Li, Huijun

Overview

Prof Huijun Li obtained a PhD degree in 1996 from the University of Wollongong; He has 19 years research experience in materials science and engineering. He has published more than 260 papers in the field of welding metallurgy, new alloy development, surface engineering, nuclear materials and microstructure characterization.

In 1995, he joined CRC Materials Welding and Joining as a postdoctoral research fellow at University of Wollongong. In 2000, he took a research scientist position at Materials Division, ANSTO (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation), he worked on a wide range of research projects in conjunction with the CRC Welded Structures, CRC CAST3, CRC Rail, British nuclear research organisations and American national laboratories. Prof. Li started working at University of Wollongong from July 2008; he is a chief researcher with Defence Materials Technology Centre (DMTC), Energy Pipeline CRC (EPCRC) and several other industry funded projects.

Prof Li was awarded Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia，2013, Australia Endeavour Fellowship 2014, two Defence Materials Technology Centre - Capability Improvement Awards 2014, DMTC best project leader award 2016, and UOW Vice Chancellor Award - Research Partnership and Impact Award for the year 2019. Prof Li was selected as a top researcher in both “Manufacturing and machinery” and “Metallurgy” in Australia, published in Australian Research Magazine Sept 2019.

Research Areas

0912 - MATERIALS ENGINEERING

Research Overview

- The effect of welding thermal cycles on microstructure and mechanical properties of Zircaloy-4
- Nuclear-material interaction research (neutron irradiation, neutron diffraction, positron life time spectroscopy, etc)
- National and International safeguards and security research (anti-terrorism research)
- Research on CRC for light metals
- Creep properties of P91 and P92 steel welds
- Prequalifying emergency welding (temper bead welding)
- Integrity of high energy piping (CRC project)
- Coatings for high temperature steam valve spindles (CRC project)
- Synroc for immobilising nuclear waste
- Mechanised girth welding, (CRC project)
- Welding galvanised steel, (CRC project)
- Hot cracking in high strength cellulosic electrode weld metal, (CRC project)
- Electric resistance welding of high strength pipe line, (CRC project)
- Transverse cracking in submarine steel weld metal, (CRC project)
- The application of shape memory couplings for high pressure fuel pipe, (CRC project)
Future Research Topics:
- Life estimation of welded pressure equipment, (CRC project)
- High productivity welding of stainless steels, including duplex stainless steels, ferritic stainless steels and austenitic stainless steels, characterising corrosion failure of welding joints, (CRC project)
- Cold cracking of HSLA pipe line steels weldment, including X70 and X80,, (CRC project)
- Investigation of pipeline corrosion in Northern China oil fields, iron based shape memory alloy pipe joints have been developed for oil pipelines.
- Study of Fe-Mn-Si based shape memory alloys, the purpose of this research was to develop new corrosion resistant shape memory alloys for commercial application (ARC project)

Available as Research Supervisor

Attended Event

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2021	Comparative study on crystallographic orientation, precipitation, phase transformation and mechanical response of Ni-rich NiTi alloy fabricated by WAAM at elevated substrate heating temperatures Published In Materials Science and Engineering A
2020	A review on wire arc additive manufacturing: Monitoring, control and a framework of automated system Published In Journal of Manufacturing Systems
2020	An Initial Report on the Structure–Property Relationships of a High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel Subjected to Advanced Thermomechanical Processing in Ferrite Published In Steel Research International
2020	Application of multidirectional robotic wire arc additive manufacturing process for the fabrication of complex metallic parts Published In IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
2020	Cold Crack Monitoring and Localization in Welding Using Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors Published In IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
2020	Effect of Magnetic Arc Oscillation on the geometry of single-pass multi-layer walls and the process stability in wire and arc additive manufacturing Published In Journal of Materials Processing Technology
2020	Effect of cryogenic temperature equal channel angular pressing on microstructure, bulk texture and tensile properties of AA1050 Published In Materials Science and Engineering A
2020	Effect of post-weld heat treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of deep penetration autogenous TIG-welded dissimilar joint between creep strength enhanced ferritic steel and austenitic stainless steel Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2020	Enhanced interface strength in steel-nickel bimetallic component fabricated using wire arc additive manufacturing with interweaving deposition strategy Published In Journal of Materials Science and Technology
2020	Eutectic modification of Fe-enriched high-entropy alloys through minor addition of boron Published In Journal of Materials Science
2020	Evolution of crystallographic orientation, precipitation, phase transformation and mechanical properties realized by enhancing deposition current for dual-wire arc additive manufactured Ni-rich NiTi alloy Published In Additive Manufacturing
2020	Fabrication of FeNi intermetallic using the wire-arc additive manufacturing process: A feasibility and neutron diffraction phase characterization study Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2020	Fabrication of metallic parts with overhanging structures using the robotic wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2020	In-situ dual wire arc additive manufacturing of NiTi-coating on Ti6Al4V alloys: Microstructure characterization and mechanical properties Published In Surface and Coatings Technology
2020	In-situ neutron diffraction study on the high temperature thermal phase evolution of wire-arc additively manufactured Ni53Ti47 binary alloy Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2020	Influence of white etching layer on rolling contact behavior at wheel-rail interface Published In Friction
2020	Investigation of humping phenomenon for the multi-directional robotic wire and arc additive manufacturing Published In Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
2020	Microstructure and mechanical properties of wire arc additively manufactured Hastelloy C276 alloy Published In Materials and Design
2020	Microstructure-dependent oxidation behavior of Ni-Al single-crystal alloys Published In Journal of Materials Science and Technology
2020	Model predictive control of layer width in wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2020	Model-free adaptive iterative learning control of melt pool width in wire arc additive manufacturing Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2020	The formation and accumulation of radiation-induced defects and the role of lamellar interfaces in radiation damage of titanium aluminum alloy irradiated with Kr-ions at room temperature Published In Acta Materialia
2020	Thermal analysis and effects study of evaporator exit vapor quality in a separate heat pipe Published In Applied Thermal Engineering
2020	Thermal induced phase evolution of Fe–Fe3Ni functionally graded material fabricated using the wire-arc additive manufacturing process: An in-situ neutron diffraction study Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2020	Thermo-mechanical coupled finite element analysis of rolling contact fatigue and wear properties of a rail steel under different slip ratios Published In Tribology International
2020	Vision based defects detection for Keyhole TIG welding using deep learning with visual explanation Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2019	A combination of keyhole GTAW with a trapezoidal interlayer: A new insight into armour steel welding Published In Materials
2019	An overview on TiFe intermetallic for solid-state hydrogen storage: microstructure, hydrogenation and fabrication processes Published In Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences
2019	Atomic origins of radiation-induced defects and the role of lamellar interfaces in radiation damage of titanium aluminide alloy irradiated with Kr-ions at elevated temperature Published In Acta Materialia
2019	Characterisation of White Etching Layers formed on rails subjected to different traffic conditions Published In Wear
2019	Comparative effect of Mn/Ti solute atoms and TiC/Ni 3 (Al,Ti) nano-particles on work hardening behaviour in Ni–Cu alloys fabricated by wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2019	Crack propagation behavior in white etching layer on rail steel surface Published In Engineering Failure Analysis
2019	Effect of Zn addition on microstructure and mechanical properties of cast Mg-Gd-Y-Zr alloys Published In Nonferrous Metals Society of China Transactions
2019	Effect of heat input on weld formation and tensile properties in keyhole mode TIG welding process Published In Metals
2019	Evolution of rail surface degradation in the tunnel: The role of water on squat growth under service conditions Published In Engineering Fracture Mechanics
2019	Improving the weld microstructure and material properties of K-TIG welded armour steel joint using filler material Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2019	In-Situ Fabrication of Titanium Iron Intermetallic Compound by the Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Process Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
2019	In-situ neutron diffraction characterization on the phase evolution of y-TiAl alloy during the wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2019	Introduction of ternary alloying element in wire arc additive manufacturing of titanium aluminide intermetallic Published In Additive Manufacturing
2019	Location dependence of microstructure, phase transformation temperature and mechanical properties on Ni-rich NiTi alloy fabricated by wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Journal of Materials Science and Engineering A
2019	Lubrication mechanisms of C‐MoS2‐Fe2O3 (Fe3O4) nano‐composite lubricants at the rubbing interfaces of non‐copper coated solid wires against the contact tube Published In Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik
2019	Microstructural changes on railway track surfaces caused by electrical leakage between wheel and rail Published In Tribology International
2019	Microstructural characterization and mechanical properties of K-TIG welded SAF2205/AISI316L dissimilar joint Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2019	Microstructure and mechanical properties of large-volume gradient-structure aluminium sheets fabricated by cyclic skin-pass rolling Published In Philosophical Magazine
2019	Microstructure and properties of spot welded joints of hot-stamped ultra-high strength steel used for automotive body structures Published In Metals
2019	Mitigation of thermal distortion in wire arc additively manufactured Ti6Al4V part using active interpass cooling Published In Science and Technology of Welding and Joining
2019	Multi-criteria decision-making analysis of different non-traditional machining operations of Ti6Al4V Published In Soft Computing
2019	Neutron diffraction residual stress determinations in Fe3Al based iron aluminide components fabricated using wire-arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) Published In Additive Manufacturing
2019	Phase constituent control and correlated properties of titanium aluminide intermetallic alloys through dual-wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Materials Letters
2019	Precipitation strengthening in Ni–Cu alloys fabricated using wire arc additive manufacturing technology Published In Metals
2019	The Study of the Directional Sensitivity of Fiber Bragg Gratings for Acoustic Emission Measurements Published In IEEE Sensors Journal
2019	The formation and Kr-ion irradiation behaviour of new microstructural features in additively manufactured titanium aluminium alloy Published In Additive Manufacturing
2019	Wetting mechanism of CMAS melt on YSZ surface at high temperature: First-principles calculation Published In Applied Surface Science
2018	A review of the wire arc additive manufacturing of metals: properties, defects and quality improvement Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2018	Anisotropy and microstructural evolutions of X70 pipeline steel during tensile deformation Published In Journal of Materials Research
2018	Characterization of wire arc additively manufactured titanium aluminide functionally graded material: Microstructure, mechanical properties and oxidation behaviour Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2018	Effect of chemical composition on microstructure, strength and wear resistance of wire deposited Ni-Cu alloys Published In Additive Manufacturing
2018	Effect of cooling rate on microstructural evolution and hardness of self-shielded arc weld deposits containing 1 wt% aluminium Published In Welding in the World
2018	Effect of long-term aging on the microstructure and mechanical properties of T23 steel weld metal without post-weld heat treatment Published In Journal of Materials Processing Technology
2018	Effects of heat accumulation on microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti6Al4V alloy deposited by wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Additive Manufacturing
2018	Electrochemical performance and stability of a PPy/MMT-PVDF/PMMA composite film at high temperature Published In Synthetic Metals
2018	Engineering Hierarchical Microstructures via Advanced Thermo-Mechanical Processing of a Modern HSLA Steel Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
2018	Fabrication and Characterisation of a Magnetized Metal-encapsulated FBG sensor for Structural Health Monitoring Published In IEEE Sensors Journal
2018	First-principles investigation of martensitic transformation and magnetic properties of Ni2XAl (X=Cr, Fe, Co) Heusler compounds Published In Intermetallics
2018	High strain rate deformation of ARMOX 500T and effects on texture development using neutron diffraction techniques and SHPB testing Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2018	Influences of postproduction heat treatment on Fe3Al-based iron aluminide fabricated using the wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2018	Intermetallic phase evolution and strengthening effect in Al–Mg2Si alloys with different Cu/Ni ratios Published In Materials Letters
2018	Investigation into the viability of K-TIG for joining armour grade quenched and tempered steel Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2018	Mechanical properties and microstructure of a Ti-6Al-4V alloy subjected to cold rolling, asymmetric rolling and asymmetric cryorolling Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2018	Nanoporous Al sandwich foils using size effect of Al layer thickness during Cu/Al/Cu laminate rolling Published In Philosophical Magazine
2018	Recent progress in friction stir welding tools used for steels Published In Journal of Iron and Steel Research International
2018	The anisotropic corrosion behaviour of wire arc additive manufactured Ti-6Al-4V alloy in 3.5% NaCl solution Published In Corrosion Science
2018	The effects of forced interpass cooling on the material properties of wire arc additively manufactured Ti6Al4V alloy Published In Journal of Materials Processing Technology
2018	The influence of post-production heat treatment on the multi-directional properties of nickel-aluminum bronze alloy fabricated using wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In Additive Manufacturing
2018	Thermal cycling of Fe3Al based iron aluminide during the wire-arc additive manufacturing process: An in-situ neutron diffraction study Published In Intermetallics
2018	Thermomechanical simulation of white etching layer formation on rail steel Published In Materials Australia: the magazine of engineering materials technology
2017	Doping-Induced Isotopic Mg11B2 Bulk Superconductor for Fusion Application Published In Energies
2017	Effects of heat accumulation on the arc characteristics and metal transfer behavior in Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing of Ti6Al4V Published In Journal of Materials Processing Technology
2017	Enhanced materials performance of Al/Ti/Al laminate sheets subjected to cryogenic roll bonding Published In Journal of Materials Research
2017	Enhancement of Thermal Stability and Cycling Performance of Lithium-Ion Battery at High Temperature by Nano-ppy/OMMT-Coated Separator Published In Journal of Nanomaterials
2017	Enhancement of grain connectivity and critical current density in the ex-situ sintered MgB2 superconductors by doping minor Cu Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2017	Fabrication of Copper-Rich Cu-Al Alloy Using the Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing Process Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
2017	Industrial Application Experiments on the Neutron Imaging Instrument DINGO Published In Physics Procedia
2017	Influences of deposition current and interpass temperature to the Fe3Al-based iron aluminide fabricated using wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2017	Innovative analysis of Luders band behaviour in X80 pipeline steel Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2017	Laves phase precipitation behavior in the simulated fine-grained heat-affected zone of creep strength enhanced ferritic steel P92 and its role in creep void nucleation and growth Published In Welding in the World
2017	Microstructures and mechanical properties of Al-Li 2198-T8 alloys processed by two different severe plastic deformation methods: A comparative study Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2017	Precipitates and Particles Coarsening of 9Cr-1.7W-0.4Mo-Co Ferritic Heat-Resistant Steel after Isothermal Aging Published In Scientific Reports
2017	Rapid hydrothermal synthesis of Li3VO4 with different favored facets Published In Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry
2017	Squat formation and the occurrence of two distinct classes of white etching layer on the surface of rail steel Published In International Journal of Fatigue
2017	Structural metastability of “cold” repair welds in 2.25Cr-1Mo (P22) steel under elevated temperature and stress conditions Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2017	Synthesis of mesoporous NiCo2S4 deposited on reduced graphite oxide assistant by co-polymer Pluronic F127 for high-performance supercapacitor Published In Applied Surface Science
2017	The evolution of microtexture of pipeline steel from strip to bare pipe to coated pipe Published In Procedia Engineering
2016	A fiber-coupled self-mixing laser diode for the measurement of young’s modulus Published In Sensors
2016	Adaptive path planning for wire-feed additive manufacturing using medial axis transformation Published In Journal of Cleaner Production
2016	Annealing effect on microstructure and mechanical properties of Al/Ti/Al laminate sheets Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2016	Automatic multi-direction slicing algorithms for wire based additive manufacturing Published In Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing
2016	Bead modelling and implementation of adaptive MAT path in wire and arc additive manufacturing Published In Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing
2016	Binder-free Co3O4@NiCoAl-layered double hydroxide core-shell hybrid architectural nanowire arrays with enhanced electrochemical performance Published In Applied Surface Science
2016	Controllable synthesis of few-layered and hierarchically porous boron nitride nanosheets Published In Chemical Communications
2016	Correlation between Zn-Rich Phase and corrosion/oxidation behavior of Sn–8Zn–3Bi alloy Published In Metals
2016	Effect of heat treatment on microstructure and mechanical property of Al-10%Mg2Si alloy Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2016	Effect of minor Sc and Zr on recrystallization behavior and mechanical properties of novel Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2016	Enhanced mechanical properties of ARB-processed aluminum alloy 6061 sheets by subsequent asymmetric cryorolling and ageing Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2016	Fabricating superior NiAl bronze components through wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Materials
2016	Fabrication of Fe-FeAl Functionally Graded Material Using the Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing Process Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
2016	High temperature processed high Nb X80 steel with excellent heat-affected zone toughness Published In Materials Letters
2016	Improvement of AA5052 sheet properties by electromagnetic twin-roll casting Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2016	In situ evaluation of corrosion damage using non-destructive electrochemical measurements-A case study Published In Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
2016	In-depth study of the mechanical properties for Fe3Al based iron aluminide fabricated using the wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2016	Mechanical properties of T23 steel welded joints without post-weld heat treatment for fossil fired boilers Published In Journal of Materials Research
2016	Microstructural evolution, mechanical property and thermal stability of Al-Li 2198-T8 alloy processed by high pressure torsion Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2016	Microstructure evolution of accumulative roll bonding processed pure aluminum during cryorolling Published In Journal of Materials Research
2016	Residual Stress Study of Al/Al Laminates Processed by Accumulative Roll Bonding Published In Materials Research Proceedings
2016	Significant enhancement of superconducting properties in the FeSe0.5Te0.5 bulks by minor Sn addition Published In Materials Letters
2016	Simultaneous grain growth and grain refinement in bulk ultrafine-grained copper under tensile deformation at room temperature Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
2016	Special rolling techniques for improvement of mechanical properties of ultrafine-grained metal sheets: a review Published In Advanced Engineering Materials
2016	Superstrength of nanograined steel with nanoscale intermetallic precipitates transformed from shock-compressed martensitic steel Published In Scientific Reports
2016	The effect of postproduction heat treatment on γ-TiAl alloys produced by the GTAW-based additive manufacturing process Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2016	Towards an automated robotic arc-welding-based additive manufacturing system from CAD to finished part Published In Computer Aided Design
2016	Transverse and z-direction CVN impact tests of X65 line pipe steels of two centerline segregation ratings Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
2015	A multi-bead overlapping model for robotic wire and arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) Published In Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing
2015	A practical path planning methodology for wire and arc additive manufacturing of thin-walled structures Published In Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing
2015	Correlation of microstructure and mechanical properties in friction stir welded 2198-T8 Al-Li alloy Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2015	Corrosion behavior of Al-Mg2Si alloys with/without addition of Al-P master alloy Published In Materials Characterization
2015	Edge-hydroxylated boron nitride nanosheets as an effective additive to improve the thermal response of hydrogels Published In Advanced Materials
2015	Effect of alloy design on improving toughness for X70 steel during welding Published In Materials and Design
2015	Effect of austenitizing temperature on the bainitic transformation in a high-carbon high-silicon steel Published In Metal Science and Heat Treatment
2015	Effect of heat input on Stellite 6 coatings on a medium carbon steel substrate by laser cladding Published In Materials Today
2015	Effect of interpass temperature on in-situ alloying and additive manufacturing of titanium aluminides using gas tungsten arc welding Published In Additive Manufacturing
2015	Evolution of stress and microstructure during gapped bead-on-plate testing of quenched and tempered steel Published In Australasian Welding Journal
2015	Fabrication of iron-rich Fe-Al intermetallics using the wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In Additive Manufacturing
2015	Facile synthesis of porous V2O3/C composites as lithium storage material with enhanced capacity and good rate capability Published In Journal of Power Sources
2015	Influence of heat input on microstructure and toughness properties in simulated CGHAZ of X80 steel manufactured using high-temperature processing Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
2015	Phase transformation behavior and microstructural control of high-Cr martensitic/ferritic heat-resistant steels for power and nuclear plants: a review Published In Journal of Materials Science and Technology
2015	Post-deformation microstructure and texture characterization of Fe-18Mn-0.6C-1.5Al TWIP steel Published In Steel Research International
2015	Pre-blast strengthening of Fe-18Mn-0.6C-1.5Al TWIP steel Published In Steel Research International
2015	Preparation and characterization of Fe3O4@nSiO2@mSiO2-NH2 core-shell microspheres for extracting allura red from aqueous solution Published In NANO
2015	Rapid synthesis of α-Fe2O3/rGO nanocomposites by microwave autoclave as superior anodes for sodium-ion batteries Published In Journal of Power Sources
2015	Significantly enhanced critical current density in nano-MgB2 grains rapidly formed at low temperature with homogeneous carbon doping Published In Superconductor Science and Technology
2015	Simple low-temperature chemical bath route to synthesize novel Ga-doped ZnO nanostructures for high photoresponse Published In Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
2015	The determination of self hardening parameters of twinning induced plasticity steel via crystal plasticity modeling Published In Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience
2015	The effect of location on the microstructure and mechanical properties of titanium aluminides produced by additive layer manufacturing using in-situ alloying and gas tungsten arc welding Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2015	Weld metal microstructures of hardfacing deposits produced by self-shielded flux-cored arc welding Published In Australasian Welding Journal
2015	Wire-feed additive manufacturing of metal components: technologies, developments and future interests Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2014	A Comparative study for wear resistant of Stellite 6 coatings on nickel alloy substrate produced by laser cladding, HVOF and plasma spraying techniques Published In International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology
2014	A deformation mechanism of hard metal surrounded by soft metal during roll forming Published In Scientific Reports
2014	A round-robin test with thermal simulation of the welding HAZ to draw CCT diagrams: a need for harmonized procedures and microconstituent terminologies Published In Revista Soldagem and Inspecao
2014	A study surface layer and hardness produced by induction hardened S45C steel Published In Applied Mechanics and Materials
2014	A tool-path generation strategy for wire and arc additive manufacturing Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2014	Characterization of in-situ alloyed and additively manufactured titanium aluminides Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
2014	Constitutive analysis for hot deformation behaviour of novel bimetal consisting of pearlitic steel and low carbon steel Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2014	Effect of inter-critically reheating temperature on microstructure and properties of simulated inter-critically reheated coarse grained heat affected zone in X70 steel Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2014	Effect of two different energy inputs for laser cladding of stellite 6 on P91 and P22 steel substrates Published In Procedia Materials Science
2014	Effects of processing optimisation on microstructure, texture, grain boundary and mechanical properties of Fe-17Cr ferritic stainless steel thick plates Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2014	Effects of thermomechanical treatments on microstructure and mechanical behavior of HCS/LCS bimetal Published In Advanced Materials Research
2014	Effects of wire feed conditions on in situ alloying and additive layer manufacturing of titanium aluminides using gas tungsten arc welding Published In Journal of Materials Research
2014	Enhancing the high rate capability and cycling stability of LiMn2O4 by coating of solid-state electrolyte LiNbO3 Published In ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
2014	Feasibility study of low force robotic friction stir process and its effect on cavitation erosion and electrochemical corrosion for Ni Al bronze alloys Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
2014	Influence of Al doping on structural and optical properties of Mg-Al co-doped ZnO thin films prepared by sol-gel method Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2014	Influence of annealing temperature on the structural and optical properties of Mg-Al co-doped ZnO thin films prepared via sol-gel method Published In Ceramics International
2014	Investigation of ultrafine grained AA1050 fabricated by accumulative roll bonding Published In Journal of Materials Science and Engineering A
2014	Laser cladding of stainless steel substrates with stellite 6 Published In Materials Science Forum
2014	Laser cladding of wear resistant Stellite 6 coating on P22 steel substrate with two different energy inputs Published In Advanced Materials Research
2014	Martensitic phase transformation and deformation behavior of Fe–Mn–C–Al twinning-induced plasticity steel during high-pressure torsion Published In Advanced Engineering Materials
2014	Measurement of residual stresses in titanium aerospace components formed via additive manufacturing Published In Materials Science Forum
2014	Microalloying effects on microstructure and mechanical properties of 18Cr-2Mo ferritic stainless steel heavy plates Published In Materials and Design
2014	Microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir welded 18Cr-2Mo ferritic stainless steel thick plate Published In Materials and Design
2014	Microstructure and texture analysis of δ-hydride precipitation in Zircaloy-4 materials by electron microscopy and neutron diffraction Published In Journal of Applied Crystallography
2014	Neutron diffraction residual stress measurements of welds made with pulsed tandem gas metal arc welding (PT-GMAW) Published In Powder Diffraction
2014	Observations on the zirconium hydride precipitation and distribution in Zircaloy-4 Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
2014	Optimization and application of process parameters in an AZ61 alloy twin-roll strip casting Published In Materials Science Forum
2014	Precipitation and impact toughness of Nb-V stabilised 18Cr-2Mo ferritic stainless steel during isothermal aging Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2014	Rapid synthesis of Li4Ti5O12/graphene composite with superior rate capability by a microwave-assisted hydrothermal method Published In Nano Energy
2014	Shear texture gradient in AA6061 aluminum alloy processed by accumulative roll bonding with high roll roughness Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2014	Study of laser cladding of stellite 6 on nickel superalloy substrate with two different energy inputs Published In Advanced Materials Research
2014	Surface treatment evaluation of induction hardened and tempered 1045 steel Published In International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology
2014	The formation of nano-layered grains and their enhanced superconducting transition temperature in Mg-doped FeSe0.9 bulks Published In Scientific Reports
2014	The mechanism of one-step synthesis of hollow-structured Li3VO4 as an anode for lithium-ion batteries Published In Chemistry: A European Journal
2014	Tuning three-dimensional TiO2 nanotube electrode to achieve high utilization of Ti substrate for lithium storage Published In Electrochimica Acta
2014	Wear behaviour of stellite 6 coatings produced on an austenitic stainless steel substrate by laser cladding using two different heat inputs Published In Applied Mechanics and Materials
2013	Deposition of Stellite 6 on nickel superalloy and mild steel substrates with laser cladding Published In International Journal of Advanced Materials Manufacturing and Characterization
2013	Development of safe optimized welding procedures for high strength Q&T steel welded with austenitic consumables Published In Revista Soldagem and Inspecao
2013	Grain coarsening characteristics of modern Nb microalloyed steels Published In Materials Science Forum
2013	Hollow structured Li3VO4 wrapped with graphene nanosheets in situ prepared by one-pot template-free method as an anode for lithium-ion batteries Published In Nano Letters: a journal dedicated to nanoscience and nanotechnology
2013	Hydride precipitation and its influence on mechanical properties of notched and unnotched Zircaloy-4 plates Published In Journal of Nuclear Materials
2013	Improved pinning effects in ball-milled MgB2 bulks containing glycine by introducing shedding impurities from agate balls Published In IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
2013	In-situ hydrothermal synthesis of graphene woven vo2 nanoribbons with improved cycling performance Published In Journal of Power Sources
2013	Influence of Ti/N ratio on simulated CGHAZ microstructure and toughness in X70 steels Published In Science and Technology of Welding and Joining
2013	Investigation of deformation behavior during cold rolling cladding process of four-layer composite aluminum alloys Published In Advanced Materials Research
2013	Laser processing of nickel-aluminum bronze for improved surface corrosion properties Published In Journal of Laser Applications
2013	Microstructural characterization of P91 steel in the virgin, service exposed and post-service re-normalized conditions Published In Steel Research International
2013	On the compression behavior of an austenitic Fe-18Mn-0.6C-1.5Al twinning-induced plasticity steel Published In Steel Research International
2013	Polypyrrole-coated α-LiFeO2 nanocomposite with enhanced electrochemical properties for lithium-ion batteries Published In Electrochimica Acta
2013	Re-austenitisation of chromium-bearing pressure vessel steels during the weld thermal cycle Published In Australasian Welding Journal - Welding Research Supplement
2013	Role of Ti and N in line pipe steel welds Published In Science and Technology of Welding and Joining
2013	The effect of chemical composition on microstructure and properties of intercritically reheated coarse-grained heat-affected zone in X70 steels Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
2012	Electron beam welding varestraint test of ALLVAC 718 Plus™ for aviation technology Published In Advanced Science Letters
2012	Graphene wrapped LiFePO4/C composites as cathode materials for Li-ion batteries with enhanced rate capability Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry
2012	Hydrogen-induced microstructure, texture and mechanical property evolutions in a high-pressure torsion processed zirconium alloy Published In Scripta Materialia
2012	Investigation into feasibility of hybrid laser-GMAW process for welding high strength quenched and tempered steel Published In Australasian Welding Journal
2012	Microstructural characterisation of railhead damage in insulated rail joints Published In Materials Science Forum
2012	Microstructural evolution during gaseous hydrogen charging of Zircaloy-4 processed by high-pressure torsion: A comparative study Published In Materials Letters
2012	Optimization of welding parameters for repairing NiAl bronze components Published In Materials Science Forum
2012	Preparation, morphology, and properties of conducting polyaniline-grafted multiwalled carbon nanotubes/epoxy composites Published In Journal of Applied Polymer Science
2012	Study of vacancy-type defects by positron annihilation in ultrafine-grained aluminum severely deformed at room and cryogenic temperatures Published In Acta Materialia
2012	Weldability of Ti-6Al-4V alloys formed via various powder consolidation techniques Published In Key Engineering Materials
2011	Synchrotron micro tomography reveals 3D shape of precipitates in cast magnesium alloy Published In Journal of Materials Science and Engineering
2011	Tandem gas metal arc welding for low distortion butt welds Published In Advanced Materials Research
2010	Analysis of metal manufacturing by crystal plasticity finite element method Published In Materials Processing Science and Technology
2010	Deformation mechanisms of twinning-induced plasticity steels: in situ synchrotron characterization and modeling Published In Scripta Materialia
2010	Energy-based approach for the evaluation of low cycle fatigue behaviour of 2.25Cr-1Mo steel at elevated temperature Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2010	Evaluation of high temperature fatigue behaviour of P22 by miniature specimen testing Published In Materials Science Forum
2010	High-pressure torsion induced microstructural evolution in a hexagonal close-packed Zr alloy Published In Scripta Materialia
2010	SnO2-coated multiwall carbon nanotube composite anode materials for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries Published In Electrochimica Acta
2009	Cavitation erosion resistance of NITI thin films produced by filterer arc deposition Published In Wear
2009	From Single Grains to Texture Published In Advanced Engineering Materials
2009	In situ observation of dynamic recrystallization in the bulk of zirconium alloy Published In Advanced Engineering Materials
2009	Titanate ceramics for immobilisation of uranium-rich radioactive wastes arising from 99Mo production Published In Journal of Nuclear Materials
2008	Pyrochlore-structured titanate ceramics for immobilisation of actinides: Hot isostatic pressing (HIPing) and stainless steel/waste form interactions Published In Journal of Nuclear Materials
2008	Re-examination of the effect of NbC precipitation on shape memory in Fe-Mn-Si-based alloys Published In Scripta Materialia
2008	Spray dried microspheres as a route to clay/polymer nanocomposites Published In Journal of Applied Polymer Science
2008	Stainless steel/glass–ceramic interactions under hot isostatic pressing (HIPing) conditions Published In Journal of Nuclear Materials
2008	Surveillance of the fracture behavior of zircaloy-4 welds using the small punch test Published In Journal of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International

Chapter

Year	Title
2016	Weld Haz properties in modern high strength niobium pipeline steels Published In HSLA Steels 2015, Microalloying 2015 & Offshore Engineering Steels 2015: Conference Proceedings Publisher New Jersey, United States
2015	Process planning strategy for wire and ARC additive manufacturing Published In Robotic Welding, Intelligence and Automation Publisher Switzerland

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2020	Effects of Deposition Current on the Microstructure and Pseudoelasticity of Wire-Arc Additively Manufactured Ni-rich NiTi Alloys Published In Advances in Manufacturing, Production Management and Process Control. AHFE 2020
2019	A comprehensive approach to control and minimize squat efects in a railway network Published In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018
2019	Structural and microstructural investigation of two distinct classes of white etching layer formation on the rail surface Published In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018
2017	Railway turnout failure mode analysis Published In 9th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics (ACAM9)
2016	Ballistic evaluation of an Australian ultra-high hardness steel Published In Proceedings of 29th International Symposium on Ballistics, BALLISTICS 2016
2016	Fibre optic acoustic emission measurement technique for crack activity monitoring in civil engineering applications Published In 2016 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS)
2016	Fibre optic acoustic emission sensor system for hydrogen induced cold crack monitoring in welding applications Published In 2016 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS)
2016	Measuring Dilution and Wear for Laser Cladding of Stellite 6 Produced on a P91 Steel Substrate using Two Different Heat Inputs Published In MATEC Web of Conferences: Volume 70: 2016 The 3rd International Conference on Manufacturing and Industrial Technologies
2016	Young’s modulus measurement using fibre-coupled self-mixing laser diode Published In 16th International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices: NUSOD 2016
2016	Young’s modulus measurement using fibre-coupled self-mixing laser diode Published In 2016 International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices (NUSOD)
2015	Design requirements of experiment set-up for self-mixing-based Young's modulus measurement system Published In TENCON 2015 - 2015 IEEE Region 10 Conference
2015	Microstructure and properties of inter-critically reheated coarse grained heat-affected zones in X70 steels with different Ti/N ratios Published In 9th Pipeline Technology Conference 2014
2015	Process planning for robotic wire and arc additive manufacturing Published In Proceedings of the 2015 10th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, ICIEA 2015
2014	Automatic measurement of Centreline segregation in continuously cast line pipe steel slabs Published In Energy Materials 2014, Conference Proceedings
2014	Control of weld HAZ properties in modern high strength pipeline steels Published In 2014 10th International Pipeline Conference: Volume 3: Materials and Joining; Risk and Reliability
2014	Investigation of residual stresses in titanium aerospace components formed via additive manufacturing Published In 8th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, ACAM 2014, as Part of Engineers Australia Convention 2014
2014	Measuring Young's modulus using a self-mixing laser diode Published In Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
2014	System implementation of self-mixing interferometry technique-based measurement on Young's modulus Published In Proceedings of SPIE: Optical Metrology and Inspection for Industrial Applications III
2014	Weld HAZ properties in modern high strength niobium pipeline steels Published In Energy Materials 2014, Conference Proceedings
2014	α-Fe2O3/graphene nanocomposite as anode material for sodium-ion batteries with enhanced capacity retention Published In 17th International Meeting on Lithium Batteries
2013	Controlling hydrogen assisted cold cracking (HACC) in ultra high strength steel (UHSS) weldments Published In 3rd IIW European – South American School of Welding and Correlated Processes
2013	Grain coarsening characteristics of modern Nb microalloyed steels Published In 5th International Conference on Recrystallization & Grain Growth
2013	Optimum specification of Ti & N for control of HAZ properties in high strength pipeline steels Published In 19th Biennial Joint Technical Meeting on Pipeline Research
2013	Towards improved steel alloy designs for control of weld heat affected zone properties Published In 2nd International Symposium on Nb and Mo Alloying in High Performance Steels
2012	The effect of sulphur level on the hardenability of Q&T steels Published In First International Conference on Metallic Materials and Processing
2011	Development of a DC-LSND welding process for GMAW on DH-36 Steel Published In 56th WTIA annual conference 2011
2011	Effect of Ti and N concentrations on microstructure and mechanical properties of microalloyed high strength line pipe steel welds Published In Welding of high strength pipeline Steels, International Seminar
2011	Feasibility of the laser hybrid process for welding high strength Q&T steel Published In 6th Asian Pacific IIW International Congress and 56th WTIA Annual Conference including future leaders forum
2011	Post-weld atmospheric contamination of gas tungsten arc deposited welds in commercially pure and Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloys Published In The 12th World Conference on Titanium
2011	Research to establish a systematic approach to safe welding procedure development using austenitic filler material for fabrication of high strength steel Published In 16th International Conference on the Joining of Materials
2010	A study of the continous cooling behaviour and effect of preheat and interpass temperature on the HAZ of high strength quenched and tempered steel Published In IIW 2010 Annual Assembly
2010	The effect of welding speed and contact-tip-to-workpiece distance on the microstructural homogeneity and bead profile of Tandem GMA steel welds Published In Materials Science & Technology 2010 Conference & Exhibition
2008	Crystal plasticity finite element modelling of compression of pure aluminum Published In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computational Structures Technology

Investigator On

Year	Title
2020 - 2023	Analysis and solutions of pipeline girth weld failure under the longitudinal stress due to strength mis-matching Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
2020 - 2021	Synthesising improved ultra-high temperatures ceramics Awarded by: Defence Innovation Network (DIN) Funding Scheme: Seed Project Grant
2020	ARC Research Hub for Australian Steel Innovation Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
2020	Design of Cost-effective Compositionally Complex Alloys Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2018 - 2020	Solidification Behavior Research in the Continuous Casting of High Nitrogen and High Molybdenum Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
2019	The 6th Conference of the Combined Australian Materials Societies (CAMS 2018) Awarded by: NSW Government Department of Industry Funding Scheme: NSW Research Attraction and Acceleration Program
2018 - 2019	Advance Ultra High Temperature Ceramics Alloys Awarded by: Defence Innovation Network (DIN) Funding Scheme: Pilot Projects
2017 - 2018	Synthesis of high Entropy alloys for High temperature & high erosion applications Awarded by: Defence Science and Technology Group Funding Scheme: Competitive Evaluation Research Agreement Program
2017	Nucleation in Peritectic and Reverse Eutectoid Transformations: An Experimental and Computational Investigation Awarded by: Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) Funding Scheme: Australia Germany Joint Cooperation Scheme
2011 - 2015	A Novel Hybrid Electrochemical Energy System For Both High Energy And High Power Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2014	Improvement of ridging defect through rolling and heat treatment technology innovation Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
2014	Strain ageing in fusion-bonded epoxy coated pipeline steel Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
2014	Transforming Australia's Naval Manufacturing Industry Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Industrial Transformation Training Centres
2013	Significance, measurement and control of centreline segregation in continuously cast line pipe steels Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
2013	The Australian Steel Manufacturing Research Hub Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
2010	Energy Pipelines CRC Awarded by: NSW Industry & Investment Funding Scheme: NSW Science Leveraging Fund
	Advanced laser additive manufacturing system for extended applications to surface engineering, direct manufacturing and new alloy development Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
	Australian Stress Engineering Facility Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
	Improving the weld HAZ toughness of high strength thick walled line pipe Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
	In-situ straining scanning electron microscope facility for nanomaterials Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
	Novel surface functioning technology during hot strip rolling process to improve corrosion-resistance of the steels Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund

Available as Research Supervisor

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	The Study of Fabricating Cu-Al Alloy via Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing	Dong, Bosheng
Doctor of Philosophy	Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing: Hardfacing of Armour Steel	Ning, Yimiao
Doctor of Philosophy	Mechanics, Prediction and Management of Squat Defects on Train Rails	Tovar Camacho, Eduardo
Doctor of Philosophy	The Behaviour of Advanced Q&T Steels during Arc Welding and Thermal Cutting	Rizwan, Muhammad
Doctor of Philosophy	In-Situ Micro-XRD measuring of micron-sale microstructures in 3D-additive manufacturing for functionally graded materials.	Ghosh, Sujan Kumer
Doctor of Philosophy	Process Modelling, Control and Monitoring for Robotic Wire-arc Additive Manufacturing	Xia, Chunyang
Doctor of Philosophy	The effects of cooling rate and alloying elements on the solidification behaviour of continuously cast super-austenitic and duplex stainless steels	Wang, Tong
Doctor of Philosophy	A feasibility study of fabricating pillar-structure parts using robotic wire and arc based additive manufacturing	Yu, Ziping
Doctor of Philosophy	Fabrication of Ultrathin Metallic Nanosheets by Accumulative Rolling	Nie, Ning
Doctor of Philosophy	Intellectualized Additive Manufacturing with 3D Vision.	Zhang, Jianrui
Doctor of Philosophy	Multi-sensor based system monitoring and defect indentification for wire arc additive manufacturing process	Yuxing, Li
Doctor of Philosophy	Stress Corrosion Cracking Behaviour of Dissimilar Welding of Zeron100 Super Stainless steel to Monel 400	Alanazi, Nasser
Doctor of Philosophy	Rail/wheel contact and crack propagation behaviours of rail steels	Afridi, Haseeb
Doctor of Philosophy	Solidification Behavior Research in the Continuous Casting of High Nitrogen and High Molybdenum Alloys	Zhang, Zhihao
Doctor of Philosophy	Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing of Bridge Metal Components	Hatamian, Houman
Doctor of Philosophy	The Role of Nb in Control of Weld HAZ Mechanical Properties in High Strength Low Alloy Steels	Wang, Yangfan
Doctor of Philosophy	Additive manufacturing of metastable beta Titanium alloys.	Awannegbe, Edohamen

Awards And Honors

Vice Chancellor Award , conferred by Vice Chancellor University of Wollongong, 2019
Best poject leader award, conferred by Defence Materials Technology Centre, 2016
Australia Endeavour Fellowship , 2014
Capability Improvement Award , conferred by Defence Materials Technology Centre, 2014
Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia, conferred by Australian Museum Eureka Prize, 2013
The Best Micrograph Prize , conferred by The 18th Australian Conference on Microscopy & Microanalysis, 2004
A Ramsay Moon Best Industry Paper Award , 2000
The Third National Science Award , 1991

Teaching Overview

July 2005 - July 2008 Senior Research Scientist, Materials Division, Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights

July 2000 - June 2005 Research Scientist, Electron Microscopy Group, Materials Division, Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights

July 1998 - June 2000 Research Fellow, CRC for Welded Structures, Dept. of Materials Engineering, University of Wollongong

March 1995 - June 1998 Research Associate, CRC for Welding and Joining, Dept. of Materials Engineering, University of Wollongong

October 1991 - December 1994 Part time Research Assistant, Shape memory materials group and Part time Teaching Assistant demonstrating practical class for undergraduate students X-ray diffraction

Keywords

High strength steels, welding metallurgy, electron microscopy, neutron scattering, high temperature materials, nuclear materials, additive manufacturing, rail/wheel steels, thermo-mechanical simulation, stainless steels

Located In Facility

Building 2, Room G14

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2896-3867 (confirmed)

Research Areas

0912 - MATERIALS ENGINEERING

Research Overview

- The effect of welding thermal cycles on microstructure and mechanical properties of Zircaloy-4
- Nuclear-material interaction research (neutron irradiation, neutron diffraction, positron life time spectroscopy, etc)
- National and International safeguards and security research (anti-terrorism research)
- Research on CRC for light metals
- Creep properties of P91 and P92 steel welds
- Prequalifying emergency welding (temper bead welding)
- Integrity of high energy piping (CRC project)
- Coatings for high temperature steam valve spindles (CRC project)
- Synroc for immobilising nuclear waste
- Mechanised girth welding, (CRC project)
- Welding galvanised steel, (CRC project)
- Hot cracking in high strength cellulosic electrode weld metal, (CRC project)
- Electric resistance welding of high strength pipe line, (CRC project)
- Transverse cracking in submarine steel weld metal, (CRC project)
- The application of shape memory couplings for high pressure fuel pipe, (CRC project)
Future Research Topics:
- Life estimation of welded pressure equipment, (CRC project)
- High productivity welding of stainless steels, including duplex stainless steels, ferritic stainless steels and austenitic stainless steels, characterising corrosion failure of welding joints, (CRC project)
- Cold cracking of HSLA pipe line steels weldment, including X70 and X80,, (CRC project)
- Investigation of pipeline corrosion in Northern China oil fields, iron based shape memory alloy pipe joints have been developed for oil pipelines.
- Study of Fe-Mn-Si based shape memory alloys, the purpose of this research was to develop new corrosion resistant shape memory alloys for commercial application (ARC project)

Head Of

Welding Engineering Research Group Coordinator

Member Of

Materials Australia secretary - NSW branch 2019 -
Transactions on Intelligent Welding Manufacturing (TIWM) Guest editor 2019 -
Ausinan Science & Technology Society Vice President and Council Member 2017 -
Baosteel Australia Joint Research Centre (BAJC) Member of Technical Advisory Panel 2017 -
Journal of Iron and Steel Research, International Member of editorial board 2016 -
UOW Academic Senate Committee member 2017 - 2019

Has Collaborator

yan_ma Faculty Academic
Dippenaar, Rian J. Professor
Du Toit, Madeleine Professor
Dunne, Druce P. Professor
Jiang, Zhengyi Distinguished Professor
Lu, Cheng Professor
Pan, Zengxi Stephen. A/Prof.
Pereloma, Elena V. Professor
Phelan, Dominic J. Dr
Stephen Van Duin Associate Professor
Su, Lihong Dr
Wexler, David Dr
Xi, Jiangtao Professor
Zhao, Yue Associate Professor
Zhu, Hongtao Dr
norrish, john Faculty Academic

Attended Event

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2021	Comparative study on crystallographic orientation, precipitation, phase transformation and mechanical response of Ni-rich NiTi alloy fabricated by WAAM at elevated substrate heating temperatures Published In Materials Science and Engineering A
2020	A review on wire arc additive manufacturing: Monitoring, control and a framework of automated system Published In Journal of Manufacturing Systems
2020	An Initial Report on the Structure–Property Relationships of a High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel Subjected to Advanced Thermomechanical Processing in Ferrite Published In Steel Research International
2020	Application of multidirectional robotic wire arc additive manufacturing process for the fabrication of complex metallic parts Published In IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
2020	Cold Crack Monitoring and Localization in Welding Using Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors Published In IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
2020	Effect of Magnetic Arc Oscillation on the geometry of single-pass multi-layer walls and the process stability in wire and arc additive manufacturing Published In Journal of Materials Processing Technology
2020	Effect of cryogenic temperature equal channel angular pressing on microstructure, bulk texture and tensile properties of AA1050 Published In Materials Science and Engineering A
2020	Effect of post-weld heat treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of deep penetration autogenous TIG-welded dissimilar joint between creep strength enhanced ferritic steel and austenitic stainless steel Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2020	Enhanced interface strength in steel-nickel bimetallic component fabricated using wire arc additive manufacturing with interweaving deposition strategy Published In Journal of Materials Science and Technology
2020	Eutectic modification of Fe-enriched high-entropy alloys through minor addition of boron Published In Journal of Materials Science
2020	Evolution of crystallographic orientation, precipitation, phase transformation and mechanical properties realized by enhancing deposition current for dual-wire arc additive manufactured Ni-rich NiTi alloy Published In Additive Manufacturing
2020	Fabrication of FeNi intermetallic using the wire-arc additive manufacturing process: A feasibility and neutron diffraction phase characterization study Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2020	Fabrication of metallic parts with overhanging structures using the robotic wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2020	In-situ dual wire arc additive manufacturing of NiTi-coating on Ti6Al4V alloys: Microstructure characterization and mechanical properties Published In Surface and Coatings Technology
2020	In-situ neutron diffraction study on the high temperature thermal phase evolution of wire-arc additively manufactured Ni53Ti47 binary alloy Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2020	Influence of white etching layer on rolling contact behavior at wheel-rail interface Published In Friction
2020	Investigation of humping phenomenon for the multi-directional robotic wire and arc additive manufacturing Published In Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
2020	Microstructure and mechanical properties of wire arc additively manufactured Hastelloy C276 alloy Published In Materials and Design
2020	Microstructure-dependent oxidation behavior of Ni-Al single-crystal alloys Published In Journal of Materials Science and Technology
2020	Model predictive control of layer width in wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2020	Model-free adaptive iterative learning control of melt pool width in wire arc additive manufacturing Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2020	The formation and accumulation of radiation-induced defects and the role of lamellar interfaces in radiation damage of titanium aluminum alloy irradiated with Kr-ions at room temperature Published In Acta Materialia
2020	Thermal analysis and effects study of evaporator exit vapor quality in a separate heat pipe Published In Applied Thermal Engineering
2020	Thermal induced phase evolution of Fe–Fe3Ni functionally graded material fabricated using the wire-arc additive manufacturing process: An in-situ neutron diffraction study Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2020	Thermo-mechanical coupled finite element analysis of rolling contact fatigue and wear properties of a rail steel under different slip ratios Published In Tribology International
2020	Vision based defects detection for Keyhole TIG welding using deep learning with visual explanation Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2019	A combination of keyhole GTAW with a trapezoidal interlayer: A new insight into armour steel welding Published In Materials
2019	An overview on TiFe intermetallic for solid-state hydrogen storage: microstructure, hydrogenation and fabrication processes Published In Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences
2019	Atomic origins of radiation-induced defects and the role of lamellar interfaces in radiation damage of titanium aluminide alloy irradiated with Kr-ions at elevated temperature Published In Acta Materialia
2019	Characterisation of White Etching Layers formed on rails subjected to different traffic conditions Published In Wear
2019	Comparative effect of Mn/Ti solute atoms and TiC/Ni 3 (Al,Ti) nano-particles on work hardening behaviour in Ni–Cu alloys fabricated by wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2019	Crack propagation behavior in white etching layer on rail steel surface Published In Engineering Failure Analysis
2019	Effect of Zn addition on microstructure and mechanical properties of cast Mg-Gd-Y-Zr alloys Published In Nonferrous Metals Society of China Transactions
2019	Effect of heat input on weld formation and tensile properties in keyhole mode TIG welding process Published In Metals
2019	Evolution of rail surface degradation in the tunnel: The role of water on squat growth under service conditions Published In Engineering Fracture Mechanics
2019	Improving the weld microstructure and material properties of K-TIG welded armour steel joint using filler material Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2019	In-Situ Fabrication of Titanium Iron Intermetallic Compound by the Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Process Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
2019	In-situ neutron diffraction characterization on the phase evolution of y-TiAl alloy during the wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2019	Introduction of ternary alloying element in wire arc additive manufacturing of titanium aluminide intermetallic Published In Additive Manufacturing
2019	Location dependence of microstructure, phase transformation temperature and mechanical properties on Ni-rich NiTi alloy fabricated by wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Journal of Materials Science and Engineering A
2019	Lubrication mechanisms of C‐MoS2‐Fe2O3 (Fe3O4) nano‐composite lubricants at the rubbing interfaces of non‐copper coated solid wires against the contact tube Published In Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik
2019	Microstructural changes on railway track surfaces caused by electrical leakage between wheel and rail Published In Tribology International
2019	Microstructural characterization and mechanical properties of K-TIG welded SAF2205/AISI316L dissimilar joint Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2019	Microstructure and mechanical properties of large-volume gradient-structure aluminium sheets fabricated by cyclic skin-pass rolling Published In Philosophical Magazine
2019	Microstructure and properties of spot welded joints of hot-stamped ultra-high strength steel used for automotive body structures Published In Metals
2019	Mitigation of thermal distortion in wire arc additively manufactured Ti6Al4V part using active interpass cooling Published In Science and Technology of Welding and Joining
2019	Multi-criteria decision-making analysis of different non-traditional machining operations of Ti6Al4V Published In Soft Computing
2019	Neutron diffraction residual stress determinations in Fe3Al based iron aluminide components fabricated using wire-arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) Published In Additive Manufacturing
2019	Phase constituent control and correlated properties of titanium aluminide intermetallic alloys through dual-wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Materials Letters
2019	Precipitation strengthening in Ni–Cu alloys fabricated using wire arc additive manufacturing technology Published In Metals
2019	The Study of the Directional Sensitivity of Fiber Bragg Gratings for Acoustic Emission Measurements Published In IEEE Sensors Journal
2019	The formation and Kr-ion irradiation behaviour of new microstructural features in additively manufactured titanium aluminium alloy Published In Additive Manufacturing
2019	Wetting mechanism of CMAS melt on YSZ surface at high temperature: First-principles calculation Published In Applied Surface Science
2018	A review of the wire arc additive manufacturing of metals: properties, defects and quality improvement Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2018	Anisotropy and microstructural evolutions of X70 pipeline steel during tensile deformation Published In Journal of Materials Research
2018	Characterization of wire arc additively manufactured titanium aluminide functionally graded material: Microstructure, mechanical properties and oxidation behaviour Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2018	Effect of chemical composition on microstructure, strength and wear resistance of wire deposited Ni-Cu alloys Published In Additive Manufacturing
2018	Effect of cooling rate on microstructural evolution and hardness of self-shielded arc weld deposits containing 1 wt% aluminium Published In Welding in the World
2018	Effect of long-term aging on the microstructure and mechanical properties of T23 steel weld metal without post-weld heat treatment Published In Journal of Materials Processing Technology
2018	Effects of heat accumulation on microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti6Al4V alloy deposited by wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Additive Manufacturing
2018	Electrochemical performance and stability of a PPy/MMT-PVDF/PMMA composite film at high temperature Published In Synthetic Metals
2018	Engineering Hierarchical Microstructures via Advanced Thermo-Mechanical Processing of a Modern HSLA Steel Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
2018	Fabrication and Characterisation of a Magnetized Metal-encapsulated FBG sensor for Structural Health Monitoring Published In IEEE Sensors Journal
2018	First-principles investigation of martensitic transformation and magnetic properties of Ni2XAl (X=Cr, Fe, Co) Heusler compounds Published In Intermetallics
2018	High strain rate deformation of ARMOX 500T and effects on texture development using neutron diffraction techniques and SHPB testing Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2018	Influences of postproduction heat treatment on Fe3Al-based iron aluminide fabricated using the wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2018	Intermetallic phase evolution and strengthening effect in Al–Mg2Si alloys with different Cu/Ni ratios Published In Materials Letters
2018	Investigation into the viability of K-TIG for joining armour grade quenched and tempered steel Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2018	Mechanical properties and microstructure of a Ti-6Al-4V alloy subjected to cold rolling, asymmetric rolling and asymmetric cryorolling Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2018	Nanoporous Al sandwich foils using size effect of Al layer thickness during Cu/Al/Cu laminate rolling Published In Philosophical Magazine
2018	Recent progress in friction stir welding tools used for steels Published In Journal of Iron and Steel Research International
2018	The anisotropic corrosion behaviour of wire arc additive manufactured Ti-6Al-4V alloy in 3.5% NaCl solution Published In Corrosion Science
2018	The effects of forced interpass cooling on the material properties of wire arc additively manufactured Ti6Al4V alloy Published In Journal of Materials Processing Technology
2018	The influence of post-production heat treatment on the multi-directional properties of nickel-aluminum bronze alloy fabricated using wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In Additive Manufacturing
2018	Thermal cycling of Fe3Al based iron aluminide during the wire-arc additive manufacturing process: An in-situ neutron diffraction study Published In Intermetallics
2018	Thermomechanical simulation of white etching layer formation on rail steel Published In Materials Australia: the magazine of engineering materials technology
2017	Doping-Induced Isotopic Mg11B2 Bulk Superconductor for Fusion Application Published In Energies
2017	Effects of heat accumulation on the arc characteristics and metal transfer behavior in Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing of Ti6Al4V Published In Journal of Materials Processing Technology
2017	Enhanced materials performance of Al/Ti/Al laminate sheets subjected to cryogenic roll bonding Published In Journal of Materials Research
2017	Enhancement of Thermal Stability and Cycling Performance of Lithium-Ion Battery at High Temperature by Nano-ppy/OMMT-Coated Separator Published In Journal of Nanomaterials
2017	Enhancement of grain connectivity and critical current density in the ex-situ sintered MgB2 superconductors by doping minor Cu Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2017	Fabrication of Copper-Rich Cu-Al Alloy Using the Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing Process Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
2017	Industrial Application Experiments on the Neutron Imaging Instrument DINGO Published In Physics Procedia
2017	Influences of deposition current and interpass temperature to the Fe3Al-based iron aluminide fabricated using wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2017	Innovative analysis of Luders band behaviour in X80 pipeline steel Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2017	Laves phase precipitation behavior in the simulated fine-grained heat-affected zone of creep strength enhanced ferritic steel P92 and its role in creep void nucleation and growth Published In Welding in the World
2017	Microstructures and mechanical properties of Al-Li 2198-T8 alloys processed by two different severe plastic deformation methods: A comparative study Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2017	Precipitates and Particles Coarsening of 9Cr-1.7W-0.4Mo-Co Ferritic Heat-Resistant Steel after Isothermal Aging Published In Scientific Reports
2017	Rapid hydrothermal synthesis of Li3VO4 with different favored facets Published In Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry
2017	Squat formation and the occurrence of two distinct classes of white etching layer on the surface of rail steel Published In International Journal of Fatigue
2017	Structural metastability of “cold” repair welds in 2.25Cr-1Mo (P22) steel under elevated temperature and stress conditions Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2017	Synthesis of mesoporous NiCo2S4 deposited on reduced graphite oxide assistant by co-polymer Pluronic F127 for high-performance supercapacitor Published In Applied Surface Science
2017	The evolution of microtexture of pipeline steel from strip to bare pipe to coated pipe Published In Procedia Engineering
2016	A fiber-coupled self-mixing laser diode for the measurement of young’s modulus Published In Sensors
2016	Adaptive path planning for wire-feed additive manufacturing using medial axis transformation Published In Journal of Cleaner Production
2016	Annealing effect on microstructure and mechanical properties of Al/Ti/Al laminate sheets Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2016	Automatic multi-direction slicing algorithms for wire based additive manufacturing Published In Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing
2016	Bead modelling and implementation of adaptive MAT path in wire and arc additive manufacturing Published In Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing
2016	Binder-free Co3O4@NiCoAl-layered double hydroxide core-shell hybrid architectural nanowire arrays with enhanced electrochemical performance Published In Applied Surface Science
2016	Controllable synthesis of few-layered and hierarchically porous boron nitride nanosheets Published In Chemical Communications
2016	Correlation between Zn-Rich Phase and corrosion/oxidation behavior of Sn–8Zn–3Bi alloy Published In Metals
2016	Effect of heat treatment on microstructure and mechanical property of Al-10%Mg2Si alloy Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2016	Effect of minor Sc and Zr on recrystallization behavior and mechanical properties of novel Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2016	Enhanced mechanical properties of ARB-processed aluminum alloy 6061 sheets by subsequent asymmetric cryorolling and ageing Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2016	Fabricating superior NiAl bronze components through wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Materials
2016	Fabrication of Fe-FeAl Functionally Graded Material Using the Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing Process Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
2016	High temperature processed high Nb X80 steel with excellent heat-affected zone toughness Published In Materials Letters
2016	Improvement of AA5052 sheet properties by electromagnetic twin-roll casting Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2016	In situ evaluation of corrosion damage using non-destructive electrochemical measurements-A case study Published In Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
2016	In-depth study of the mechanical properties for Fe3Al based iron aluminide fabricated using the wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2016	Mechanical properties of T23 steel welded joints without post-weld heat treatment for fossil fired boilers Published In Journal of Materials Research
2016	Microstructural evolution, mechanical property and thermal stability of Al-Li 2198-T8 alloy processed by high pressure torsion Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2016	Microstructure evolution of accumulative roll bonding processed pure aluminum during cryorolling Published In Journal of Materials Research
2016	Residual Stress Study of Al/Al Laminates Processed by Accumulative Roll Bonding Published In Materials Research Proceedings
2016	Significant enhancement of superconducting properties in the FeSe0.5Te0.5 bulks by minor Sn addition Published In Materials Letters
2016	Simultaneous grain growth and grain refinement in bulk ultrafine-grained copper under tensile deformation at room temperature Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
2016	Special rolling techniques for improvement of mechanical properties of ultrafine-grained metal sheets: a review Published In Advanced Engineering Materials
2016	Superstrength of nanograined steel with nanoscale intermetallic precipitates transformed from shock-compressed martensitic steel Published In Scientific Reports
2016	The effect of postproduction heat treatment on γ-TiAl alloys produced by the GTAW-based additive manufacturing process Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2016	Towards an automated robotic arc-welding-based additive manufacturing system from CAD to finished part Published In Computer Aided Design
2016	Transverse and z-direction CVN impact tests of X65 line pipe steels of two centerline segregation ratings Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
2015	A multi-bead overlapping model for robotic wire and arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) Published In Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing
2015	A practical path planning methodology for wire and arc additive manufacturing of thin-walled structures Published In Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing
2015	Correlation of microstructure and mechanical properties in friction stir welded 2198-T8 Al-Li alloy Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2015	Corrosion behavior of Al-Mg2Si alloys with/without addition of Al-P master alloy Published In Materials Characterization
2015	Edge-hydroxylated boron nitride nanosheets as an effective additive to improve the thermal response of hydrogels Published In Advanced Materials
2015	Effect of alloy design on improving toughness for X70 steel during welding Published In Materials and Design
2015	Effect of austenitizing temperature on the bainitic transformation in a high-carbon high-silicon steel Published In Metal Science and Heat Treatment
2015	Effect of heat input on Stellite 6 coatings on a medium carbon steel substrate by laser cladding Published In Materials Today
2015	Effect of interpass temperature on in-situ alloying and additive manufacturing of titanium aluminides using gas tungsten arc welding Published In Additive Manufacturing
2015	Evolution of stress and microstructure during gapped bead-on-plate testing of quenched and tempered steel Published In Australasian Welding Journal
2015	Fabrication of iron-rich Fe-Al intermetallics using the wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In Additive Manufacturing
2015	Facile synthesis of porous V2O3/C composites as lithium storage material with enhanced capacity and good rate capability Published In Journal of Power Sources
2015	Influence of heat input on microstructure and toughness properties in simulated CGHAZ of X80 steel manufactured using high-temperature processing Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
2015	Phase transformation behavior and microstructural control of high-Cr martensitic/ferritic heat-resistant steels for power and nuclear plants: a review Published In Journal of Materials Science and Technology
2015	Post-deformation microstructure and texture characterization of Fe-18Mn-0.6C-1.5Al TWIP steel Published In Steel Research International
2015	Pre-blast strengthening of Fe-18Mn-0.6C-1.5Al TWIP steel Published In Steel Research International
2015	Preparation and characterization of Fe3O4@nSiO2@mSiO2-NH2 core-shell microspheres for extracting allura red from aqueous solution Published In NANO
2015	Rapid synthesis of α-Fe2O3/rGO nanocomposites by microwave autoclave as superior anodes for sodium-ion batteries Published In Journal of Power Sources
2015	Significantly enhanced critical current density in nano-MgB2 grains rapidly formed at low temperature with homogeneous carbon doping Published In Superconductor Science and Technology
2015	Simple low-temperature chemical bath route to synthesize novel Ga-doped ZnO nanostructures for high photoresponse Published In Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
2015	The determination of self hardening parameters of twinning induced plasticity steel via crystal plasticity modeling Published In Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience
2015	The effect of location on the microstructure and mechanical properties of titanium aluminides produced by additive layer manufacturing using in-situ alloying and gas tungsten arc welding Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2015	Weld metal microstructures of hardfacing deposits produced by self-shielded flux-cored arc welding Published In Australasian Welding Journal
2015	Wire-feed additive manufacturing of metal components: technologies, developments and future interests Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2014	A Comparative study for wear resistant of Stellite 6 coatings on nickel alloy substrate produced by laser cladding, HVOF and plasma spraying techniques Published In International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology
2014	A deformation mechanism of hard metal surrounded by soft metal during roll forming Published In Scientific Reports
2014	A round-robin test with thermal simulation of the welding HAZ to draw CCT diagrams: a need for harmonized procedures and microconstituent terminologies Published In Revista Soldagem and Inspecao
2014	A study surface layer and hardness produced by induction hardened S45C steel Published In Applied Mechanics and Materials
2014	A tool-path generation strategy for wire and arc additive manufacturing Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2014	Characterization of in-situ alloyed and additively manufactured titanium aluminides Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
2014	Constitutive analysis for hot deformation behaviour of novel bimetal consisting of pearlitic steel and low carbon steel Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2014	Effect of inter-critically reheating temperature on microstructure and properties of simulated inter-critically reheated coarse grained heat affected zone in X70 steel Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2014	Effect of two different energy inputs for laser cladding of stellite 6 on P91 and P22 steel substrates Published In Procedia Materials Science
2014	Effects of processing optimisation on microstructure, texture, grain boundary and mechanical properties of Fe-17Cr ferritic stainless steel thick plates Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2014	Effects of thermomechanical treatments on microstructure and mechanical behavior of HCS/LCS bimetal Published In Advanced Materials Research
2014	Effects of wire feed conditions on in situ alloying and additive layer manufacturing of titanium aluminides using gas tungsten arc welding Published In Journal of Materials Research
2014	Enhancing the high rate capability and cycling stability of LiMn2O4 by coating of solid-state electrolyte LiNbO3 Published In ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
2014	Feasibility study of low force robotic friction stir process and its effect on cavitation erosion and electrochemical corrosion for Ni Al bronze alloys Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
2014	Influence of Al doping on structural and optical properties of Mg-Al co-doped ZnO thin films prepared by sol-gel method Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2014	Influence of annealing temperature on the structural and optical properties of Mg-Al co-doped ZnO thin films prepared via sol-gel method Published In Ceramics International
2014	Investigation of ultrafine grained AA1050 fabricated by accumulative roll bonding Published In Journal of Materials Science and Engineering A
2014	Laser cladding of stainless steel substrates with stellite 6 Published In Materials Science Forum
2014	Laser cladding of wear resistant Stellite 6 coating on P22 steel substrate with two different energy inputs Published In Advanced Materials Research
2014	Martensitic phase transformation and deformation behavior of Fe–Mn–C–Al twinning-induced plasticity steel during high-pressure torsion Published In Advanced Engineering Materials
2014	Measurement of residual stresses in titanium aerospace components formed via additive manufacturing Published In Materials Science Forum
2014	Microalloying effects on microstructure and mechanical properties of 18Cr-2Mo ferritic stainless steel heavy plates Published In Materials and Design
2014	Microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir welded 18Cr-2Mo ferritic stainless steel thick plate Published In Materials and Design
2014	Microstructure and texture analysis of δ-hydride precipitation in Zircaloy-4 materials by electron microscopy and neutron diffraction Published In Journal of Applied Crystallography
2014	Neutron diffraction residual stress measurements of welds made with pulsed tandem gas metal arc welding (PT-GMAW) Published In Powder Diffraction
2014	Observations on the zirconium hydride precipitation and distribution in Zircaloy-4 Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
2014	Optimization and application of process parameters in an AZ61 alloy twin-roll strip casting Published In Materials Science Forum
2014	Precipitation and impact toughness of Nb-V stabilised 18Cr-2Mo ferritic stainless steel during isothermal aging Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2014	Rapid synthesis of Li4Ti5O12/graphene composite with superior rate capability by a microwave-assisted hydrothermal method Published In Nano Energy
2014	Shear texture gradient in AA6061 aluminum alloy processed by accumulative roll bonding with high roll roughness Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2014	Study of laser cladding of stellite 6 on nickel superalloy substrate with two different energy inputs Published In Advanced Materials Research
2014	Surface treatment evaluation of induction hardened and tempered 1045 steel Published In International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology
2014	The formation of nano-layered grains and their enhanced superconducting transition temperature in Mg-doped FeSe0.9 bulks Published In Scientific Reports
2014	The mechanism of one-step synthesis of hollow-structured Li3VO4 as an anode for lithium-ion batteries Published In Chemistry: A European Journal
2014	Tuning three-dimensional TiO2 nanotube electrode to achieve high utilization of Ti substrate for lithium storage Published In Electrochimica Acta
2014	Wear behaviour of stellite 6 coatings produced on an austenitic stainless steel substrate by laser cladding using two different heat inputs Published In Applied Mechanics and Materials
2013	Deposition of Stellite 6 on nickel superalloy and mild steel substrates with laser cladding Published In International Journal of Advanced Materials Manufacturing and Characterization
2013	Development of safe optimized welding procedures for high strength Q&T steel welded with austenitic consumables Published In Revista Soldagem and Inspecao
2013	Grain coarsening characteristics of modern Nb microalloyed steels Published In Materials Science Forum
2013	Hollow structured Li3VO4 wrapped with graphene nanosheets in situ prepared by one-pot template-free method as an anode for lithium-ion batteries Published In Nano Letters: a journal dedicated to nanoscience and nanotechnology
2013	Hydride precipitation and its influence on mechanical properties of notched and unnotched Zircaloy-4 plates Published In Journal of Nuclear Materials
2013	Improved pinning effects in ball-milled MgB2 bulks containing glycine by introducing shedding impurities from agate balls Published In IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
2013	In-situ hydrothermal synthesis of graphene woven vo2 nanoribbons with improved cycling performance Published In Journal of Power Sources
2013	Influence of Ti/N ratio on simulated CGHAZ microstructure and toughness in X70 steels Published In Science and Technology of Welding and Joining
2013	Investigation of deformation behavior during cold rolling cladding process of four-layer composite aluminum alloys Published In Advanced Materials Research
2013	Laser processing of nickel-aluminum bronze for improved surface corrosion properties Published In Journal of Laser Applications
2013	Microstructural characterization of P91 steel in the virgin, service exposed and post-service re-normalized conditions Published In Steel Research International
2013	On the compression behavior of an austenitic Fe-18Mn-0.6C-1.5Al twinning-induced plasticity steel Published In Steel Research International
2013	Polypyrrole-coated α-LiFeO2 nanocomposite with enhanced electrochemical properties for lithium-ion batteries Published In Electrochimica Acta
2013	Re-austenitisation of chromium-bearing pressure vessel steels during the weld thermal cycle Published In Australasian Welding Journal - Welding Research Supplement
2013	Role of Ti and N in line pipe steel welds Published In Science and Technology of Welding and Joining
2013	The effect of chemical composition on microstructure and properties of intercritically reheated coarse-grained heat-affected zone in X70 steels Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
2012	Electron beam welding varestraint test of ALLVAC 718 Plus™ for aviation technology Published In Advanced Science Letters
2012	Graphene wrapped LiFePO4/C composites as cathode materials for Li-ion batteries with enhanced rate capability Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry
2012	Hydrogen-induced microstructure, texture and mechanical property evolutions in a high-pressure torsion processed zirconium alloy Published In Scripta Materialia
2012	Investigation into feasibility of hybrid laser-GMAW process for welding high strength quenched and tempered steel Published In Australasian Welding Journal
2012	Microstructural characterisation of railhead damage in insulated rail joints Published In Materials Science Forum
2012	Microstructural evolution during gaseous hydrogen charging of Zircaloy-4 processed by high-pressure torsion: A comparative study Published In Materials Letters
2012	Optimization of welding parameters for repairing NiAl bronze components Published In Materials Science Forum
2012	Preparation, morphology, and properties of conducting polyaniline-grafted multiwalled carbon nanotubes/epoxy composites Published In Journal of Applied Polymer Science
2012	Study of vacancy-type defects by positron annihilation in ultrafine-grained aluminum severely deformed at room and cryogenic temperatures Published In Acta Materialia
2012	Weldability of Ti-6Al-4V alloys formed via various powder consolidation techniques Published In Key Engineering Materials
2011	Synchrotron micro tomography reveals 3D shape of precipitates in cast magnesium alloy Published In Journal of Materials Science and Engineering
2011	Tandem gas metal arc welding for low distortion butt welds Published In Advanced Materials Research
2010	Analysis of metal manufacturing by crystal plasticity finite element method Published In Materials Processing Science and Technology
2010	Deformation mechanisms of twinning-induced plasticity steels: in situ synchrotron characterization and modeling Published In Scripta Materialia
2010	Energy-based approach for the evaluation of low cycle fatigue behaviour of 2.25Cr-1Mo steel at elevated temperature Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2010	Evaluation of high temperature fatigue behaviour of P22 by miniature specimen testing Published In Materials Science Forum
2010	High-pressure torsion induced microstructural evolution in a hexagonal close-packed Zr alloy Published In Scripta Materialia
2010	SnO2-coated multiwall carbon nanotube composite anode materials for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries Published In Electrochimica Acta
2009	Cavitation erosion resistance of NITI thin films produced by filterer arc deposition Published In Wear
2009	From Single Grains to Texture Published In Advanced Engineering Materials
2009	In situ observation of dynamic recrystallization in the bulk of zirconium alloy Published In Advanced Engineering Materials
2009	Titanate ceramics for immobilisation of uranium-rich radioactive wastes arising from 99Mo production Published In Journal of Nuclear Materials
2008	Pyrochlore-structured titanate ceramics for immobilisation of actinides: Hot isostatic pressing (HIPing) and stainless steel/waste form interactions Published In Journal of Nuclear Materials
2008	Re-examination of the effect of NbC precipitation on shape memory in Fe-Mn-Si-based alloys Published In Scripta Materialia
2008	Spray dried microspheres as a route to clay/polymer nanocomposites Published In Journal of Applied Polymer Science
2008	Stainless steel/glass–ceramic interactions under hot isostatic pressing (HIPing) conditions Published In Journal of Nuclear Materials
2008	Surveillance of the fracture behavior of zircaloy-4 welds using the small punch test Published In Journal of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International

Chapter

Year	Title
2016	Weld Haz properties in modern high strength niobium pipeline steels Published In HSLA Steels 2015, Microalloying 2015 & Offshore Engineering Steels 2015: Conference Proceedings Publisher New Jersey, United States
2015	Process planning strategy for wire and ARC additive manufacturing Published In Robotic Welding, Intelligence and Automation Publisher Switzerland

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2020	Effects of Deposition Current on the Microstructure and Pseudoelasticity of Wire-Arc Additively Manufactured Ni-rich NiTi Alloys Published In Advances in Manufacturing, Production Management and Process Control. AHFE 2020
2019	A comprehensive approach to control and minimize squat efects in a railway network Published In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018
2019	Structural and microstructural investigation of two distinct classes of white etching layer formation on the rail surface Published In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018
2017	Railway turnout failure mode analysis Published In 9th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics (ACAM9)
2016	Ballistic evaluation of an Australian ultra-high hardness steel Published In Proceedings of 29th International Symposium on Ballistics, BALLISTICS 2016
2016	Fibre optic acoustic emission measurement technique for crack activity monitoring in civil engineering applications Published In 2016 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS)
2016	Fibre optic acoustic emission sensor system for hydrogen induced cold crack monitoring in welding applications Published In 2016 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS)
2016	Measuring Dilution and Wear for Laser Cladding of Stellite 6 Produced on a P91 Steel Substrate using Two Different Heat Inputs Published In MATEC Web of Conferences: Volume 70: 2016 The 3rd International Conference on Manufacturing and Industrial Technologies
2016	Young’s modulus measurement using fibre-coupled self-mixing laser diode Published In 16th International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices: NUSOD 2016
2016	Young’s modulus measurement using fibre-coupled self-mixing laser diode Published In 2016 International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices (NUSOD)
2015	Design requirements of experiment set-up for self-mixing-based Young's modulus measurement system Published In TENCON 2015 - 2015 IEEE Region 10 Conference
2015	Microstructure and properties of inter-critically reheated coarse grained heat-affected zones in X70 steels with different Ti/N ratios Published In 9th Pipeline Technology Conference 2014
2015	Process planning for robotic wire and arc additive manufacturing Published In Proceedings of the 2015 10th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, ICIEA 2015
2014	Automatic measurement of Centreline segregation in continuously cast line pipe steel slabs Published In Energy Materials 2014, Conference Proceedings
2014	Control of weld HAZ properties in modern high strength pipeline steels Published In 2014 10th International Pipeline Conference: Volume 3: Materials and Joining; Risk and Reliability
2014	Investigation of residual stresses in titanium aerospace components formed via additive manufacturing Published In 8th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, ACAM 2014, as Part of Engineers Australia Convention 2014
2014	Measuring Young's modulus using a self-mixing laser diode Published In Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
2014	System implementation of self-mixing interferometry technique-based measurement on Young's modulus Published In Proceedings of SPIE: Optical Metrology and Inspection for Industrial Applications III
2014	Weld HAZ properties in modern high strength niobium pipeline steels Published In Energy Materials 2014, Conference Proceedings
2014	α-Fe2O3/graphene nanocomposite as anode material for sodium-ion batteries with enhanced capacity retention Published In 17th International Meeting on Lithium Batteries
2013	Controlling hydrogen assisted cold cracking (HACC) in ultra high strength steel (UHSS) weldments Published In 3rd IIW European – South American School of Welding and Correlated Processes
2013	Grain coarsening characteristics of modern Nb microalloyed steels Published In 5th International Conference on Recrystallization & Grain Growth
2013	Optimum specification of Ti & N for control of HAZ properties in high strength pipeline steels Published In 19th Biennial Joint Technical Meeting on Pipeline Research
2013	Towards improved steel alloy designs for control of weld heat affected zone properties Published In 2nd International Symposium on Nb and Mo Alloying in High Performance Steels
2012	The effect of sulphur level on the hardenability of Q&T steels Published In First International Conference on Metallic Materials and Processing
2011	Development of a DC-LSND welding process for GMAW on DH-36 Steel Published In 56th WTIA annual conference 2011
2011	Effect of Ti and N concentrations on microstructure and mechanical properties of microalloyed high strength line pipe steel welds Published In Welding of high strength pipeline Steels, International Seminar
2011	Feasibility of the laser hybrid process for welding high strength Q&T steel Published In 6th Asian Pacific IIW International Congress and 56th WTIA Annual Conference including future leaders forum
2011	Post-weld atmospheric contamination of gas tungsten arc deposited welds in commercially pure and Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloys Published In The 12th World Conference on Titanium
2011	Research to establish a systematic approach to safe welding procedure development using austenitic filler material for fabrication of high strength steel Published In 16th International Conference on the Joining of Materials
2010	A study of the continous cooling behaviour and effect of preheat and interpass temperature on the HAZ of high strength quenched and tempered steel Published In IIW 2010 Annual Assembly
2010	The effect of welding speed and contact-tip-to-workpiece distance on the microstructural homogeneity and bead profile of Tandem GMA steel welds Published In Materials Science & Technology 2010 Conference & Exhibition
2008	Crystal plasticity finite element modelling of compression of pure aluminum Published In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computational Structures Technology

Investigator On

Year	Title
2020 - 2023	Analysis and solutions of pipeline girth weld failure under the longitudinal stress due to strength mis-matching Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
2020 - 2021	Synthesising improved ultra-high temperatures ceramics Awarded by: Defence Innovation Network (DIN) Funding Scheme: Seed Project Grant
2020	ARC Research Hub for Australian Steel Innovation Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
2020	Design of Cost-effective Compositionally Complex Alloys Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2018 - 2020	Solidification Behavior Research in the Continuous Casting of High Nitrogen and High Molybdenum Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
2019	The 6th Conference of the Combined Australian Materials Societies (CAMS 2018) Awarded by: NSW Government Department of Industry Funding Scheme: NSW Research Attraction and Acceleration Program
2018 - 2019	Advance Ultra High Temperature Ceramics Alloys Awarded by: Defence Innovation Network (DIN) Funding Scheme: Pilot Projects
2017 - 2018	Synthesis of high Entropy alloys for High temperature & high erosion applications Awarded by: Defence Science and Technology Group Funding Scheme: Competitive Evaluation Research Agreement Program
2017	Nucleation in Peritectic and Reverse Eutectoid Transformations: An Experimental and Computational Investigation Awarded by: Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) Funding Scheme: Australia Germany Joint Cooperation Scheme
2011 - 2015	A Novel Hybrid Electrochemical Energy System For Both High Energy And High Power Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2014	Improvement of ridging defect through rolling and heat treatment technology innovation Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
2014	Strain ageing in fusion-bonded epoxy coated pipeline steel Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
2014	Transforming Australia's Naval Manufacturing Industry Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Industrial Transformation Training Centres
2013	Significance, measurement and control of centreline segregation in continuously cast line pipe steels Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
2013	The Australian Steel Manufacturing Research Hub Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
2010	Energy Pipelines CRC Awarded by: NSW Industry & Investment Funding Scheme: NSW Science Leveraging Fund
	Advanced laser additive manufacturing system for extended applications to surface engineering, direct manufacturing and new alloy development Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
	Australian Stress Engineering Facility Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
	Improving the weld HAZ toughness of high strength thick walled line pipe Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
	In-situ straining scanning electron microscope facility for nanomaterials Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
	Novel surface functioning technology during hot strip rolling process to improve corrosion-resistance of the steels Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	The Study of Fabricating Cu-Al Alloy via Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing	Dong, Bosheng
Doctor of Philosophy	Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing: Hardfacing of Armour Steel	Ning, Yimiao
Doctor of Philosophy	Mechanics, Prediction and Management of Squat Defects on Train Rails	Tovar Camacho, Eduardo
Doctor of Philosophy	The Behaviour of Advanced Q&T Steels during Arc Welding and Thermal Cutting	Rizwan, Muhammad
Doctor of Philosophy	In-Situ Micro-XRD measuring of micron-sale microstructures in 3D-additive manufacturing for functionally graded materials.	Ghosh, Sujan Kumer
Doctor of Philosophy	Process Modelling, Control and Monitoring for Robotic Wire-arc Additive Manufacturing	Xia, Chunyang
Doctor of Philosophy	The effects of cooling rate and alloying elements on the solidification behaviour of continuously cast super-austenitic and duplex stainless steels	Wang, Tong
Doctor of Philosophy	A feasibility study of fabricating pillar-structure parts using robotic wire and arc based additive manufacturing	Yu, Ziping
Doctor of Philosophy	Fabrication of Ultrathin Metallic Nanosheets by Accumulative Rolling	Nie, Ning
Doctor of Philosophy	Intellectualized Additive Manufacturing with 3D Vision.	Zhang, Jianrui
Doctor of Philosophy	Multi-sensor based system monitoring and defect indentification for wire arc additive manufacturing process	Yuxing, Li
Doctor of Philosophy	Stress Corrosion Cracking Behaviour of Dissimilar Welding of Zeron100 Super Stainless steel to Monel 400	Alanazi, Nasser
Doctor of Philosophy	Rail/wheel contact and crack propagation behaviours of rail steels	Afridi, Haseeb
Doctor of Philosophy	Solidification Behavior Research in the Continuous Casting of High Nitrogen and High Molybdenum Alloys	Zhang, Zhihao
Doctor of Philosophy	Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing of Bridge Metal Components	Hatamian, Houman
Doctor of Philosophy	The Role of Nb in Control of Weld HAZ Mechanical Properties in High Strength Low Alloy Steels	Wang, Yangfan
Doctor of Philosophy	Additive manufacturing of metastable beta Titanium alloys.	Awannegbe, Edohamen

Awards And Honors

Vice Chancellor Award , conferred by Vice Chancellor University of Wollongong, 2019
Best poject leader award, conferred by Defence Materials Technology Centre, 2016
Australia Endeavour Fellowship , 2014
Capability Improvement Award , conferred by Defence Materials Technology Centre, 2014
Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia, conferred by Australian Museum Eureka Prize, 2013
The Best Micrograph Prize , conferred by The 18th Australian Conference on Microscopy & Microanalysis, 2004
A Ramsay Moon Best Industry Paper Award , 2000
The Third National Science Award , 1991

Teaching Overview

July 2005 - July 2008 Senior Research Scientist, Materials Division, Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights

July 2000 - June 2005 Research Scientist, Electron Microscopy Group, Materials Division, Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights

July 1998 - June 2000 Research Fellow, CRC for Welded Structures, Dept. of Materials Engineering, University of Wollongong

March 1995 - June 1998 Research Associate, CRC for Welding and Joining, Dept. of Materials Engineering, University of Wollongong

October 1991 - December 1994 Part time Research Assistant, Shape memory materials group and Part time Teaching Assistant demonstrating practical class for undergraduate students X-ray diffraction

Keywords

High strength steels, welding metallurgy, electron microscopy, neutron scattering, high temperature materials, nuclear materials, additive manufacturing, rail/wheel steels, thermo-mechanical simulation, stainless steels

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