ORCID Profile
0000-0001-8910-7426
Does something not look right? The information on this page has been harvested from data sources that may not be up to date. We continue to work with information providers to improve coverage and quality. To report an issue, use the Feedback Form.
In Research Link Australia (RLA), "Research Topics" refer to ANZSRC FOR and SEO codes. These topics are either sourced from ANZSRC FOR and SEO codes listed in researchers' related grants or generated by a large language model (LLM) based on their publications.
Materials Engineering | Metals and Alloy Materials | Physical Metallurgy | Alloy Materials | Manufacturing Processes and Technologies (excl. Textiles) | Numerical Modelling and Mechanical Characterisation | Nanotechnology | Materials Engineering not elsewhere classified | Mineralogy and Crystallography | Ceramics | Process Metallurgy | Manufacturing Engineering not elsewhere classified | Polymers | Composite Materials | Aerospace Materials | Instruments And Techniques | Other Physical Sciences | Manufacturing Engineering | Materials Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified | Composite and Hybrid Materials | Geology not elsewhere classified
Metals (composites, coatings, bonding, etc.) | Basic Metal Products (incl. Smelting, Rolling, Drawing and Extruding) not elsewhere classified | Structural Metal Products | Structural metal products | Sheet metal products | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering | Basic Aluminium Products | Environmentally Sustainable Manufacturing not elsewhere classified | Sheet Metal Products | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Ceramics | Climate Change Mitigation Strategies | Other | Army | Personnel | Semi-finished products | Physical sciences | Expanding Knowledge in Technology | Polymeric materials (e.g. paints) |
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 05-2007
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 06-2010
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2006
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 07-2009
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2004
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2017
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2015
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2016
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2016
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 14-11-2022
DOI: 10.3390/S22228796
Abstract: While acoustic emission (AE) testing can be used as a valuable technique in structural health monitoring and non-destructive testing, little research has been conducted to establish its sources, particularly in 2024-T3 aluminium alloys. The major contribution of this work is that it provides a method to obtain a better linear relationship of count rate with crack growth rate based on waveform. This paper aims to characterise AE sources by synchronising the AE waveforms with load levels and then to propose possible dominant frequency ranges. The AE waveforms during fatigue crack growth in edge-notched 2024-T3 aluminium specimens, from an initial crack length of 10 mm to 70 mm, were collected at two different load ratios R = 0.125 and 0.5. At the same time, the crack growth rate was determined using thermal imaging and associated control software. The AE waveforms obtained were processed using the fast Fourier transform. It was shown that a significantly higher AE count rate was recorded at R = 0.125 compared to R = 0.5 when the maximum load was kept the same. This means that the R-ratio would affect the total amount of AE activities collected. It was also found that the dominant frequency range of the AE waveforms directly related to crack growth was 152–487 kHz, and the ranges due to crack closure were likely to be 310 kHz–316 kHz and 500–700 kHz. Based on the proposed frequency ranges, waveform selection was conducted and a better linear relationship between count rate and crack growth rate was observed. This study provides a better understanding of the AE sources and waveforms for future structural health monitoring applications.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 22-10-2014
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 20-08-2015
DOI: 10.3390/NANO5031366
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2012
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2015
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 26-09-2016
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2011
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2020
DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.3614850
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Date: 07-2016
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2018
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 03-2004
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2014
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 04-2008
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 07-06-2017
DOI: 10.1038/S41598-017-03090-4
Abstract: An empirical model for the evolution of β-phase (Mg 2 Al 3 ) along grain boundaries in aluminium alloy AA5083 (Al-Mg-Mn) during isothermal exposures is proposed herein. Developing a quantitative understanding of grain boundary precipitation is important to interpreting intergranular corrosion and stress corrosion cracking in this alloy system. To date, complete ab initio models for grain boundary precipitation based upon fundamental principles of thermodynamics and kinetics are not available, despite the critical role that such precipitates play in dictating intergranular corrosion phenomena. Empirical models can therefore serve an important role in advancing the understanding of grain boundary precipitation kinetics, which is an approach applicable beyond the present context. High resolution scanning electron microscopy was to quantify the size and distribution of β-phase precipitates on Ga-embrittled intergranular fracture surfaces of AA5083. The results are compared with the degree of sensitisation (DoS) as judged by nitric acid mass loss testing (ASTM-G67-04), and discussed with models for sensitisation in 5xxx series Al-alloys. The work herein allows sensitisation to be quantified from an unambiguous microstructural perspective.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2021
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 17-10-2017
DOI: 10.1038/S41467-017-01330-9
Abstract: Magnesium, the lightest structural metal, is difficult to form at room temperature due to an insufficient number of deformation modes imposed by its hexagonal structure and a strong texture developed during thermomechanical processes. Although appropriate alloying additions can weaken the texture, formability improvement is limited because alloying additions do not fundamentally alter deformation modes. Here we show that magnesium can become super-formable at room temperature without alloying. Despite possessing a strong texture, magnesium can be cold rolled to a strain at least eight times that possible in conventional processing. The resultant cold-rolled sheet can be further formed without cracking due to grain size reduction to the order of one micron and inter-granular mechanisms becoming dominant, rather than the usual slip and twinning. These findings provide a pathway for developing highly formable products from magnesium and other hexagonal metals that are traditionally difficult to form at room temperature.
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 30-01-2007
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 24-05-2021
DOI: 10.3390/MET11060858
Abstract: A new multi-stage three-dimensional transient computational model to simulate powder bed fusion (L-PBF) additive manufacturing (AM) processes is presented. The model uses the discrete element method (DEM) for powder flow simulation, an extended smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) for melt pool dynamics and a semi-empirical microstructure evolution strategy to simulate the evolving temperature and microstructure of non-spherical Ti-6Al-4V powder grains undergoing L-PBF. The highly novel use of both DEM and SPH means that varied physics such as collisions between non-spherical powder grains during the coating process and heat transfer, melting, solidification and microstructure evolution during the laser fusion process can be simulated. The new capability is demonstrated by applying a complex representative laser scan pattern to a single-layer Ti-6Al-4V powder bed. It is found that the fast cooling rate primarily leads to a transition between the β and α martensitic phases. A minimal production of the α Widmanstatten phase at the outer edge of the laser is also noted due to an in situ heat treatment effect of the martensitic grains near the laser. This work demonstrates the potential of the coupled DEM/SPH computational model as a realistic tool to investigate the effect of process parameters such as powder morphology, laser scan speed and power characteristics on the Ti-6Al-4V powder bed microstructure.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 04-2011
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Date: 05-2017
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2007
Publisher: Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
Date: 2015
DOI: 10.5006/1417
Publisher: Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
Date: 17-10-2013
DOI: 10.5006/0804
Abstract: Sensitization of 5xxx series Al alloys involving precipitation of β phase (Mg2Al3) at grain boundaries was studied for different exposure times at 100°C upon AA5083-H131 (UNS A95083). In this work, we reveal that fracture surfaces prepared by liquid gallium embrittlement can yield a quantification of grain boundary β phase with significant statistics on β phase size and spacing. This information is a necessary first step toward development of quantitative damage models to describe inter-granular corrosion (IGC) and stress corrosion (IGSCC).
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2018
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2018
DOI: 10.1016/J.NUMECD.2018.04.001
Abstract: The anti-obesity potential of flavonoids has been shown by animal and human studies. In this meta-analysis, we systematically reviewed controlled clinical trials and quantified the effects of flavonoids and flavonoid subclasses on obesity-related anthropometric measures. PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, and ProQuest databases were searched to identify trials examining the effect of flavonoids on body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and body fat percentage. Fifty eight trials passed the eligibility process. Analysis endpoints were calculated as the mean difference between baseline and post-treatment. Flavonoids were in subclasses of flavanols, flavonols, isoflavones, flavanones, anthocyanins, and proanthocyanidins. They were mostly in the form of supplements and dosages varying from 40 to 1300 mg/day. Among flavonoid subclasses, flavanols showed potential for decreasing BMI, in the overall population (mean difference (MD) = -0.28 kg/m Overall results of this meta-analysis showed that flavanols have potential against obesity.
Publisher: Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Date: 06-2010
DOI: 10.4028/WWW.SCIENTIFIC.NET/MSF.654-656.1570
Abstract: A comparative experimental and simulation study of oxygen-free high conductivity copper produced by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) one-pass has been carried out by using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and a recently proposed grain refinement model. The grain size and misorientation distributions were extracted from the EBSD measurements. It was found that the microstructure in the ECAP deformed copper was much more refined on the TD plane. The grain size observed experimentally can be fairly well predicted by the grain fragmentation model.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 03-2022
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2008
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2016
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2008
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2018
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2016
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 21-07-2016
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 11-2008
Publisher: Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
Date: 2013
DOI: 10.5006/0833
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 06-2011
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2017
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2012
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 04-2011
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2021
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2017
Publisher: AIP Publishing
Date: 27-04-2015
DOI: 10.1063/1.4919455
Abstract: In-situ neutron diffraction during cyclic tension-compression loading (∼+3.5% to −2.8%) of a 17Mn-3Al-2Si-1Ni-0.06C steel that exhibits concurrent transformation and twinning -induced plasticity effects indicated a significant contribution of intragranular back stresses to the observed Bauschinger effect. Rietveld analysis revealed a higher rate of martensitic transformation during tension compared to compression. Throughout cycling, α′-martensite exhibited the highest phase strains such that it bears an increasing portion of the macroscopic load as its weight fraction evolves. On the other hand, the ε-martensite strain remained compressive as it accommodated most of the internal strains caused by the shape misfit associated with the γ→ε and/or ε→α′ transformations.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2020
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2008
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2010
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2013
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2017
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2019
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 05-2008
Publisher: Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
Date: 04-2014
DOI: 10.5006/1117
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2006
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2016
Publisher: Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
Date: 31-05-2013
DOI: 10.5006/0948
Abstract: The influence of Mg content on the degree of sensitization (DoS) of Al-xMg-0.5Mn (wt%) alloys (where x varies from 3.36 wt% to 8.85 wt%) was investigated via the nitric acid mass loss test (NAMLT). NAMLT upon sensitized specimens revealed that mass loss was negligible below ~4.01 wt% Mg, while for Mg content ≥4.01 wt%, mass loss increased monotonically. The calculated equilibrium β-phase fractions were contrast with the DoS values. Additionally, the influence of the Mg content on corrosion was investigated via potentiodynamic polarization testing, in conjunction with microhardness measurements. We found that Mg additions lead to an increase in hardness without causing any significant impact on electrochemically determined corrosion current density however, Mg content has a major impact on intergranular corrosion as determined from NAMLT.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2018
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 16-01-2018
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2019
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2020
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2016
Publisher: International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
Date: 18-02-2020
DOI: 10.1107/S1600576720000370
Abstract: High-resolution in situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction was applied to study a cold-drawn and solution-treated 56Ni–44Ti wt% alloy subjected to uniaxial cyclic loading–unloading with incremental strains. The micro-mechanical behaviour associated with the partial and repeated B2↔B19′ phase transformation at the centre of the s le gauge length was studied with respect to the macroscopic stress–strain response. The lattice strains of the (110) B2 and different B19′ grain families are affected by (i) the transformation strain, the load-bearing capacity of both phases and the strain continuity maintained at/near the B2–B19′ interfaces at the centre of the gauge length, and (ii) the extent of transformation along the gauge length. With cycling and incremental strains (i) the elastic lattice strain and plastic strain in the remnant (110) B2 grain family gradually saturate at early cycles, whereas the plastic strain in the B19′ phase continues to increase. This contributes to accumulation of residual strains (degradation in superelasticity), greater non-linearity and change in the shape of the macroscopic stress–strain curve from plateau type to curvilinear elastic. (ii) The initial 〈111〉 B2 fibre texture transforms to [ 1 20] B19′ , [ 1 30] B19′ , [ 1 50] B19′ and [010] B19′ orientations. Further increase in the applied strain with cycling results in the development of [130] B19′ , [ 1 02] B19′ , [102] B19′ , [ 1 00] B19′ and [100] B19′ orientations.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2017
Publisher: Element d.o.o.
Date: 2015
DOI: 10.7153/MIA-18-72
Publisher: Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Date: 06-2010
DOI: 10.4028/WWW.SCIENTIFIC.NET/MSF.654-656.879
Abstract: The hot deformation behaviour of the alpha / beta Ti-6Al-4V alloy was investigated at various temperatures and strain rates by means of compression and torsion tests. As expected, the peak flow stress increased with increasing strain rate and decreased as the initial s le temperature was increased. The different flow behaviours observed are discussed in terms of the volume fraction of each phase. The dual phase Ti-6Al-4V alloy was assumed to be a composite material containing a soft phase and a hard phase. By taking into consideration the phase-to-phase interaction and volume fraction change with temperature, constitutive models are proposed to simulate the deformation behaviours. By application of the rule of mixtures the modelled yield stresses showed good agreement with the experiment results.
Publisher: Elsevier
Date: 2019
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2015
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 11-11-2018
Abstract: Amino functionalized boron nitride nanosheets (FBN) were incorporated into a crosslinked, thermally rearranged polyimide (XTR) to fabricate FBN-XTR nanocomposite membrane. The FBN-XTR membrane exhibited a small decrease in H
Publisher: Materials Research Forum LLC
Date: 20-02-2021
DOI: 10.21741/9781644901311-12
Abstract: Abstract. Acoustic emission is defined as the phenomena whereby transient elastic waves are generated by the rapid release of localized sources within a material. During fatigue crack growth, the formation of new crack surfaces is associated with a sudden release of energy, which constitutes acoustic sources for acoustic emission. This paper investigates the acoustic emission signature arising from fatigue test of a metallic specimen under tensile fatigue test. In this experimental study, dog-bone aluminium alloy specimen with a surface defect was fatigued to failure. It is found that the acoustic emission characteristics are different during the propagation of surface crack, because the source is changing. The results provide a useful guide in identifying source origin based on the characteristics of the acoustic emission waveform.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 04-2005
Publisher: Elsevier
Date: 2019
Publisher: AIP Publishing
Date: 05-01-2018
DOI: 10.1063/1.5006359
Abstract: While suitable texture has been developed in Nd2Fe14B/α-Fe nanocomposites via thermomechanical processing methods such as die upsetting by incorporating low melting point eutectic Nd-Cu additives, significant grain coarsening occurs during this process due to the high temperature and long timescales involved, resulting in a loss of exchange coupling. Equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) is a severe plastic deformation technique which has been successfully used to produce a suitable texture in single-phase Nd2Fe14B at temperatures on the order of 500°C while preserving grain sizes on the order of 20-30nm. We investigate the development of texture in a commercial Nd2Fe14B/α-Fe nanocomposite alloy with added Nd90Cu10 produced via ECAP and then characterise it using texture x-ray diffraction and magnetic measurements. It is found that initial texture can be developed in this nanocomposite system at T = 520°C via ECAP. The average grain size of Nd2Fe14B as measured via X-ray diffraction after ECAP remains below 50nm with a developed texture. The effect of varying the amount of Nd90Cu10 additive is also investigated. It is found that with decreasing Nd90Cu10, the degree of texture is reduced while the volume fraction of α-Fe increases. This work demonstrates the development of texture in nanocomposite Nd2Fe14B/α-Fe with Nd-Cu additives whilst maintaining a grain size of approximately 50nm.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2018
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2006
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Date: 07-2010
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 04-2005
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 17-06-2019
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2022
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2021
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 22-09-2011
Publisher: Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
Date: 2008
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2010
Publisher: Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
Date: 02-2016
DOI: 10.5006/1787
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Date: 2017
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 03-2021
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 08-01-2016
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2021
Publisher: Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
Date: 07-07-2016
DOI: 10.5006/1703
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 04-10-2010
No related organisations have been discovered for Chris Davies.
Start Date: 01-2020
End Date: 12-2024
Amount: $460,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 2012
End Date: 12-2015
Amount: $100,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 2003
End Date: 12-2005
Amount: $216,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 2006
End Date: 05-2010
Amount: $305,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 06-2013
End Date: 12-2017
Amount: $270,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 02-2007
End Date: 06-2008
Amount: $520,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 06-2013
End Date: 12-2016
Amount: $350,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 03-2015
End Date: 02-2021
Amount: $4,000,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 08-2008
End Date: 06-2010
Amount: $750,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 03-2005
End Date: 12-2008
Amount: $825,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 02-2016
End Date: 12-2019
Amount: $164,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 2005
End Date: 09-2008
Amount: $415,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 07-2005
End Date: 12-2014
Amount: $22,550,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 2011
End Date: 12-2012
Amount: $430,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 01-2004
End Date: 03-2005
Amount: $10,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 2013
End Date: 12-2014
Amount: $350,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 2013
End Date: 12-2015
Amount: $390,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 07-2012
End Date: 12-2012
Amount: $675,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded Activity