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Evolution of Porosity in Suspension Thermal Sprayed YSZ Thermal Barrier Coatings through Neutron Scattering and Image Analysis Techniques (2021)
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Tejero-Martin, D., Bai, M., Mata, J., & Hussain, T. (2021). Evolution of Porosity in Suspension Thermal Sprayed YSZ Thermal Barrier Coatings through Neutron Scattering and Image Analysis Techniques. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 41(12), 6035-6048. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2021.04.020

Porosity is a key parameter on thermal barrier coatings, directly influencing thermal conductivity and strain tolerance. Suspension high velocity oxy-fuel (SHVOF) thermal spraying enables the use of sub-micron particles, increasing control over poros... Read More about Evolution of Porosity in Suspension Thermal Sprayed YSZ Thermal Barrier Coatings through Neutron Scattering and Image Analysis Techniques.

Nanomechanical Characterization of the Deformation Response of Orthotropic Ti–6Al–4V (2021)
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Rojas-Ulloa, C., Bouffioux, C., Jaramillo, A. F., García-Herrera, C. M., Hussain, T., Duchêne, L., …Tuninetti, V. (2021). Nanomechanical Characterization of the Deformation Response of Orthotropic Ti–6Al–4V. Advanced Engineering Materials, 23(7), Article 2001341. https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202001341

The nanoindentation‐induced mechanical deformation response is applied to identify the orthotropic elastic moduli using the Delafargue and Ulm method as well as to validate the asymmetric orthotropic CPB06 nonlinear plasticity model required in simul... Read More about Nanomechanical Characterization of the Deformation Response of Orthotropic Ti–6Al–4V.

Fracture behaviour, microstructure, and performance of various layered-structured Al2O3-TiC-WC-Co composites (2021)
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Liu, C., Sun, J., Wang, C., Li, F., & Hussain, T. (2021). Fracture behaviour, microstructure, and performance of various layered-structured Al2O3-TiC-WC-Co composites. Ceramics International, 47(14), 19766-19773. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.03.315

In this study, layered-structured Al2O3-based composites containing WC-Co, TiC, and MgO additives were prepared using hot-pressing sintering. The best comprehensive mechanical characteristics were acquired for the sample with a layer number (NLN) of... Read More about Fracture behaviour, microstructure, and performance of various layered-structured Al2O3-TiC-WC-Co composites.

Internal diameter HVOAF thermal spray of carbon nanotubes reinforced WC-Co composite coatings (2021)
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Venturi, F., Kamnis, S., & Hussain, T. (2021). Internal diameter HVOAF thermal spray of carbon nanotubes reinforced WC-Co composite coatings. Materials and Design, 202, Article 109566. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109566

© 2021 The Authors A novel process, relatively fast and scalable compared to existing ones, has been used to incorporate carbon nanotubes (CNT) 0.5 wt% onto commercial WC-Co thermal spray powder. Nano enabled WC-Co/CNT coatings were obtained by inter... Read More about Internal diameter HVOAF thermal spray of carbon nanotubes reinforced WC-Co composite coatings.

In-vitro cell interaction and apatite forming ability in simulated body fluid of ICIE16 and 13-93 bioactive glass coatings deposited by an emerging suspension high velocity oxy fuel (SHVOF) thermal spray (2020)
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Bano, S., Romero, A. R., Grant, D., Nommeots-Nomm, A., Scotchford, C., Ahmed, I., & Hussain, T. (2021). In-vitro cell interaction and apatite forming ability in simulated body fluid of ICIE16 and 13-93 bioactive glass coatings deposited by an emerging suspension high velocity oxy fuel (SHVOF) thermal spray. Surface and Coatings Technology, 407, Article 126764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.126764

ICIE16 and 13-93 bioactive glasses have been proposed as alternative chemically stable compositions in physiological fluid keeping bioactivity comparable to Bioglass®. ICIE16 and 13-93 bioactive glasses coatings were produced via an emerging suspensi... Read More about In-vitro cell interaction and apatite forming ability in simulated body fluid of ICIE16 and 13-93 bioactive glass coatings deposited by an emerging suspension high velocity oxy fuel (SHVOF) thermal spray.

Metallic skeleton promoted two-phase durable icephobic layers (2020)
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Wang, J., Wu, M., Liu, J., Xu, F., Hussain, T., Scotchford, C., & Hou, X. (2021). Metallic skeleton promoted two-phase durable icephobic layers. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 587, 47-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2020.12.027

Hypothesis: The accretion of ice on component surfaces often causes severe impacts or accidents in modern industries. Applying icephobic surface is considered as an effective solution to minimise the hazards. However, the durability of the current ic... Read More about Metallic skeleton promoted two-phase durable icephobic layers.

Experimental investigations on the chlorine-induced corrosion of HVOF thermal sprayed Stellite-6 and NiAl coatings with fluidised bed biomass/anthracite combustion systems (2020)
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Chi, H., Pans, M. A., Bai, M., Sun, C., Hussain, T., Sun, W., …Liu, H. (2021). Experimental investigations on the chlorine-induced corrosion of HVOF thermal sprayed Stellite-6 and NiAl coatings with fluidised bed biomass/anthracite combustion systems. Fuel, 288, Article 119607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.119607

Stellite-6 (Co-based) and NiAl coatings (Ni-based) were deposited via HVOF spraying onto 304 stainless steels and tested in a 20 kWth biomass fired bubbling fluidised bed (BFB) combustor for 20 hours and an industrial scale anthracite fired CFB boile... Read More about Experimental investigations on the chlorine-induced corrosion of HVOF thermal sprayed Stellite-6 and NiAl coatings with fluidised bed biomass/anthracite combustion systems.

A review on environmental barrier coatings: History, current state of the art and future developments (2020)
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Tejero-Martin, D., Bennett, C., & Hussain, T. (2021). A review on environmental barrier coatings: History, current state of the art and future developments. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 41(3), 1747-1768. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2020.10.057

© 2020 The Authors The increasing demand for more efficient and environmental-friendly gas turbines has driven the development of new strategies for material development. SiC/SiC ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) can fulfil the stringent requirements;... Read More about A review on environmental barrier coatings: History, current state of the art and future developments.

Microstructure and wear performance of alumina/graphene coating on textured Al2O3/TiC substrate composites (2020)
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Liu, C., Sun, J., Venturi, F., Romero, A. R., & Hussain, T. (2021). Microstructure and wear performance of alumina/graphene coating on textured Al2O3/TiC substrate composites. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 41(2), 1438-1451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2020.09.063

The incorporation of graphene-based nanodispersoids in ceramic coatings is known to enhance the wear behavior of these materials. In this study, for the first time, alumina/graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) coatings were deposited through Suspension High... Read More about Microstructure and wear performance of alumina/graphene coating on textured Al2O3/TiC substrate composites.

A high-fidelity simulation of the primary breakup within suspension high velocity oxy fuel thermal spray using a coupled volume of fluid and discrete phase model (2020)
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Chadha, S., Jefferson-Loveday, R., & Hussain, T. (2020). A high-fidelity simulation of the primary breakup within suspension high velocity oxy fuel thermal spray using a coupled volume of fluid and discrete phase model. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 133, Article 103445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2020.103445

Residual Stress Measurement of Suspension HVOF-Sprayed Alumina Coating via a Hole-Drilling Method (2020)
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Owoseni, T. A., Bai, M., Curry, N., Lester, E. H., Grant, D. M., & Hussain, T. (2020). Residual Stress Measurement of Suspension HVOF-Sprayed Alumina Coating via a Hole-Drilling Method. Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 29(6), 1339–1350. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-020-01072-z

The nature and magnitude of residual stresses in thermal-sprayed coatings determine their lifetime and failure mechanisms. The residual stresses of suspension high-velocity oxy-fuel (SHVOF) thermal sprayed alumina (Al2O3) coating were measured with h... Read More about Residual Stress Measurement of Suspension HVOF-Sprayed Alumina Coating via a Hole-Drilling Method.

A novel approach to incorporate graphene nanoplatelets to Cr2O3 for low-wear coatings (2020)
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Venturi, F., Pulsford, J., & Hussain, T. (2020). A novel approach to incorporate graphene nanoplatelets to Cr2O3 for low-wear coatings. Materials Letters, 276, Article 128283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2020.128283

© 2020 Cr2O3 (chromia) coatings have been widely used in wear and corrosion resistant applications thanks to their good tribomechanical properties, and graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) have been employed as nanofillers to further improve these propertie... Read More about A novel approach to incorporate graphene nanoplatelets to Cr2O3 for low-wear coatings.

Structural changes of thermal sprayed graphene nano platelets film into amorphous carbon under sliding wear (2020)
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Derelizade, K., Venturi, F., Wellman, R. G., Khlobystov, A., & Hussain, T. (2020). Structural changes of thermal sprayed graphene nano platelets film into amorphous carbon under sliding wear. Applied Surface Science, 528, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.146315

© 2020 The Authors Graphene has become a promising candidate to protect surfaces against friction due to its strength and lubricating ability. In this study, graphene nano platelets (GNP) thin films have been deposited onto stainless steel substrates... Read More about Structural changes of thermal sprayed graphene nano platelets film into amorphous carbon under sliding wear.

Resilient and Agile Engineering Solutions to Address Societal Challenges such as Coronavirus Pandemic (2020)
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Goel, S., Hawi, S., Goel, G., Thakur, V. K., Pearce, O., Hoskins, C., …Barber, A. H. (2020). Resilient and Agile Engineering Solutions to Address Societal Challenges such as Coronavirus Pandemic. Materials Today Chemistry, 17, Article 100300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtchem.2020.100300

The world is witnessing tumultuous times as major economic powers including the US, UK, Russia, India, and most of Europe continue to be in a state of lockdown. The worst-hit sectors due to this lockdown are sales, production (manufacturing), transpo... Read More about Resilient and Agile Engineering Solutions to Address Societal Challenges such as Coronavirus Pandemic.

Self healing ability and strength recovery of different laminated Al2O3 cutting tool composites (2020)
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Sun, J., Liu, C., Zhang, R., & Hussain, T. (2020). Self healing ability and strength recovery of different laminated Al2O3 cutting tool composites. Ceramics International, 46(12), 20463-20471. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.05.145

The lifetime of ceramic tool is decreased because of the extension of cracks, and it will be prolonged if the cracks can be self healed. The healing ability of laminated Al2O3 cutting tool composites (Al2O3-(WC-Co)-MgO/Al2O3–TiC–MgO) were assessed. F... Read More about Self healing ability and strength recovery of different laminated Al2O3 cutting tool composites.

Microstructure of Cross-Linked High Densification Network and Strengthening Mechanism in Cold-Sprayed Ti-6Al-4V Coating After Heat Treatment (2020)
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Zhou, H., Li, C., Luo, X., Yang, G., Hussain, T., & Li, C. (2020). Microstructure of Cross-Linked High Densification Network and Strengthening Mechanism in Cold-Sprayed Ti-6Al-4V Coating After Heat Treatment. Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 29(5), 1054-1069. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-020-01042-5

In this study, Ti-6Al-4V (TC4) coating was prepared using an in situ shot peening-assisted cold spraying technology in which large shot peening particles were mixed with TC4 spraying powders to prepare the deposit. To improve its strength and toughne... Read More about Microstructure of Cross-Linked High Densification Network and Strengthening Mechanism in Cold-Sprayed Ti-6Al-4V Coating After Heat Treatment.

Modelling Knudsen number effects in suspension high velocity oxy fuel thermal spray (2020)
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Chadha, S., Jefferson-Loveday, R., & Hussain, T. (2020). Modelling Knudsen number effects in suspension high velocity oxy fuel thermal spray. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 152, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2020.119454

Suspension high velocity oxy fuel thermal spray is a system characterized by supersonic velocities and length scales of particles of the order of nm – µm. As the effects of rarefication become significant the assumptions within the continuum models b... Read More about Modelling Knudsen number effects in suspension high velocity oxy fuel thermal spray.

Sliding wear behaviour of WC-Co reinforced NiCrFeSiB HVOAF thermal spray coatings against WC-Co and Al2O3 counterbodies (2020)
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Pulsford, J., Venturi, F., Kamnis, S., & Hussain, T. (2020). Sliding wear behaviour of WC-Co reinforced NiCrFeSiB HVOAF thermal spray coatings against WC-Co and Al2O3 counterbodies. Surface and Coatings Technology, 386, Article 125468. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.125468

© 2020 The Authors NiCrFeSiB alloys reinforced with WC-Co are potentially useful composite coating materials for use in applications in which resistance to sliding wear, hot corrosion and high temperature is required. Furthermore these materials offe... Read More about Sliding wear behaviour of WC-Co reinforced NiCrFeSiB HVOAF thermal spray coatings against WC-Co and Al2O3 counterbodies.

Cold spray deposition of solution heat treated, artificially aged and naturally aged Al 7075 powder (2020)
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Sabard, A., McNutt, P., Begg, H., & Hussain, T. (2020). Cold spray deposition of solution heat treated, artificially aged and naturally aged Al 7075 powder. Surface and Coatings Technology, 385, Article 125367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.125367

The deformation behaviour of particles and substrate in cold spray is dictated by the intrinsic properties of both materials, and their bonding directly affects the resulting properties of the deposited coating. The processing through heat treatment... Read More about Cold spray deposition of solution heat treated, artificially aged and naturally aged Al 7075 powder.

Radial Injection in Suspension High Velocity Oxy-Fuel (S-HVOF) Thermal Spray of Graphene Nanoplatelets for Tribology (2019)
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Venturi, F., & Hussain, T. (2020). Radial Injection in Suspension High Velocity Oxy-Fuel (S-HVOF) Thermal Spray of Graphene Nanoplatelets for Tribology. Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 29(1-2), 255–269. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-019-00957-y

Friction is a major issue in energy efficiency of any apparatus composed of moving mechanical parts, affecting durability and reliability. Graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) are good candidates for reducing friction and wear, and suspension high velocity... Read More about Radial Injection in Suspension High Velocity Oxy-Fuel (S-HVOF) Thermal Spray of Graphene Nanoplatelets for Tribology.