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LATEST2 - Light Alloys Towards Environmentally Sustainable Transport 2

Research Outputs

The LATEST2 Team have a produced a number of papers which have been published or have gone to press in a wide range of fully refereed journals that reflects the multidisciplinary nature and quality of the research programme.

In addition members of the LATEST2 team have been invited to give plenary, keynote and invited lectures at both national and international conferences.

Shown below are a list of some of the most recent publications and conference proceedings from the LATEST2 Programme. For a full list of publications please visit the publications and conference proceedings sections respectively.
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Recent Publications

  1. The Effect of a Paint Bake Treatment on Joint Performance in Friction Stir Spot Welding AA6111-T4 Sheet Using a Pinless Tool Y.C. Chen, S.F. Liu, D. Bakavos, and P.B. Prangnell Materials Chemistry and Physics 141 (2-3) 768-775 (2013)

  2. In situ observation of texture and microstructure evolution during rolling and globularization of Ti–6Al–4V J.L.W. Warwick, N.G. Jones, I. Bantounas, M. Preuss, D. Dye Acta Materialia 61(5) 1603-1615 (2013)

  3. Effect of fluoride ions on plasma electrolytic oxidation of AZ61 magnesium alloy A. Němcová, P. Skeldon, G.E. Thompson, B. Pacal Surface Coatings Technology 232 827-838 (2013)

  4. The effect of beta phase on microstructure and texture evolution during thermomechanical processing of alpha + beta Ti alloy D.G. Leo Prakash, P. Honniball, D. Rugg, P.J. Withers, J. Quinta da Fonseca, M. Preuss Acta Materialia 61(9) 3200-3213 (2013)

  5. Three Dimensional Imaging of Light Metals Using Serial Block Face Scanning Electron Microscopy (SBFSEM) T. Hashimoto, G. E. Thompson, M. Curioni, X. Zhou, P. Skeldon accepted manuscript, in press, Materials Science Forum, 765, 501 (2013)

  6. The effect of beta grain coarsening on variant selection and texture evolution in a near-beta Ti alloy G. C Obasi, J. Quinta da Fonseca, D. Rugg and M. Preuss Materials Science and Engineering A 576 272-279 (2013)

  7. Constituent Particles and Dispersoids in an Al-Mn-Fe-Si Alloy Studied in Three-Dimensions by Serial Sectioning J. Robson, J. Quinta da Fonseca, L. Dwyer, T. Hashimoto, G. Thompson, N. Kamp
    Materials Science Forum, 765, 451-455 (2013)

  8. Plasma electrolytic oxidation of coupled light metals A. Baron-Wiechec, M. Curioni, R. Arrabal, E. Matykina, P. Skeldon, G. E Thompson Transactions of the Institute of Metal Finishing 91(2) 107-112 (2013)

  9. Reducing Mechanical Asymmetry in Wrought Magnesium Alloys J. Robson Materials Science Forum 765 580-584 (2013)

  10. Relating grain misorientation to the corrosion behaviour of low copper 7xxx aluminium alloys A. Cassell, G. E. Thompson, X. Zhou, T. Hashimoto and G. Scamans Materials Science Forum 765 623-628 (2013)

  11. Coating development during electroless Ni-B plating on magnesium and AZ91D alloy E. Correa, A.A. Zuleta, L. Guerra, M. A. Gómez, J.G. Castaño, F. Echeverría, H. Lui, A. Baron-Wiecheć, T. Hashimoto, P. Skeldon and G.E. Thompson Surface Coatings Technology 232 784-794 (2013)

  12. The Effectiveness of Surface Coatings on Preventing Interfacial Reaction During Ultrasonic Welding of Aluminum to Magnesium A. Panteli, J.D. Robson, Y.C. Chen and P.B. Prangnell Metallurgical & Materials Transactions A DOI: 10.1007/s11661-013-1928-z (2013)

  13. Extending the life of light alloy components: microstructure, corrosion, inhibition and performance assessment M.Curioni, A.C.Balaskas, T.Hashiomoto, A.I. Egbeolu, and G.E.Thompson Materials Science Forum 765 597 (2013)

  14. Microstructural Modelling for Friction Stir Welding of High Strength Aluminium Alloys. J. Robson, L Campbell Materials Science Forum 706 1008-1013 (2012)

  15. Ion Migration and Film Morphologies in Anodic Alumina Films Formed in Selenate Electrolyte A. Baron-Wiechec, O. Ekundayo, S. Garcia-Vergara, H. Habazaki, H. Liu, P. Skeldon, G. E. Thompson Journal of the Electrochemical Society 159(7) C312-C317 (2012)

  16. Modelling intermetallic phase formation in dissimilar metal ultrasonic welding of aluminium and magnesium alloys J. Robson, J.A. Panteli, P. B. Prangnell Science and Technology of Welding and Joining 17(6) 447-453 (2012)

 

Recent Conference Proceedings

  1. S.F. Liu, Y.C. Chen, D. Bakavos and P.B. Prangnell, The Effect of Paint Bake Treatment on the Properties of FSSWs in AA6111-T4 Automotive Sheet, in 9th Int. Friction Stir Welding Symposium, Huntsville Alb. USA, TWI (2012) (On CD).
  2. Effect of Wall Thickness Transitions on Texture and Grain Structure in Additive Layer Manufacture (ALM) of Ti-6Al-4V, A.A Antonysamy, P.B. Prangnell and J. Meyer, Thermec 2011, Mater Sci Forum V706-709 (2012) pp 205-210 doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.706-709.205.
  3. Interpretation of Electrochemical Noise Generated by Multiple Electrodes, M. Curioni, R.A. Cottis and G.E. Thompson, Proceedings of NACE Corrosion 2012, 11-15 March 2012, Salt Lake City, USA
  4. “Optimization of Anodizing Cycles for Enhanced Performance”, M. Curioni, T. Gionfini, P. Skeldon, E. Koroleva and G.E. Thompson, ASST 2012, 27-31 May 2012, Sorrento, Italy
  5. “Application of Electrochemical Noise Analysis to Corroding Aluminium Alloys”, M. Curioni, R.A. Cottis and G.E. Thompson, ASST 2012, 27-31 May 2012, Sorrento, Italy
  6. “Measurement of Electrochemical Noise: Do We Really Need a Zero Resistance Ammeter?”, M.Curioni, ECG-COMON 2012, 17-19 June 2012, Petten, Netherlands
  7. “Environmentally-friendly anodizing of aluminium alloys for aerospace”, G. E. Thompson, M. Curioni, E. V. Koroleva, P. Skeldon, T. Hashimoto and X. Zhou, Corrosion & Prevention 2010, 14-17 November 2010, Adelaide, Australia
  8. “Revealing the 3D Internal Structures of Aluminium and its Alloys”, T. Hashimoto, X.L. Zhong, M. Curioni, X. Zhou, P. Skeldon, P.J. Withers and G.E. Thompson, ASST 2012, 27-31 May 2012, Sorrento, Italy
  9. “Nanotomography for understanding the dealloying of second phase particles in aluminium alloys”, T. Hashimoto, X. Zhou, M. Curioni, P. Skeldon and G.E. Thompson, ASST 2012, 27-31 May 2012, Sorrento, Italy
  10. Influence of Build Geometry on Beta Grain Structure and Texture during Additive Layer Manufacture (ALM) of Ti-6Al-4V by Electron Beam Selective Melting, A.A Antonysamy, P.B. Prangnell and J. Meyer, Titanium Conf 2011, In press