and Their Applications, 24 to 27 July 2018, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, C. Mendis, 100-106, DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2019.08.032

H.T. Li, J.B. Patel, Z. Fan, Melt Conditioned Direct-chill (MC-DC) Casting of Mg Alloys, In Proceedings of The 11th International Conference on Magnesium Alloys and Their Applications, 24 to 27 July 2018, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, C. Mendis, 107-114

H.T. Li, J.B. Patel, Z. Fan, Solidification Mechanisms of Melt Conditioned Direct-chill (MC-DC) Casting, In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Aluminium Alloys (ICAA16), 17-21 June 2018, Montreal, Canada, link to full text

I. Tzanakis, G.S.B. Lebon, D.G. Eskin, M. Hyde, P.S. Grant, Investigation of Acoustic Streaming and Cavitation Intensity in Water as a Liquid Metal Analogue, In Proceedings of the ASME 10th International Symposium on Cavitation (CAV2018). DOI: 10.1115/1.861851_ch113

J. Lazaro-Nebreda, J.B. Patel, G.M. Scamans, Z. Fan, Multi-purpose High Shear Melt Conditioning Technology for Effective Melt Quality and for Recycling of Al-Alloy Scrap, In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Aluminium Alloys (ICAA16), 17-21 June 2018, Montreal, Canada, link to full text

J.B. Patel, H.T. Li, X.L. Yang, Y. Zhang, Z. Fan, Developments in Application of High Shear Melt Conditioning (HSMC) Technology to Mg Alloys, In Proceedings of The 11th International Conference on Magnesium Alloys and Their Applications, 24 to 27 July 2018, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, C.L. Mendis, 18-25

P.C. Bollada, A.M. Mullis, P.K. Jimack, Free Energy vs. Grand Potential Energy Formulations in Phase Field Modelling of Alloy Solidification, In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Solidification & Gravity 2018, 3-6 September 2018, Miskolc-Lillafüred, Hungary, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, ISBN 978-963-508-889-8, 47-51, link to full text

S. Amirkhanlou, S. Ji, Stiffness Improvement Through Alloying Elements in Al Alloys, In Light Metals 2018, TMS 2018, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series, 11-15 March 2018, Arizona, USA, eds. O. Martin, Springer, Cham, 431-433, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-72284-9_58

X. Dong, S. Ji, Grain Refinement of Al–Si–Mg Cast Alloys by Al3Ti3B Master Alloy, In Light Metals 2018, TMS 2018, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series, 11-15 March 2018, Arizona, USA, eds. O. Martin, Springer, Cham, 319-323, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-72284-9_43

X.L. Yang, C.L. Mendis, J.B. Patel, Y. Huang, Z. Fan, Development of Melt-Conditioned Twin-Roll Casting (MC-TRC) Process for Thin Gauge Mg Alloy Strip Production, In Proceedings of The 11th International Conference on Magnesium Alloys and Their Applications, 24 to 27 July 2018, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, C.L. Mendis, 69-75

Y. Zhang, J.B. Patel, Z. Fan, Improvement on Variation of Mechanical Properties of AZ91 Alloy by Melt Conditioned High Pressure Die Casting (MC-HPDC), In Proceedings of The 11th International Conference on Magnesium Alloys and Their Applications, 24 to 27 July 2018, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, C.L. Mendis, 93-99

Z. Fan, Heterogeneous Nucleation, Grain Initiation and Grain Refinement of Mg-Alloys, In Proceedings of The 11th International Conference on Magnesium Alloys and Their Applications, 24 to 27 July 2018, Old Windsor, UK, ed. Z. Fan, C.L. Mendis, 7-17

A. Dinsdale, C.M. Fang, Z.P. Que, Z. Fan, Understanding the Thermodynamics and Crystal Structure of Complex Fe Containing Intermetallic Phases Formed on Solidification of Aluminium Alloys, JOM, 71 (2019), 1731-1736, DOI: 10.1007/s11837-019-03380-4

A. Dybalska, D.G. Eskin, J.B. Patel, Optimal Stator Design for Oxide Films Shearing Found by Physical Modelling, In Minerals, Metals and Materials Series, (2019), 181-192, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-05728-2_17

A. Miranda, N. Barekar, B.J. McKay, MWCNTs and Its Use in Al-MMCs for Ultra-High Thermal Conductivity Applications: A Review, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 774 (2019), 820-840, DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.09.202

Bolzoni, L., & Nadendla, H.-B. (2019). Efficacy of borides in grain refining Al-Si alloys dataset [Data set]. Brunel University London. DOI: 10.1007/s11661-018-5017-1

C.B. Basak, A. Meduri, H.B. Nadendla, Influence of Ni in High Fe Containing Recyclable Al-Si Cast Alloys, Materials & Design, 182 (2019), 108017, DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2019.108017

C.M. Fang, A. Dinsdale, Z.P. Que, Z. Fan, Intrinsic defects in and electronic properties of θ-Al13Fe4: an ab initio DFT study, JPhys Materials, 2 (2019) 015004, DOI: 10.1088/2515-7639/aaf5d7

D. Herlach, S. Burggraf, M. Reinartz, P.K. Galenko, M. Rettenmayr, Ch.-A. Gandin, H. Henein, A. Mullis, A. Ilbagi, J. Valloton, Dendrite Growth in Undercooled Al-rich Al-Ni Melts Measured on Earth and in Space, Physical Review Materials, 3 (2019), 073402, DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.3.073402

D.G. Eskin, I. Tzanakis, F. Wang, G.S.B. Lebon, T. Subroto, K. Pericleous, J. Mi, Fundamental Studies of Ultrasonic Melt Processing, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 52 (2019), 455-67, DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2018.12.028

E. Bagherpour, Y. Huang, Z. Fan, Assessment of Self-Piercing Riveted Joints Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process, Metals, 9 (7) (2019), 760, DOI: 10.3390/met9070760

E. Liotti, C. Kirk, I. Todd, K. Knight, S. Hogg, Synchrotron X-ray and Neutron Investigation of the Structure and Thermal Expansion of the Monoclinic Al13Cr2 Phase, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 781 (2019), 1198-1208, DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.12.132

E. Lordan, J. Lazaro-Nebreda, Y. Zhang, Z. Fan, Effective Degassing for Reduced Variability in High-Pressure Die Casting Performance, JOM 71 (2019) Issue 2, 824-830, DOI: 10.1007/s11837-018-3186-4

F. Wang, Z. Fan, Characterization of AlN Inclusion Particles Formed in Commercial Purity Aluminium, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 50 (5) (2019), 2519-2526, DOI: 10.1007/s11661-019-05150-y

G. Liu, S. Ji, Microstructure, Dynamic Restoration and Recrystallization Texture of Sn-Cu after Rolling at Room Temperature, Materials Characterization, 150 (2019), 174-183, DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2019.02.032

G. Liu, S. Khorsand, S. Ji, Electrochemical Corrosion Behaviour of Sn-Zn-xBi Alloys Used for Miniature Detonating Cords, Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 35 (2019), 1618-1628, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2019.03.026

G. Salloum-Abou-Jaoude, D.G. Eskin, G.S.B. Lebon, C. Barbatti, P. Jarry, M. Jarrett , Altering the Microstructure Morphology by Ultrasound Melt Processing During 6XXX Aluminium DC-Casting, In Light Metals 2019, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series, (2019), 1605-10, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-05864-7_203

G.S.B. Lebon, G. Salloum-Abou-Jaoude, D.G. Eskin, I. Tzanakis, K. Pericleous, P. Jarry, Numerical Modelling of Acoustic Streaming During the Ultrasonic Melt Treatment of Direct-Chill (DC) Casting, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 54 (2019), 171-182, DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2019.02.002

G.S.B. Lebon, I. Tzanakis, K. Pericleous, D.G. Eskin, P.S. Grant, The Essential Role of Cavitation Bubble Fraction in Controlling Acoustic Streaming: Relevance to Ultrasonic Liquid Metal Processing, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 55 (2019), 243-255, DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2019.01.021

G.S.B. Lebon, I. Tzanakis, K. Pericleous, D.G. Eskin, P.S. Grant, Ultrasonic Liquid Metal Processing: The Essential Role of Cavitation Bubbles in Controlling Acoustic Streaming, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 55 (2019), 243-255, DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2019.01.021

H. van Gog, W.F. Li, C.M. Fang, R.S. Koster, M. Dijkstra, M.A. van Huis, Thermal Stability and Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Atomically Thin 2D Transition Metal Oxides, NPJ 2D Materials and Applications (Nature), 3 (18) (2019), DOI: 10.1038/s41699-019-0100-z

I. Tzanakis, G.S.B. Lebon, T. Subroto, D.G. Eskin, K. Pericleous, Acoustic Cavitation Measurements and Modelling in Liquid Aluminium, In Light Metals 2019, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series, 996 (2019), 1533-8, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-05864-7_193

J. Lazaro-Nebreda, J.B. Patel, I.T.H. Chang, I.C. Stone, Z. Fan, Solidification Processing of Scrap Al-Alloys Containing High Levels of Fe, In IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 529 (2019), 012059, DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/529/1/012059

J. Wang, H. Yang, H. Huang, J. Ruan, S. Ji, In-Situ Mo Nanoparticles Strengthened CoCrNi Medium Entropy Alloy, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 798 (2019), 576-586, DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.05.208

J. Wang, H. Yang, H. Huang, J. Ruan, S. Ji, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SiC Whisker Reinforced CoCrNi Medium Entropy Alloys, Materials Letters, 254 (2019), 77-80, DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2019.07.033

J. Wang, H. Yang, J. Ruan, Y. Wang, S. Ji, Microstructure and Properties of CoCrNi Medium-Entropy Alloy Produced By Gas Atomization and Spark Plasma Sintering, Journal of Materials Research, 34 (12) (2019), 2126-2136, DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2019.96

J. Wang, H. Yang, Z. Liu, R. Li, J. Ruan, S. Ji, Synergistic Effects of WC Nanoparticles and MC Nanoprecipitates on the Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Fe40Mn40Cr10Co10 Medium-Entropy Alloy, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 8 (4) (2019), 3550-3564, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2019.06.031

J. Wang, H. Yang, Z. Liu, S. Ji, R. Li, J. Ruan, A Novel Fe40Mn40Cr10Co10/Sic Medium-Entropy Nanocomposite Reinforced by the Nanoparticles-Woven Architectural Structures, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 772 (2019), 272-279, DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.09.050

J.Y. Wang, J.H. Fang, H.L. Yang, Z.L. Liu, R.D. Li, S.X. Ji, Y. Wang, J.M. Ruan, Mechanical properties and wear resistance of medium entropy Fe40Mn40Cr10Co10/TiC composites, Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 29 (7) (2019), 1484-1494, DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(19)65055-7

K. Al-Helal, I.T.H. Chang, J.B. Patel, Z. Fan, Thermomechanical Treatment of High-Shear Melt-Conditioned Twin-Roll Cast Strip of Recycled AA5754 Alloy, JOM, 71 (6) (2019), 2018-2024, DOI: 10.1007/s11837-018-3190-8

K. Al-Helal, J. Lazaro-Nebreda, J.B. Patel, G.M. Scamans, Z. Fan, Melt Conditioned Direct Chill (MC-DC) Casting of AA-6111 Aluminium Alloy Formulated from Incinerator Bottom Ash (IBA), Recycling 4 (3) (2019), 37, DOI: 10.3390/recycling4030037

K. Al-Helal, J.B. Patel, Z. Fan, Melt Conditioning Twin Roll Casting with Thermo-Mechanical Treatment of Recycled AA6111 Alloy, JOM, 71 (5) (2019), 1714-1721, DOI: 10.1007/s11837-018-3189-1

L. J. Yin, S.H. Zhang, H. Wang, X. Jian, X. Wang, X. Xu, M.Z. Liu and C.M. Fang, Direct Observation of Eu Atoms in AlN Lattice and the First-Principles Simulations, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 102 (2019), 310-319, DOI: 10.1111/jace.15912

L. Peng,  G. Zeng, T.C. Su, H. Yasuda, K. Nogita, C.M. Gourlay, Al8Mn5 Particle Settling and Interactions with Oxide Films in Liquid AZ91 Magnesium Alloys, JOM, 71 (7) (2019), 2235-2244, DOI: 10.1007/s11837-019-03471-2

M. Balart, F. Gao, J.B. Patel, F. Miani, Effects of Superheat and Solute Additions on the Grain Size in Binary Copper Alloys, Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis, 8 (4) (2019), 566-572, DOI: 10.1007/s13632-019-00559-8

M. Razavi, Y. Huang, A Magnesium-based Nanobiocomposite Processed by a Novel Technique Combining High Shear Solidification and Hot Extrusion, Recent Patents on Nanotechnology, 13 (2019), 38-48, DOI: 10.2174/1872210513666181231122808

M. Razavi, Y. Huang, Assessment of Magnesium-Based Biomaterials: From Bench to Clinic, Biomaterials Science, 7 (2019), 2241-2263, DOI: 10.1039/C9BM00289H

M.M. Moradi, H.J. Aval, R. Jamaati, S. Amirkhanlou, S. Ji, Effect Of SiC Nanoparticles on the Microstructure and Texture of Friction Stir Welded AA2024/AA6061, Materials Characterization, 152 (2019), 169-179, DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2019.04.020

Nadendla, H.-B., & Bolzoni, L. (2019). Towards industrial Al-Nb-B master alloys dataset [Data set]. Brunel University London. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2019.09.031

Nadendla, H.-B., & Bolzoni, L. (2019b). On the grain refining efficacy of Ti-free hypoeutectic AlSi via AlTiB, AlB and AlNbB chemical inoculation- Dataset [Data set]. Brunel University London. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.152807

O. Adole, N. Barekar,L . Anguilano, T. Minton, A. Novytskyi, B. McKay, Fibre/Matrix Intermetallic Phase Formation in Novel Aluminium-Basalt Composites   , Materials Letters, 239 (2019), 128-131, DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2018.12.079

P. Mair, N. Lauth, C.L. Mendis, M. Bechly, N. Hort, Mechanical and Corrosion Properties of Two Precipitation-Hardened Mg-Y-Nd-Gd-Dy Alloys with Small Changes in Chemical Composition, JOM, 71 (2019), 1426, DOI: 10.1007/s11837-019-03359-1

R. Nikbakht, S.H. Seyedein, S. Kheirandish, H. Assadi, B. Jodoin, The Role of Deposition Sequence in Cold Spraying of Dissimilar Materials, Surface and Coatings Technology, 367 (2019), 75-85, DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2019.03.065

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E. Bagherpour, Y. Huang, Z. Fan, Microstructural Investigation of the Assessed High Strength Al6082 Self-Piercing Riveted Joints, In Proceedings of Twenty-seventh International Conference on Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials (PFAM-XXVII), 27 to 29 May 2019, Jönköping, Sweden, link to full text

K. Dou, E. Lordan, Y.J. Zhang, A. Jacot, Z. Fan, Numerical Simulation of Fluid Flow, Solidification and Defects in High Pressure Die Casting (HPDC) Process, In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 529 (1) (2019) 012058, DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/529/1/012058

P.C. Bollada, H. Men, C.M. Fang, P.K. Jimack, Z. Fan, A.M. Mullis, A Novel Route to the Coupling of Molecular Dynamics and Phase-Field Simulations of Crystal Growth, In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Advanced Solidification Processes, 17-21 June 2019, Salzburg, Austria, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science & Engineering, 529: 012032. DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/529/1/012032

S.H. Wang, F. Wang, Y. Wang, Q.M. Ramasse, Z. Fan, Segregation of Ca at the Mg/MgO Interface and its Effect on Grain Refinement of Mg Alloys, In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 529 (2019) 012048, DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/529/1/012048

T. Subroto, D.G. Eskin, I. Tzanakis, G.S.B. Lebon, A. Miranda, K. Pericleous, Optimization of Ultrasonic Cavitation Processing in the Liquid Melt Flow, In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 529 (2019), 012050, DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/529/1/012050

X. Zhu, S. Ji, The Formation of Al6 (Fe, Mn) Phase in Die-Cast Al-Mg Alloys, In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 529 (1) (2019), 012011, DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/529/1/012011

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Al-Helal, K., Patel, J. B., & Fan, Z. (2020). Fe-rich intermetallic formation and mechanical properties of recycled AA6111 alloy strips produced by melt conditioning twin roll casting. JOM (Warrendale, Pa.: 1989), 72(11), 3753–3759. DOI: 10.1007/s11837-020-04324-z

Al-Helal, K., Patel, J. B., Scamans, G. M., & Fan, Z. (2020). Direct chill casting and extrusion of AA6111 aluminum alloy formulated from Taint Tabor scrap. Materials, 13(24), 5740. DOI: 10.3390/ma13245740

Al-Helal, K., Patel, J. B., Scamans, G. M., & Fan, Z. (2020). Melt conditioned direct chill (MC-DC) casting and extrusion of AA5754 aluminium alloy formulated from recycled Taint Tabor scrap. Materials, 13(12), 2711. DOI: 10.3390/ma13122711

Assadi, H., & Gärtner, F. (2020). Particle compression test: A key step towards tailoring of feedstock powder for cold spraying. Coatings, 10(5), 458. DOI: 10.3390/coatings10050458

Bagherpour, E., Reihanian, M., Ebrahimi, R., Qods, F., & Miyamoto, H. (2020). Role of strain reversal in microstructure and texture of pure Al during non-monotonic simple shear straining. Crystals, 10(10), 926.  DOI: 10.3390/cryst10100926

Balart, M. J., Gao, F., Patel, J. B., & Miani, F. (2020). On the role of dilute solute additions on growth restriction in binary copper alloys. Metallography Microstructure and Analysis, 9(6), 825–832. DOI: 10.1007/s13632-020-00695-6

Balart, M. J., Hao, X., Marks, S., West, G. D., Walker, M., & Davis, C. L. (2020). Evolution of non-metallic inclusions through processing in Ti-V microalloyed 316L and Al-V microalloyed 17-4PH stainless steels for HIPping applications. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. DOI: 10.1007/s11661-020-06010-w

Barekar, N. S., Skalicky, I., Barbatti, C., Fan, Z., & Jarrett, M. (2020). Enhancement of chip breakability of aluminium alloys by controlling the solidification during direct chill casting. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 158008, 158008. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.158008

Bollada, P. C., Jimack, P. K., & Mullis, A. M. (2020). Multiphase field modelling of alloy solidification. Computational Materials Science, 171(109085), 109085. DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2019.109085

Buzolin, R. H., Volovitch, P., Maltseva, A., Lamaka, S., Blawert, C., Mendis, C. L., Lohmüller, A., Kainer, K. U., & Hort, N. (2020). Thixomolded AZ91D and MRI153M magnesium alloys and their enhanced corrosion resistance. Materials and Corrosion, 71(3), 339–351. DOI: 10.1002/maco.201911327

Buzolin, R. H., Moreno Guimaraes, L. H., Ávila Díaz, J. A., Pereira da Silva, E., Tolnai, D., L. Mendis, C., Hort, N., & Cavalcanti Pinto, H. (2020). Restoration mechanisms at moderate temperatures for as-cast ZK40 magnesium alloys modified with individual Ca and Gd additions. Crystals, 10(12), 1140. DOI: 10.3390/cryst10121140

Cai, Q., Mendis, C. L., Chang, I. T. H., & Fan, Z. (2020). Effect of short T6 heat treatment on the microstructure and the mechanical properties of newly developed die-cast Al–Si–Mg–Mn alloys. Materials Science & Engineering. A, Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing, 788(139610), 139610. DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2020.139610

Cai, Q., Mendis, C. L., Chang, I. T. H., & Fan, Z. (2020). Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of new die-cast Al-Si-Mg-Mn alloys. Materials & Design, 187(108394), 108394. DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2019.108394

Cao, S., Zeng, L., Xia, M., Xu, M., Ge, X., Wang, Y., Lu, W., Fu, Y., Xie, H. L., & Li, J. (2020). Quantitative relationship between the nucleation undercooling of liquid iron and its liquid structure: Investigated by in situ synchrotron radiation. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 51(8), 3754–3758. DOI: 10.1007/s11661-020-05825-x

Chang, I., Luo, D., Al-Helal, K., Patel, J. B., Huang, Y., Scamans, G., & Fan, Z. (2020). Processing of Recycled AA6111 Aluminium Alloy from Two Different Feedstock of Aluminium Metal Scraps. 軽金属溶接, 58(Supplement), 29s–32s. DOI: 10.11283/jlwa.58.29s

Chankitmunkong, S., Eskin, D. G., & Limmaneevichitr, C. (2020). Structure refinement, mechanical properties and feasibility of deformation of hypereutectic Al–Fe–Zr and Al–Ni–Zr alloys subjected to ultrasonic melt processing. Materials Science & Engineering. A, Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing, 788(139567), 139567. DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2020.139567

Cui, Y., King, D. J. M., Horsfield, A. P., & Gourlay, C. M. (2020). Solidification orientation relationships between Al3Ti and TiB2. Acta Materialia, 186, 149–161. DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2019.12.013

Dong, X., Li, P., Amirkhanlou, S., Ji, S., Popel, P. S., Dahlborg, U., & Calvo-Dahlborg, M. (2020). Evidence of disruption of Si-rich microstructure in engineering-lightweight Al-12.2at.%Si alloy melt above liquidus temperature. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 12979. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-69972-2

Dong, X., Youssef, H., Zhang, Y., Yang, H., Wang, S., & Ji, S. (2020). Advanced heat treated die-cast aluminium composites fabricated by TiB2 nanoparticle implantation. Materials & Design, 186(108372), 108372. DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2019.108372

Dou, K., Lordan, E., Zhang, Y. J., Jacot, A., & Fan, Z. Y. (2020). A complete computer aided engineering (CAE) modelling and optimization of high pressure die casting (HPDC) process. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 60, 435–446. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmapro.2020.10.062

Dou, K., & Liu, Q. (2020a). A new cooling strategy in curved continuous casting process of vanadium micro-alloyed YQ450NQR1 steel bloom combining experimental and modeling approach. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 51(8), 3945–3955.  DOI: 10.1007/s11661-020-05819-9

Dou, K., & Liu, Q. (2020b). Hot deformation behavior and constitutive modelling of low carbon micro-alloyed steel YQ450NQR1 during isothermal compression. Mechanics of Materials: An International Journal, 148(103430), 103430. DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2020.103430

Fan, Z., & Men, H. (2020). A molecular dynamics study of heterogeneous nucleation in generic liquid/substrate systems with positive lattice misfit. Materials Research Express, 7(12), 126501. DOI: 10.1088/2053-1591/abcc89

Fan, Z., Gao, F., Jiang, B., & Que, Z. (2020). Impeding nucleation for more significant grain refinement. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 9448. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-66190-8

Fang, C., & Fan, Z. (2020). Atomic ordering at the interfaces between liquid Al and solid MgO: An Ab Initio molecular dynamics study. Philosophical Magazine Letters, 100(5), 235–244. DOI: 10.1080/09500839.2020.1750722

Fang, C., & Fan, Z. (2020). Prenucleation at the liquid-Al/α-Al2O3 and the liquid-Al/MgO interfaces. Computational Materials Science, 171(109258), 109258. DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2019.109258

Fang, C. M., & Fan, Z. (2020). Atomic ordering at the liquid-Al/MgAl2O4 interfaces from ab initio molecular dynamics simulations. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. DOI: 10.1007/s11661-020-05994-9

Fang, C. M., & Fan, Z. (2020). Prenucleation at the interface between MgO and liquid magnesium: An ab initio molecular dynamics study. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 51(2), 788–797. DOI: 10.1007/s11661-019-05495-4

Fang, C. M., Mohammodi, V., Nihtianov, S., & Sluiter, M. H. F. (2020). Stability, geometry and electronic properties of BH n (n = 0 to 3) radicals on the Si{0 0 1}3 × 1:H surface from first-principles. Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter: An Institute of Physics Journal, 32(23), 235201. DOI: 10.1088/1361-648X/ab6e43

Fang, C. M., Que, Z. P., Dinsdale, A., & Fan, Z. (2020). Si solution in θ-Al13Fe4 from first-principles. Intermetallics, 126(106939), 106939. DOI: 10.1016/j.intermet.2020.106939

Feng, S., Cui, Y., Liotti, E., Lui, A., Gourlay, C. M., & Grant, P. S. (2020). In-situ X-ray radiography of twinned crystal growth of primary Al13Fe4. Scripta Materialia, 184, 57–62. DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.04.010

Feng, S., Liotti, E., Lui, A., Wilson, M. D., Connolley, T., Mathiesen, R. H., & Grant, P. S. (2020). In-situ X-ray radiography of primary Fe-rich intermetallic compound formation. Acta Materialia, 196, 759–769. DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2020.06.045

Feng, S., Liotti, E., Wilson, M. D., Jowitt, L., & Grant, P. S. (2020). In situ mapping of chemical segregation using synchrotron x-ray imaging. MRS Bulletin, 45(11), 934–942. DOI: 10.1557/mrs.2020.270

Huang, H., Wang, J., Yang, H., Ji, S., Yu, H., & Liu, Z. (2020). Strengthening CoCrNi medium-entropy alloy by tuning lattice defects. Scripta Materialia, 188, 216–221. DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.07.027

Ji, M., Slater, C., & Davis, C. (2020). Thermomechanical processing map in retaining 100//ND texture via strain-induced boundary migration recrystallization mechanism. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. DOI: 10.1007/s11661-020-06047-x

Jin, Z., Cai, C., Hashimoto, T., Yuan, Y., Kang, D., Hunter, J., & Zhou, X. (2020). Alkaline etching and desmutting of aluminium alloy: The behaviour of Mg2Si particles. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 842(155834), 155834. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.155834

Khan, M. A., Wang, Y., Cheng, H., Yasin, G., Malik, A., Nazeer, F., Ahmad, T., Khan, W. Q., Kamran, M., & Afifi, M. A. (2020). Microstructure evolution of an artificially aged Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy subjected to soft- and hard-steel core projectiles. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 9(5), 11980–11992. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2020.08.076

Khan, M. A., Wang, Y., Yasin, G., Nazeer, F., Malik, A., Ahmad, T., Khan, W. Q., Nguyen, T. A., Zhang, H., & Afifi, M. A. (2020). Adiabatic shear band localization in an Al–Zn–Mg–Cu alloy under high strain rate compression. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 9(3), 3977–3983. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2020.02.024

Khan, M. A., Wang, Y., Yasin, G., Nazeer, F., Malik, A., Khan, W. Q., Ahmad, T., Zhang, H., & Afifi, M. A. (2020). The effect of strain rates on the microstructure and the mechanical properties of an over-aged Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy. Materials Characterization, 167(110472), 110472. DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2020.110472

Lebon, G. S. B., Li, H.-T., Patel, J. B., Assadi, H., & Fan, Z. (2020). Numerical modelling of melt-conditioned direct-chill casting. Applied Mathematical Modelling, 77, 1310–1330. DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2019.08.032

Lebon, G. S. B., Lazaro-Nebreda, J., Patel, J. B., & Fan, Z. (2020). Numerical assessment of in-line rotor–Stator mixers in High-shear melt conditioning (HSMC) technology. JOM (Warrendale, Pa.: 1989), 72(11), 4092–4100. DOI: 10.1007/s11837-020-04320-3

Liu, F., Zhu, X., & Ji, S. (2020). Effects of Ni on the microstructure, hot tear and mechanical properties of Al–Zn–Mg–Cu alloys under as-cast condition. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 821(153458), 153458. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.153458

Lordan, E., Lazaro-Nebreda, J., Zhang, Y., Dou, K., Blake, P., & Fan, Z. (2020). On the relationship between internal porosity and the tensile ductility of aluminium alloy die-castings. Materials Science & Engineering. A, Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing, 778(139107), 139107. DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2020.139107

Moridi, A., Stewart, E. J., Wakai, A., Assadi, H., Gartner, F., Guagliano, M., Klassen, T., & Dao, M. (2020). Solid-state additive manufacturing of porous Ti-6Al-4V by supersonic impact. Applied Materials Today, 21(100865), 100865. DOI: 10.1016/j.apmt.2020.100865

Nikbakht, R., Assadi, H., & Jodoin, B. (2020). Intermetallic phase evolution of cold-sprayed Ni-ti composite coatings: Influence of as-sprayed chemical composition. Journal of Thermal Spray Technology. DOI: 10.1007/s11666-020-01112-8

Niu, Z., & Cheng, K. (2020a). Improved dynamic cutting force modelling in micro milling of metal matrix composites Part I: Theoretical model and simulations. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 234(9), 1733–1745. DOI: 10.1177/0954406219899688

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Pérez-Prado, M.-T., Bohlen, J., Yi, S., Letzig, D., Al-Samman, T., Robson, J., Barnett, M., Poole, W., Mendis, C., Agnew, S., & Stanford, N. (2020). Emerging hot topics and research questions in wrought magnesium alloy development. JOM (Warrendale, Pa.: 1989), 72(7), 2561–2567. DOI: 10.1007/s11837-020-04051-5

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Que, Z., & Mendis, C. L. (2020b). Heterogeneous nucleation and phase transformation of Fe-rich intermetallic compounds in Al–Mg–Si alloys. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 836(155515), 155515. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.155515

Que, Z., & Mendis, C. L. (2020). Effects of Native AlN Particles on Heterogeneous Nucleation in an Al-3Fe Alloy. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 52(2), 553–559. DOI: 10.1007/s11661-020-06108-1

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Zhang, Y., Lordan, E., Dou, K., Wang, S., & Fan, Z. (2020). Influence of porosity characteristics on the variability in mechanical properties of high pressure die casting (HPDC) AlSi7MgMn alloys. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 56, 500–509. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmapro.2020.04.071

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Dong, X., Youssef, H., Zhu, X., Zhang, Y., Wang, S., & Ji, S. (2021). High as-cast strength die-cast AlSi9Cu2Mg alloy prepared by nanoparticle strengthening with industrially acceptable ductility. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 852(156873), 156873. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.156873

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Li, Z., Beslin, E., den Bakker, A. J., Scamans, G., Danaie, M., Williams, C. A., & Assadi, H. (2021). Bonding and microstructure evolution in electromagnetic pulse welding of hardenable Al alloys. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 290(116965), 116965. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2020.116965

Lordan, E., Dou, K., Zhang, Y., Tzileroglou, C., Jacot, A., Blake, P., & Fan, Z. (2021). Turbulent breakup of non-metallic inclusions and equiaxed crystals during solidification of a hypoeutectic Al-Si alloy. Materialia, 17, 101114. DOI: 10.1016/j.mtla.2021.101114

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M. Souissi, C. Fang, R. Sahara, Z. Fan, Formation energies of θ-Al2Cu phase and precursor Al-Cu compounds: Importance of on-site Coulomb repulsion, Computational Materials Science, 194 (2021), 110461 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2021.110461opens new window

 

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P. Fang, S. Nihtianov, P. Sberna, C. Fang, Interfaces between crystalline Si and amorphous B: Interfacial interactions and charge barriers, Covering condensed matter and material physics, 103 (2021), 075301

 

Peng, L., Zeng, G., Lin, C. J., & Gourlay, C. M. (2021). Al2MgC2 and AlFe3C formation in AZ91 Mg alloy melted in Fe-C crucibles. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 854(156415), 156415. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.156415

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