Research Interests
Surface Engineering: Superhard Nanocomposites, Nanocomposite Coatings With ED Process, Thin Film Deposition via PVD, CVD Processes, Surface Engineering via Plasma and High-Temperature Gas Nitriding Processes, Deposition of Thermal Barrier Coatings via APS And EPD Processes
Structural and Residual Stresses Analysis: By X-Ray Diffraction
Mechanical Properties of Advanced Materials and Alloys: Mechanical Properties of Bulk and Nanostructured Materials, High Nitrogen Steels, Mechanical Alloying, and High Entropy Alloys.
Research Experiences
Thin Film Deposition: Reactive Ion Beam Sputtering and Reactive magnetron sputtering
Plasma Nitriding and High-Temperature Gas Nitriding: stainless steels, titanium alloys, tool steels, and high-strength steels
X-Ray Diffraction: Phase composition, Structural Analysis, Texture Analysis, and Residual Stress Analysis
Surface Chemical Composition Analysis: EDS, XPS, RBS, GDOES and Simulation of Results
Tribology: Pin-on-disk Wear testing, Three-Dimensional Surface Profilometry
Mechanical properties: Tensile, Compression, Impact, Hardness, Toughness, Wear, Scratch, And Nanoindentation Testing
Mechanical alloying:
Articles
| # | Paper Title | Authors | Publication/Conference | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Co50Cr20Ni20Fe5Mn5 high entropy alloy: Overcoming the strength-ductility trade-off of Cantor alloy | Roya Farjam, Alireza Akbari, Mahmoud Nili Ahmadabadi, Hassan Shirazi | Journal of Alloys and Compounds | 2023 | Article In Publication |
| 2 | YSZ–Al2O3 thermal barrier nanocomposites coatings: Electrophoretic deposition and characterization | Mina Noroozpour, Alireza Akbari | International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology | 2023 | Article In Publication |
| 3 | In-situ synthesis and characterization of Cu/NbC, Cu/NbC-W C, and Cu/W C nanocomposites via mechanical alloying | Ramazan Sobhanverdi, Alireza Akbari | Journal of Alloys and Compounds | 2023 | Article In Publication |
| 4 | Depth profiling characterization of the nitride layers on gas nitrided commercially pure titanium | Malihe Mohammadi, Alireza Akbari, Fernando Warchomicka, Luc Pichon | Materials Characterization | 2021 | Article In Publication |
| 5 | Experimental and numerical investigation on the fretting fatigue behavior of cold expanded Al-alloy 2024-T3 plates | T.N. Chakherlou, P. Shahriary, A. Akbari | Engineering Failure Analysis | 2021 | Article In Publication |
| 6 | Electrodeposited Ni-B/SiC micro- and nano-composite coatings: A comparative study | M. Salari Mehr, A. Akbari, E. Damerchi | Journal of Alloys and Compounds | 2019 | Article In Publication |
| 7 | Microstructural characterization of electrodeposited and heat-treated Ni-B coatings | Mohammad Mirak, Alireza Akbari | Surface and Coatings Technology | 2018 | Article In Publication |
| 8 | Electrophoretic deposition of TiN coatings, Journal of American Ceramic Society | M. Kavanlouie, A Akbari | Journal of American Ceramic Society | 2018 | Article In Publication |
| 9 | Discontinuous precipitation in a nickel-free high nitrogen austenitic stainless steel on solution nitriding | Roghayeh Mohammadzadeh, Alireza Akbari, Flemming B. Grumsen, Marcel A. J. Somers | , Philosophical Magazine | 2017 | Article In Publication |
| 10 | Impact Toughness Properties of Nickel- and Manganese-Free High Nitrogen Austenitic Stainless Steels | Roghayeh Mohammadzadeh, Alireza Akbari, Mina Mohammadzadeh | Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A | 2016 | Article In Publication |
| 11 | Porosity and microstructural features of plasma sprayed Yttria stabilized Zirconia thermal barrier coatings | Ramazan Sobhanverdi, Alireza Akbari | Ceramics International | 2015 | Article In Publication |
| 12 | Effect of Grain Refinement on the Mechanical Properties of a Nickel- and Manganese-Free High Nitrogen Austenitic Stainless Steel | Alireza Akbari, Roghayeh Mohammadzadeh | Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A | 2015 | Article In Publication |