Keywords:
Steels
Cast irons
Aluminium alloys
Titanium alloys
Magnesium alloys
Metal matrix composites
Microstructure
Heat treatments
Tensile strength
Fatigue
Tribology
Friction
Wear
Additive manufacturing
Selective Laser Melting
Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing
Superplasticity
Powder Bed Fusion – Laser Beam (PBF-LB)
The research activity focuses on:
- Aluminium, titanium and magnesium alloys: process, microstructure and mechanical properties
- Steels and cast irons: process, microstructure and mechanical properties
- Metal matrix composites: process, microstructure and mechanical properties.
- Tribological behaviour (friction and wear) of metals.
- Fatigue properties of metals.
- Superplasticity of metals and metal matrix composites.
- Additive manufacturing (selective laser melting - wire and arc additive manufacturing) of metallic components: process, microstructure and mechanical properties.
