دکتر جعفر خلیل علافی

Name: Jafar    Surname: Khalil-Allafi
Date and Place of Birth: 23 July 1965, Oroumieh, Iran
Address: Faculty of Materials Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran
E-Mail: jallafi@yahoo.de, Allafi@sut.ac.ir
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Tel: 0098-(0)41-33459454
Nationality: Iranian
 

March 2015- present  Professor, Faculty of Materials Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, 
Tabriz, Iran.
July 2014-2018  Head of Faculty of Materials Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, 
Tabriz, Iran.
March 2016-December2020  Technical Consulter in Pump and Turbine Company (PETCO), Tabriz, Iran.
June 2005 – June 2007 and Feb. 2011 - 2018  Dean of Research Center for Advanced Materials and Mineral Processing, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran.
Sep. 2007- March 2015   Associate Professor, Faculty of Materials Engineering, Sahand University of 
Technology, Tabriz, Iran.
Sep. 2004 – Sep. 2007  Assistant  Professor,  Faculty  of  Materials  Engineering,  Sahand  University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran. 
 

Courses taught for Bachelor Students:

1) Materials Selection 2) Physical Properties I & II 3) Nonferrous Alloys 4) Thermodynamics of Materials 5) Production Processing, 6) Heat Treatments 7) Materials Science 8) Advanced Materials 9) Crystallography 10) Casting of Steels and Cast Irons 
 

(i) Advanced Thermodynamic (ii) Shape Memory Materials (iii) Casting Design 
for M.Sc. Students
 

Shape Memory Materials and Casting Design for Ph.D. students
 

Jan. 2003 – Aug. 2004  Postdoctoral, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany (under supervision of 
Professor Wolfgang Schmahl)
Jan. 1999 – Dec. 2002  Ph.D.: Institute for Materials Science, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
Thesis Subject: Microstructural Investigations on the Influence of ThermoMechanical Treatments on Martensitic Phase Transformations in a Ni-rich NiTi 
Shape Memory Alloys  (under supervision of Professor Gunther Eggeler)
Oct. 1992 – Nov. 1998  Instructor at Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran. 
Dec. 1995 – Jul. 1998  Technical  Consulter  in  combine  manufacturing  co.  “Azarbaijan  Industry 
Promotion Co.” Tabriz, Iran.
 

Jun. 1997 – Jul. 1998  Technical  Consulter  in  Educational  Group  of  Iran  Tractor  Manufacturing 
Organization, Tractor Manufac. Co. of Tabriz, Iran. 
 

Apr. 1989 – Jun. 1992  M. Sc.: Materials  Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.
Thesis Subject: The Casting of Ductile Iron in Rigid Moulds and Permanent moulds Without Using Riser
 

Mar. 1984 – Feb. 1988  B. Sc.: Metallurgical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, 
Iran.
Award:  Thyssen-Krupp innovation price 2002 in Germany
 

Language Skills:   German, English, Persian, Azari
 

Book:  Metallic Biomaterials and Biocoatings, By: Mahdiyeh Soltanalipour and 
Jafar Khalil-Allafi, 2020 Froozesh publications-Tabriz
Translation:  Two Books translated from English to Persian language (Farsi)
(1)  Thermodynamics of Materials, by: Prof. Daviv, V. Ragon
(2)  Shape Memory Materials, Edited by: Prof. Otsuka and Prof. Wayman
 

Research Interests:  Shape  Memory  Alloys,  Biomaterials,  Bio-Coatings,  Heat  treatments  and  Phase 
Transformation,  Materials Selection, Production and Quality Control of Composites and Alloys, Casting TechnologyوCharacterization of Materials
 

Others Activities:    Member  of  the  specialized  working  group  for  planning  and  development  of 
materials and metallurgy in the Ministry of Science (2018-   2024 )
Member of technical and engineering working group in INSF (2015-2020)
Member  of  the  editorial  board  of  Journal  of  Advanced  Materials  in  Isfahan 
University of Technology
 

Sport Activities:      Swimming, Bicycle, Soccer
 

Journal Publications:
1)  J. K. Allafi, A. Dlouhy, K. Neuking, G. Eggeler, “Influence of precipitation and dislocation substructure on phase transformation temperatures in a Ni-rich NiTi shape memory alloy”, J. de Physique IV, 11 (2001), 529.
2)  J. Khalil Allafi, X. Ren, G. Eggeler, “The Mechanism of Multistage Martensitic Transfomations in aged Nirich NiTi Shape Memory Alloys” Acta Materialia 50, (2002), 793.
3)  H. Sitepu, W.W. Schmahl,  J. Khalil Allafi,  G. Eggeler, T. Reinecke, H. G. Brokmeier, M. Tovar , D. M. Többens,  “Texture  and  Quantitative  Phase  Analysis  in  Aged  Ni-rich  NiTi  using  X-ray  and  Neutron Diffraction” Mater. Res. Forum, Vols 394-395, (2002), 237.
4)  H. Sitepu, W.W. Schmahl, J. Khalil Allafi, G. Eggeler, A. Dlouhy, D. M. Toebbens and M. Tovar, “Neutron Diffraction  Phase  Analysis  During  Thermal  Cycling  of  A  Ni-Rich  NiTi  Shape  Memory  Alloy  Using  The Rietveld Method” Scripta Materialia 46, (2002), 543. 
5)  J. Khalil-Allafi, A. Dlouhy, G. Eggeler, “Ni4Ti3-Precipitation during Aging of Ni-rich  NiTi Shape Memory Alloys And its Influence on Martensitic Phase Transformations” Acta Materialia, 50, (2002) 4255.
6)  G. Eggeler, J. Khalil-Allafi, K. Neuking, A. Dlouhý, “Creep of binary Ni-rich NiTi shape memory alloys and the influence of pre-creep on martensitic transformations” Zeitschrift für Metallkunde, 93 (2002) 7, 653.
7)  A. Dlouhy, J. Khalil-Allafi, G. Eggeler, “Multiple-Step Martensitic Transformations in Ni-rich NiTi Alloys -an In-Situ TEM Investigation”, Phil. Mag., (2003), Vol. 83, 339.
8)  J. Khalil Allafi, A. Dlouhy, G. Eggeler “On The Relation Between Ni4Ti3-Precipitation in Ni-Rich NiTi Shape Memory Alloys (During Aging And Creep) And Martensitic Transformation”, J. de Physique IV 112, (2003), 681. 
9)  G.  Eggeler,  J.  Khalil  Allafi,  A.  Dlouhy,  X.  Ren,  “On  The  Role  of  Chemical  And  Microstructural 
Heterogeneities in Multistage Martensitic Transformations”, J. de Physique IV 112, (2003), 673.
10)  H. Sitepu, W. W. Schmahl, T. Reinecke, J. Khalil Allafi , G. Eggeler, “Phase Fractions of B2, B19, R-Phase And Ni4Ti3 in NiTi Aloys During Two-Step Phase Transformations”, J. de Physique IV 112, (2003), 677.
11)  H. Sitepu, W. W. Schmahl, G. Eggeler, J. Khalil Allafi , D. M. Többens, “A Neutron Diffraction Study of The Martensitic Transformations in Aged Ni-Rich NiTi Alloys”, J. de Physique IV 112, (2003), 643.
12)  J. Khalil-Allafi,  G. Eggeler,  A.  Dlouhy, W.W. Schmahl, Ch. Somsen, “On the influence of heterogeneous precipitation on martensitic transformations in a Ni-rich NiTi shape memory alloy”, Materials Science and Engineering A 378 (2004) 148-151.
13)  J.  Khalil-Allafi,  W.W.  Schmahl,  C.  Deroche,  H.  Sitepu,  D.  M.  Toebbens,  G.  Eggeler,  “The  influence  of  temperature on lattice parameters of coexisting phases in NiTi shape memory alloys  –  Neutron diffraction study”, Materials Science and Engineering A 378 (2004) 161-164.
14)  W.W. Schmahl, J. Khalil-Allafi, B. Hasse, M. Wagner, A. Heckmann, Ch. Somsen, “Investigation of the phase evolution in a superelastic NiTi shape memory alloy (50.7 at.-%Ni) under extensional load with synchrotron radiation”, Materials Science and Engineering A 378 (2004) 81-85.
15)  Ch.  Somsen, J. Khalil-Allafi, E.P. George, “Influence of iridium on the martensitic transformation in Ni-Ti shape memory alloys”, Materials Science and Engineering A 378 (2004) 170-174.
16)  Delgadillo-Holtfort, M. Kaack, T. Yohannes, J. Pelzl, J. Khalil-Allafi, “Ultrasonic investigation of multistage martensitic transformations in aged Ni-rich NiTi shape memory alloys”, Materials Science and Engineering A, (2004) 76-80.
17)  J. Khalil-Allafi, B. Hasse, M. Kloenne, M. Wagner, Th. Pirling, W. Predki, W.W. Schmahl, “In-situ diffraction investigation  of  superelastic  NiTi  shape  memory  alloys  under  mechanical  stress  with  neutrons  and  with synchrotron radiation”, Materials Science and Engineering Technology, (2004), 35, No. 5, 280.
18)  A. Dlouhy, J. Khalil-Allafi, G. Eggeler, “On the determination of the volume fraction of Ni4Ti3 precipitates in binary Ni-rich NiTi shape memory alloys”, Zeitschrift für Metallkunde, (2004) 6, 518.
19)  J. Khalil-Allafi, W.W. Schmahl, T. Reinecke, “Landau Free Energy Model for the B2 ↔ R-Phase Transition in a NiTi Shape Memory Alloy”, Smart Materials and Structures 14, (2005) 192 -196.
20)  G. Eggeler, J. Khalil-Allafi, S. Gollerthan, Ch. Somsen, W. Schmahl, D. Sheptyakov,“On the Effect of Aging on Martensitic Transformations in Ni-rich NiTi Shape Memory Alloys”, Smart Materials and Structures 14, (2005) 186-191.
21)  J.  Khalil-Allafi,  G.  Eggeler,  W.  Schmahl,  D.  Sheptyakov,  Quantitative  Phase  Analysis  in  microstructures which  Form  Multiple  Step  Martensitic  Transformations  in  Ni-rich  NiTi  Shape  Memory  Alloys,  Materials Science and Engineering A, 438-440 (2006) 593-596.
22)  J. Khalil-Allafi, W. W. Schmahl, D.M. Toebbens, Space Group and Crystal Structure of R-Phase in Binary NiTi Shape Memory Alloys, Acta Materialia, Volume 54, Issue 12, July 2006, Pages 3171-3175.
23)  M. Hasan et al., J. Khalil-Allafi, “Hard X-ray studies of stress-induced phase transformations in superelastic NiTi shape memory alloys under uniaxial loading conditions”  Materials Science and Enginering A, 481-482 (2008) 414-419.
24)  M.  Hadi,  A.  R.  Kamali,  J.  Khalil-Allafi,  A.  R.  Ebrahimi,  M.  Hadavi,  "Elimination  of  Inclusions  and Evaporation Control during Melting of Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb-1B Intermetallic Alloy" Russian Journal of NonFerrous Metals, 2009, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp. 24–29. © Allerton Press, Inc., 2009.
25)  M.  S.  Shakeri,  J.  Khalil-Allafi,  V.  Abbasi-Chianeh,  Arash  Ghabchi,  The  Influence  of  Ni4Ti3  precipitates orientation on two-way shape memory effect in a Ni-rich NiTi alloy, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 485 (2009) 320–323
26)  J. Khalil-Allafi, Behnam Amin-Ahmadi, The effect of chemical composition on enthalpy and entropy changes of martensitic transformations in binary NiTi shape memory alloys, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 487 (2009) 363–366
27)  M.  Ramazani,  J.  Khalil-Allafi,  R.  Mozaffarinia,  Grindability  evaluation  and  fatigue  and  wear  behavior  of conventional  and  nanostructured  Al2O3-13%  TiO2  air  plasma  sprayed  coatings,  Journal  of  Thermal  spray Technology, Volume 19(3) March (2010) 611
28)  A.  Ghabchi,  J.  Khalil-Allafi,  X.W.  Liu,  O.  Söderberg,  E.  Turunen  and  S-P  Hannula,  Effect  of  aging  and solution annealing on transformation and deformation mechanism of super -elastic Ni50.9%-Ti alloy in nanoscale, Astronomy & Astrophysics, DOI:10.1051/esomat/200902009
29)  A.R. Kamali, M. Hadi, J. Khalil-Allafi, and A.R. Ebrahimi, A Process for Production of a Niobium-containing TiAl  Based  Alloy,  The  Canadian  Metallurgical  Quarterly,  Volume  49,  Number  2,  April  (2010)  171-178, Published by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
30)  J.  Khalil-Allafi, Behnam  Amin-Ahmadi,  Multiple-step  martensitic  transformations  in  the  Ni51Ti49  single crystal, Journal of Materials Science, (2010) 45:6440–6445
31)  J. Khalil-Allafi, Behnam Amin-Ahmadi, Mehrnuosh Zare, Biocompatibility and Corrosion behavior of the shape  memory  NiTi  alloy  in  the  physiological  environments  simulated  with  body  fluids  for  medical applications, Journal of Materials Science & Engineering C, 30,(2010) 1112–1117
32)  V. Abbasi-Chianeh, J. Khalil-Allafi, Influence of aging atmosphere on the superelastic  behavior of Ni50.9Ti shape memory thin wires, Journal of Materials Science & Engineering A, 527 (2010) 6963 –6967 

33)  J. Khalil-Allafi, Behnam Amin-Ahmadi, The effect of mold hardness on the microstructure and the contraction porosity in ductile cast iron, Journal of Iron and Steel Research, International, Volume 18, Issue 4, April (2011) Pages 44-47, 67
34)  J. Khalil-Allafi, Behnam Amin-Ahmadi, Influence of mold preheat and silicon content on the microstructure and casting properties of ductile iron in a permanent mold,  Journal of Iron and Steel Research, International, Volume 18, Issue 3, March (2011) Pages 34-39
35)  V.  Abbasi-Chianeh,  J.  Khalil-Allafi,    Influence  of  applying  external  stress  during  aging  on  martensitic transformation and the superelastic behavior of a Ni-rich NiTi alloy  , Materials Science and Engineering: A, Volume 528, Issue 15, 15 June (2011) Pages 5060-5065
36)  Kamel  Kazemi-Choobi,  Jafar  Khalil-Allafi,  Vahid  Abbasi-Chianeh,  Investigation  of  the  Recovery  and Recrystallization  Processes  of  Ni50.9Ti49.1  Shape  Memory  Wires  Using  In-Situ  Electrical  Resistance Measurement,  Materials Science and Engineering: A, Volume 551 (2012) 122–127
37)  H. Maleki-Ghaleh, V. Khalili, J. Khalil-Allafi, M. Javidi, Hydroxyapatite coating on NiTi shape memory alloy by electrophoretic deposition process, Surface and Coatings Technology  208 (2012), 57-63
38)  Fatemeh Khaleghi, Jafar Khalil-Allafi, Vahid Abbasi-Chianeh, Soheil Noori,  Effect of short-time annealing treatment on the superelastic behavior of cold drawn Ni -rich NiTi shape memory wires, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Volume 554, 25 March (2013) Pages 32-38
39)  V. Abbasi-Chianeh, J. Khalil-Allafi,   The effect of post deformation aging on superelastic properties of NiTi thin  wires  attaining  micro  and  nano-substructure,  Journal  of  Alloys  and  Compounds,  Volume  563  (2013), Pages 44-50
40)  V. Khalili, J. Khalil-Allafi, H. Maleki-Ghaleh, Titanium Oxide (TiO2) Coatings on NiTi  Shape Memory Substrate Using Electrophoretic Deposition Process, International Journal of Engineering, Vol. 26, No. 7, July (2013) 707-712
41)  Kamel Kazemi-Choobi, Jafar Khalil-Allafi, Amin Elhami, Parviz Asadi, Influence of Aging Treatment on InSitu  Electrical Resistance Variation During Aging of Nickel-Rich NiTi Shape Memory Wires, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, October (2013) Volume 44, Issue 10, pp 4429-4433
42)  Kamel  Kazemi-Choobi,  Jafar  Khalil-Allafi,  Vahid  Abbasi-Chianeh,  Influence  of  recrystallization  and subsequent aging treatment on superelastic behavior and martensitic transformation of Ni50.9Ti wires, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Volume 582, 5 January (2014) Pages 348-354
43)  V.  Khalili,  J. Khalil-Allafi,  H. Maleki-Ghaleh,  Characterization of HA-Si Composite Coatings on NiTi for Biomedical Applications, Journal of Surface Engineering, (2014) pp212-217
44)  H. Maleki-Ghaleh, J. Khalil-Allafi, M. Sadeghpour-Motlagh, M. S. Shakeri, S. Masoudfar, A. Farrokhi, Y. 
Beygi Khosrowshahi, A. Nadernezhad, M. H. Siadati, M. Javidi, M. Shakiba and E. Aghaie, "Effect of surface 
modification by nitrogen ion implantation on the electrochemical and cellular behaviors of super-elastic NiTi 
shape memory alloy" J Mater Sci: Mater Med (2014) 25:2605–2617.
45)  H. Maleki-Ghaleh, J. Khalili-Allafi, V.  Khalili, M. S. Shakeri, M.  Javidi, Effect of hydroxyapatite coating 
fabricated  by  electrophoretic  deposition  method  on  corrosion  behavior  and  nickel  release  of  NiTi  shape 
memory alloy, Materials and corrosion, Volume 64 (2014), No.9999
46)  H. Maleki-Ghaleh, J. Khalil-Allafi, E. Aghaie and M. H. Siadati,    Effect of TiO2–Ti and TiO2–TiN composite 
coatings on corrosion behavior of NiTi alloy, Surface Interface Analysis, (2015) pp99-104
47)  Mohammad Hooshmand , Behzad Rafezy, and Jafar Khalil-Allafi,  Seismic Retrofit in Building Structures Using 
Shape Memory Alloys, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, Volume 19(4), (2015) pp935-942
48)  S. Noori, J. Khalil-Allafi, "Effect of anodic oxidation on the corrosion behavior of Nickel-Titanium shape 
memory alloys in simulated body fluids (SBF)", Iranian Journal of Materials Engineering, Vol. 12, Number 2, 
June (2015) pp 1-10
49)  Soroush Ghafari-Gousheh, Syamak Hossein Nedjad, Jafar  Khalil-Allafi, "  Tensile properties  and interfacial 
bonding of multi-layered, high-purity titanium strips fabricated by ARB process" Journal of the Mechanical 
Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Volume 51, November (2015), Pages 147-153
50)  Esmaeil Karimi, ,  J. Khalil-Allafi,  V. Khalili, "  Electrophoretic deposition of double layer HA/Al composite 
coating on NiTi", Materials Science and Engineering C 58, (2016), pp 882-890
51)  Vida Khalili, Jafar Khalil-Allafi, Wei Xia, Alireza B. Parsa, Jan Frenzel, Christoph Somsen, Gunther Eggeler, 
"Preparing  hydroxyapatite-silicon  composite  suspensions  with  homogeneous  distribution  of  multi -walled 
carbon nano-tubes for electrophoretic coating of NiTi bone implant and their effect on the surface morphology" 
Applied Surface Science, Volume 366, 15 March (2016) Pages 158-165
52)  M.R. Etminanfar, J. Khalil-Allafi, A. Montaseri, R. Vatankhah-Barenji, "Endothelialization and the bioactivity 
of Ca-P coatings of different Ca/P stoichiometry electrodeposited on the Nitinol superelastic alloy" Materials 
Science and Engineering C, Volume 62, 1 May (2016) Pages 28-35
53)  Vida  Khalili,  Jafar  Khalil-Allafi,  Christina  Sengstock,  Yahya  Motemani,  Alexander  Paulsen,  Jan  Frenzel, 
Gunther Eggeler, Manfred Köller, "Characterization of mechanical properties of hydroxyapatite–silicon–multi 
walled carbon nano tubes composite coatings synthesized by EPD on NiTi alloys for biomedical application" 
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Volume 59, June (2016) Pages 337-352
54)  M.R. Etminanfar, J. Khalil-Allafi, A.B. Parsa, "On the electrocrystallization of pure hydroxyapatite nanowalls 
on Nitinol alloy using a bipolar pulsed current" Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Volume 678, 5 September 
(2016) Pages 549-555 
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55)  Vida Khalili, Jafar Khalil-Allafi, Hossein Maleki-Ghaleh, Alexander Paulsen, Jan Frenzel, Gunther Eggeler, 
"The influence of Si as reactive bonding agent in the electrophoretic coatings of HA–Si–MWCNTs on NiTi 
alloys" Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, February (2016) Volume 25, Issue 2, pp 390-400
56)  M.  R.  Etminanfar,  J.  Khalil-Allafi,  "  On  the  Electrodeposition  of  Ca-P  Coatings  on  Nitionol  Alloy:  A 
Comparison  between  Different  Surface  Modification  Methods  "  Journal  of  Materials  Engineering  and 
Performance, February (2016) Volume 25, Issue 2, pp 466-473
57)  V.  Khalili,  J.  Khalil-Allafi,  J.  Frenzel,  G.  Eggeler,  "Bioactivity  and  electrochemical  behavior  of 
hydroxyapatite-silicon-multi walled carbon nano-tubes composite coatings synthesized by EPD on NiTi alloys 
in simulated body fluid" Materials Science and Engineering C 71 (2017) 473–482
58)  M. Soltanalipour, J. Khalil-Allafi, E. Ghareshabani & V. Khalili, "  Electrochemical behaviour of NiTi alloy 
coated with TiN using DPF" Surface Engineering Volume 33, 2017 - Issue 6 Pages 474-481
59)  Farzad  Nasirpouri,  Iman  Youse,  Elnaz  Moslehifard,  Jafar  Khalil-Allafi,  "Tuning  surface  morphology  and 
crystallinity of anodic TiO2 nanotubes and their response to biomimetic bone growth for implant applications" 
Surface and Coatings Technology Volume 315, 15 April 2017, Pages 163-171
60)  B. Katanchi, N. Choupani, J. Khalil-Allafi, M. Baghani, "  Photostress analysis of stress-induced martensite 
phase transformation in superelastic NiTi" Materials Science & Engineering A, Volume 688, 14 March 2017, 
Pages 202-209
61)  F. Marashi-Najafi, J. Khalil-Allafi, M.R.Etminanfar, "Biocompatibility of hydroxyapatite coatings deposited 
by pulse electrodeposition technique on the Nitinol superelastic alloy"  Materials Science and Engineering C 
76 (2017) 278-286
62)  Leila  Fathyunes,  Jafar  Khalil-Allafi,  "Characterization  and  corrosion  behavior  of  graphene  oxidehydroxyapatite  composite  coating  applied  by  ultrasound-assisted  pulse  electrodeposition"  Ceramics 
International, Volume 43, Issue 16, November 2017, Pages 13885 -13894.
63)  B.  Katanchi,  N.  Choupani,  J.  Khalil-Allafi,  R.  Tavangar  and  M.  Baghani,  "Mixed-mode  fracture  of  a 
superelastic NiTi alloy: Experimental and numerical investigations" Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 
Volume 190, 1 March 2018, Pages 273-287.
64)  A. Radi, J. Khalil-Allafi, M.R. Etminanfar, S. Pourbabak. D. Schryvers and B. Amin-Ahmadi, "Influence of 
stress aging process on variants of nano-Ni4Ti3 precipitates and martensitic transformation temperatures 
in NiTi shape memory alloy" Materials & Design, Volume 142, 15 March 2018, Pages 93 -100.
65)  Leila  Fathyunes,  Jafar  Khalil-Allafi,  "Effect  of  employing  ultrasonic  waves  during  pulse  electrochemical 
deposition  on  the  characteristics  and  biocompatibility  of  calcium  phosphate  coatings"  Ultrasonics 
Sonochemistry, Volume 42, April 2018, Pages 293-302.
66)  Leila  Fathyunes, Jafar Khalil-Allafi, "The effect of graphene oxide on surface features, biological performance 
and bio-stability of calcium phosphate coating applied by pulse electrochemical deposition" Applied Surface 
Science, Volume 437, 15 April 2018, Pages 122-135.
67)  Leila  Fathyunes,  Jafar  Khalil-Allafi,  Seyed  Omid  Reza  Sheykholeslami  and  Maryam  Moosavifar, 
"Biocompatibility assessment of graphene oxide-hydroxyapatite coating applied on TiO2 nanotubes 
by  ultrasound-assisted pulse  electrodeposition" Materials  Science and Engineering: C,  Volume 87, 1 June 
2018, Pages 10-21.
68)  M.R. Etminanfar, J. Khalil-Allafi, and S.O.R. Sheykholeslami, "The Effect of Hydroxyapatite Coatings on the 
Passivation  Behavior  of  Oxidized  and  Unoxidized  Superelastic  Nitinol  Alloys"  Journal  of  Materials 
Engineering and Performance, Volume 27(2) February 2018, Pages 501-509.
69)  Seyed Omid Reza Sheykholeslami,  Jafar Khalil-Allafi, and  Leila Fathyunes, "Preparation, Characterization, 
and Corrosion Behavior of Calcium Phosphate Coating Electrodeposited on the Modified Nanoporous Surface 
of NiTi Alloy for Biomedical Applications" Metallurgical and Materials Transaction A, 30 July 2018, 1-10
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70)  Ayuob Mirzaei-Solhi , Jafar Khalil-Allafi , Mohammad Yusefi , Mojtaba Yazdani and Ahad Mohammadzadeh 
"Fabrication of aluminum foams by using CaCO3 foaming agent" Materials Research Express, Volume 5, 1-11, 2018
71)  Leila  Fathyunes,  Jafar  Khalil-Allafi,  Maryam  Moosavifar,  "  Development  of  graphene  oxide/calcium 
phosphate coating by pulse electrodeposition on anodized titanium: Biocorrosion and mechanical behavior" 
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Volume 90, February 2019, Pages 575 -586
72)  Hossein Maleki-Ghaleh, Jafar Khalil-Allafi, "  Characterization, mechanical and in vitro biological behavior 
of hydroxyapatite‑titanium‑carbon nanotube composite coatings deposited on NiTi alloy by electrophoretic 
deposition" Surface and Coatings Technology, Volume 363, 15 April 2019, Pages 179-190
73)  Nazila  Horandghadim,  Jafar  Khalil-Allafi,  "  Characterization  of  hydroxyapatite-tantalum  pentoxide 
nanocomposite  coating  applied  by  electrophoretic  deposition  on  Nitinol  superelastic  alloy"  Ceramics 
International, Volume 45, Issue 8, 1 June 2019, Pages 10448-10460
74)  Nazila Horandghadim, Jafar Khalil-Allafi, Erkan Kaçar, Mustafa Urgen, "  Biomechanical compatibility and 
electrochemical  stability  of  HA/Ta2O5  nanocomposite  coating  produced  by  electrophoretic  deposition  on 
superelastic NiTi alloy" Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Volume 799, 30 August 2019, Pages 193 -204
75)  Nazila Horandghadim, Jafar Khalil-Allafi, Mustafa Urgen, " Effect of Ta2O5 content on the osseointegration 
and cytotoxicity behaviors in hydroxyapatite-Ta2O5 coatings applied by EPD on superelastic NiTi alloys" 
Materials Science and Engineering: C, Volume 102, September 2019, Pages 683-695
76)  Hossein Maleki‐Ghaleh, Jafar Khalil‐Allafi, "Effect of hydroxyapatite‐titanium‐MWCNTs composite coating 
fabricated  by  electrophoretic  deposition  on  corrosion  and  cellular  behavior  of  NiTi  alloy"  Materials  and 
Corrosion,  Materials and Corrosion. 2019;70:2128–2138
77)  Shirin  Khanmohammadi,  Mehdi  Ojaghi  Ilkhchi,  Jafar  Khalil-Allafi,  "Electrophoretic  deposition  and 
characterization of bioglass-whisker hydroxyapatite nanocomposite coatings on titanium substrate"  Surface 
and Coatings Technology, Volume 378, 25 November 2019, Article 124949
78)  Hojjat Naji, Jafar Khalil-Allafi, Vida Khalili, "Microstructural characterization and quantitative phase analysis 
of Ni-rich NiTi after stress assisted aging for long times using the Rietveld method " Materials Chemistry and 
Physics, Volume 241, 1 February 2020, Article 122317
79)  Nazila Horandghadima , Jafar Khalil-Allafia, Mustafa  Urgen, "Influence of tantalum pentoxide secondary 
phase on surface features and mechanical properties of hydroxyapatite coating on NiTi alloy produced by 
electrophoretic deposition" Surface and Coating Technology, Volume 38625, March 2020, Article 125458
80)  MS Safavi, MA Surmeneva, RA Surmenev, J Khalil-Allafi, RF-magnetron sputter deposited hydroxyapatitebased composite & multilayer coatings: A systematic review from mechanical, corrosion, and biological points 
of view, Ceramics International 2020
81)  SOR  Sheykholeslami,  M  Etminanfar,  J  Khalil-Allafi,  Toward  a  facile  synthesis  of  spherical  sub-micron 
mesoporous  silica:  Effect  of  surfactant  concentration,  Journal  of  Ultrafine  Grained  and  Nanostructured 
Materials 53 (1), (2020) 31-38
82)  S Asadi, T Saeid, A Valanezhad, J Khalil Allafi,  Dissimilar laser welding of NiTi shape memory alloy to 
austenitic stainless steel archwires, Journal of Welding Science and Technology of Iran 5 (2), (2020) 141-152
83)  Maleki-Ghaleh, H., Khalil-Allafi, J., Keikhosravani, P., Etminanfar, M.R., Behnamian, Y., Effect of Nanozirconia  on  Microstructure  and  Biological  Behavior  of  Hydroxyapatite-Based  Bone  Scaffolds,  Journal  of 
Materials Engineering and Performance (2020) 29 (7), pp. 4412-4420
84)  Asadi,  S.,  Saeid,  T.,  Valanezhad,  A.,  Watanabe,  I.,  Khalil-Allafi,  J.,  Effects  of  Ni  powder  addition  on 
microstructure and mechanical properties of NiTi to AISI 304 stainless steel archwire dissimilar laser welds, 
Journal of Manufacturing Processes (2020) 55, pp. 13-21
85)  Maleki-Ghaleh,  H.,  Khalil-Allafi,  J.,  Horandghadim,  N.,  Keikhosravani,  P.,  Hosseini,  M.G.,  Structural 
characterization,  mechanical,  and  electrochemical  studies  of  hydroxyapatite-titanium  composite  coating 
fabricated using electrophoretic deposition and reaction bonding process ,  Journal of Biomedical Materials 
Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials (2020) 108 (5), pp. 2119-2130  
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86)  Chitsaz-Khoyi,  L.,  Khalil-Allafi,  J.,  Motallebzadeh,  A.,  Etminanfar,  M.,  The  effect  of  hydroxyapatite 
nanoparticles  on  electrochemical  and  mechanical  performance  of  TiC/N  coating  fabricated  by  plasma 
electrolytic saturation method, Surface and Coatings Technology (2020) 394, art. no. 125817
87)  Nematzadeh,  L.,  Horandghadim,  N.,  Khalili,  V.,  Khalil-Allafi,  J.,  In  Vitro  Biological  Characterization  of 
Natural Hydroxyapatite/Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Composite Coatings Synthesized by Electrophoretic 
Deposition on NiTi Shape Memory Alloy,  Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance  (2020) 29 (9), 
pp. 6170-6180
88)  Badr,  M.,  Mohammadzadeh,  A.,  Khalil-Allafi,  J.,  Khoshghadam-Pireyousefan,  M.,  Mostafaei,  A.,  In-situ 
formation  of  TiN-TiO2  composite  layer  on  NiTi  shape  memory  alloy  via  fluidized  bed reactor,  Ceramics 
International (2020) 46 (13), pp. 21097-21106
89)  Asadi, S., Saeid, T., Valanezhad, A., Watanabe, I., Khalil-Allafi, J.,  The effect of annealing temperature on 
microstructure and mechanical properties of dissimilar laser welded superelastic NiTi to austenitic stainless 
steels orthodontic archwires, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials (2020) 109, art. no. 
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90)  Asghari, R., Safavi, M.S., Khalil-Allafi, J.,  A facile and cost-effective practical approach to develop clinical 
applications of NiTi: Fenton oxidation process, Transactions of the IMF (2020) 98 (5), pp. 250-257
91)  Mohammad  Salahi  Tohidi,  P.,  Safavi,  M.S.,  Etminanfar,  M.,  Khalil-Allafi,  J.,  Pulsed  electrodeposition  of 
compact, corrosion resistant, and bioactive HAp coatings by application of optimized magnetic field,  Materials 
Chemistry and Physics (2020) 254, art. no. 123511
92)  Mohitfar, S.H., Mahdavi, S., Etminanfar, M., Khalil-Allafi, J., Characteristics and tribological behavior of the 
hard anodized 6061-T6 Al alloy, Journal of Alloys and Compounds (2020) 842, art. no. 155988
93)  H Daneshvar, MS Safavi, V Khalili, J Khalil-Allafi,  Influence of aging temperature on phase transformation 
and mechanical behavior of NiTi thin films deposited by magnetron sputtering technique, Journal of Ultrafine 
Grained and Nanostructured Materials 2020, 53 (1), 15-22
94)  L Chitsaz-Khoyi, J Khalil-Allafi, M Etminanfar,  Corrosion behaviour of TiC/N coating prepared by plasma 
electrolytic saturation on NiTi, 2020, Surface Engineering, 1-9
95)  Adelfar, M., Tavangar, R., Horandghadim, N., Khalil-Allafi, J., Evaluating superelastic and shape memory 
effects using the photostress technique, Materials Today Communications (2020) 24, art. no. 101156
96)  Safavi MS, Surmeneva MA, Surmenev RA, Khalil-Allafi J. RF-magnetron sputter deposited hydroxyapatitebased composite & multilayer coatings: A systematic review from mechanical, corrosion, and biological points 
of view. Ceramics International. 2020 Sep 30. 
97)  Khalil-Allafi J, Daneshvar H, Safavi MS, Khalili  V. A survey on crystallization kinetic behavior of direct 
current magnetron sputter deposited NiTi thin films. Physica B: Condensed Matter. 2021 Aug 15;615:413086.
98)  Shokri  N,  Safavi  MS,  Etminanfar  M,  Walsh  FC,  Khalil-Allafi  J.  Enhanced  corrosion  protection  of  NiTi 
orthopedic implants by highly crystalline hydroxyapatite deposited by spin coating: The importance of pre treatment. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 2021 Feb 1;259:124041.
99)  Radi A, Khalil-Allafi J, Heidarzadeh A, Yapici GG, Etminanfar MR, Mozafari SZ, Rezaei-Moghadam B. 
Effect of Stress Aging Induced Precipitates on Corrosion Behavior of NiTi Shape Memory Alloys. Metals and 
Materials International. 2021 Jan 31:1-7.
100)  Safavi  MS,  Walsh  FC,  Surmeneva  MA,  Surmenev  RA,  Khalil-Allafi  J.  Electrodeposited  hydroxyapatitebased biocoatings: Recent progress and future challenges. Coatings. 2021 Jan;11(1):110.
101) Mehrvarz  A, Khalil-Allafi  J, Etminanfar MR, Mahdavi S. The  study of morphological evolution, biocorrosion 
resistance,  and  bioactivity  of  pulse  electrochemically  deposited  Hydroxyapatite/ZnO  composite  on  NiTi 
superelastic alloy. Surface and Coatings Technology. 2021 Oct 15;423:127628.
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102) Safavi MS, Surmeneva MA, Surmenev RA, Khalil-Allafi J. RF-magnetron sputter deposited hydroxyapatitebased composite & multilayer coatings: A systematic review from mechanical, corrosion, and biological points of 
view. Ceramics International. 2021 Feb 1; 47(3):3031-3053.
103) Chitsaz-Khoyi L, Khalil-Allafi J, Etminanfar MR. Corrosion behaviour of TiC/N coating prepared by plasma 
electrolytic saturation on NiTi.  Surface Engineering. 2021 Feb 1; 37(2):197-205. 
104)  Safavi  MS,  Walsh  FC,  Surmeneva  MA,  Surmenev  RA,  Khalil-Allafi  J.  Electrodeposited  hydroxyapatitebased biocoatings: Recent progress and future challenges. Coatings 2021, 11, 110. 2021.
105) Mehrvarz  A, Ghazanfar-Ahari  Y, Khalil-Allafi  J,  Mahdavi  S, Etminanfar  MR.  The microstructural features 
and  corrosion  behavior  of  Hydroxyapatite/ZnO  nanocomposite  electrodeposit  on  NiTi  alloy:  Effect  of  current 
density. Ceramics International. 2022 Jan15; 48(2): 2191-2202. 
106)  Ahmadiyan  S,  Khalil-Allafi  J,  Etminanfar  MR,  Safavi  MS,  Hosseini  M.  Antibacterial  activity  and 
biocompatibility of  Ag-coated Ti implants: importance of surface modification parameters.  Transactions of the 
IMF. 2022 Mar 4;100(2):93-102. 
107)  Safavi  MS,  Walsh  FC,  Visai  L,  Khalil-Allafi  J.  Progress  in  Niobium  Oxide-Containing  Coatings  for 
Biomedical Applications: A Critical Review. ACS omega. 2022 Mar 11;7(11):9088-9107 .
108)  Horandghadim  N,  Ghazanfar-Ahari  Y,  Khalil-Allafi  J.  Multiwalled-carbon  nanotubes  reinforced 
hydroxyapatite-tantalum  pentoxide  nanocomposite  coating  on  Nitinol  alloy:  Antibacterial  activity  and 
Electrochemical properties. Surfaces and Interfaces. 2022 Apr 1. 29:101773.
109)  Mehrvarz  A,  Khalil-Allafi  J,  Kahaie  Khosrowshahi  A.  Biocompatibility  and  antibacterial  behavior  of 
electrochemically  deposited  Hydroxyapatite/ZnO  porous  nanocomposite  on  NiTi  biomedical  alloy.  Ceramics 
International. 2022 Jun 1; 48(11):16326-16336.
110)  Safavi  MS,  Bordbar-Khiabani  A,  Khalil-Allafi  J,  Mozafari  M,  Visai  L.  Additive  Manufacturing:  An 
Opportunity  for  the  Fabrication  of  Near-Net-Shape  NiTi  Implants.  Journal  of  Manufacturing  and  Materials 
Processing. 2022 Jun 14; 6(3):65.
111) Mahdiyeh Soltanalipour, Jafar Khalil-Allafi, "Superior in vitro corrosion resistance of the novel amorphous 
Ta/TaxOy multilayer coatings on self-expanding nitinol stents", Surface and Coatings Technology,  Volume 446, 
25 September 2022, 128767
112) Mir Saman Safavi, Aydin Bordbar-Khiabani, Frank C Walsh, Masoud Mozafari, Jafar Khalil-Allafi, "Surface modified  NiTi  smart  biomaterials:  Surface  engineering  and  biological  compatibility",  Current  Opinion  in Biomedical Engineering, Volume 25, March 2023, 100429
113)  Nazila  Horandghadim,  Jafar  Khalil-Allafi,  Yashar  Ghazanfar-Ahari,  Erkan  Kaçar,  "Effect  of  MWCNTs addition on structural, mechanical, and bio properties of electrophoretically deposited HA-Ta2O5 coating on NiTi", Surface and Coatings Technology, Volume 450, 25 November 2022, 129006
114) Alireza Mehrvarz, Jafar Khalil-Allafi, Amir Motallebzadeh, Vida Khalili, "The effect of ZnO nanoparticles on  nanomechanical  behavior  of  Hydroxyapatite  electrodeposited  on  NiTi  biomedical  alloy",  Ceramics International, Volume 48, Issue 23, Part A, 1 December 2022, Pages 35039-35049
115)  Milad  Hosseini,  Jafar  Khalil-Allafi,  Mohamadreza  Etminanfar,  Mir  Saman  Safavi,  Nora  Bloise,  Arash Ghalandarzadeh, "Tackling the challenges facing the clinical applications of pure PEO hydroxyapatite layers: Codeposition of YSZ nanoparticles", Materials Chemistry and Physics, Volume 293, 1 January 2023, 126899
116)  Seyed Omid Reza Sheykholeslami, Jafar Khalil-Allafi, Mohamadreza Etminanfar, Vida Khalili, Alireza B Parsa, "Synthesis and development of novel spherical mesoporous SiO2/HA particles and incorporating them in electrodeposited hydroxyapatite coatings for biomedical applications", Surface and Coatings Technology, Volume 459, 25 April 2023, 129410
117)  Nesa  Abdian,  Mohamadreza  Etminanfar,  Seyed  Omid  Reza  Sheykholeslami,  Hamed  Hamishehkar,  Jafar Khalil-Allafi, "Preparation and characterization of chitosan/hydroxyapatite scaffolds containing mesoporous SiO2-HA for drug delivery applications", Materials Chemistry and Physics, Volume 301, 1 June 2023, 127672
118) SH Mohitfar, MR Etminanfar, S Mahdavi, J Khalil-Allafi, "Characteristics and corrosion resistance of hardanodised 6061-T6 aluminium alloy",  Transactions of the IMF,  The International Journal of Surface Engineering and Coatings, Volume 101, 2023 - Issue 4
119) Mir Saman Safavi, Jafar Khalil-Allafi, Livia Visai, "Improved osteogenic activity of NiTi orthopedic implant by HAp-Nb2O5 composite coatings: Materials and biological points of view", Biomaterials Advances Volume 150, July 2023, 213435
120)  Arsalan Azimijam, Jafar Khalil-Allafi,  Alireza Mehrvarz, Ehsan Akbari-Kharaji, "Effect of Manganese on Microstructural, Mechanical, and Electrochemical Properties of Ni-Resist Gray Cast Irons", International Journal of Metalcasting, 1-10, 2023
121) Seyed Omid Reza Sheykholeslami, Jafar Khalil-Allafi, Mohamadreza Etminanfar, "Improving the corrosion resistance and the osteointegration of hydroxyapatite coatings through the incorporation of synthesized mesoporous SiO2/HA particles", Ceramics International, Volume 49, Issue 21, 1 November 2023, Pages 33991-34004 
122)  F Marashi-Najafi, J Khalil-Allafi, S Mahdavi, "Superior multifunctional polypyrrole anticorrosion coating modified  by  polydopamine  decorated  barium  titanate  nanoparticles  on  NiTi  shape  memory  alloys,  Journal  of  Materials Research and Technology, Volume 26, September–October 2023, Pages 6823-6841
123)  Mir  Saman  Safavi,  Jafar  Khalil-Allafi,  Elisa  Restivo,  Arash  Ghalandarzadeh,  Milad  Hosseini,  Giacomo Dacarro,  Lorenzo  Malavasi,  Antonella  Milella,  Andrea  Listorti,  Livia  Visai,  "Enhanced  in  vitro  immersion behavior and antibacterial activity of NiTi orthopedic biomaterial by HAp -Nb2O5 composite deposits,  Scientific Reports, volume 13, Article number: 16045 (2023)
124)  Mir Saman Safavi, Jafar Khalil-Allafi, Iraj Ahadzadeh, Frank C Walsh, Livia Visai, "Improved corrosion protection  of  a  NiTi  implant  by  an  electrodeposited  HAp-Nb2O5  composite  layer",  Surface  and  Coatings Technology, Volume 470, 15 October 2023, 129822
125)  Mir  Saman  Safavi,  Jafar  Khalil-Allafi,  Amir  Motallebzadeh,  Cristina  Volpini,  Vida  Khalili,  Livia  Visai, "Encouraging tribomechanical and biological responses of hydroxyapatite coatings reinforced by various levels of niobium pentoxide particles" Materials Advances, 2023, 4, 5618-5632
126) F Marashi-Najafi, J Khalil-Allafi, S Mahdavi, MR Etminanfar, V Khalili, AB Parsa, "Electropolymerization of  functionalized  barium  titanate  reinforced  polypyrrole  composite  coatings  on  nitinol  alloy  for  biomedical applications", Progress in Organic Coatings, Volume 186, January 2024, 107978 
127) Mahdiyeh Soltanalipour, Jafar Khalil-Allafi, Alireza Mehrvarz, "Study of tantalum-based coatings magnetron sputtered on NiTi alloy in argon and argon/nitrogen atmosphere", Ceramics International, Volume 50, Issue 3, Part A, 1 February 2024, Pages 4994-5006
128) Mahdiyeh Soltanalipour, Jafar Khalil-Allafi, Alireza Mehrvarz, Amir Kahaie Khosrowshahi, Effect of sputtering rate on morphological alterations, corrosion resistance, and endothelial biocompatibility by 
deposited  tantalum  oxide  coatings  on  NiTi  using  magnetron,  Journal  of  Materials  Research  and 
Technology, Volume 29, March–April 2024, Pages 3279-3290
129) F Marashi-Najafi, J Khalil-Allafi, S Mahdavi, H Hamishehkar, Influence of core-shell polydopaminebarium titanate doping on the osseointegration and cytotoxicity of the polypyrrole coatings applied by ECD on Nitinol orthopedic implants, Journal  of  Materials  Research  and Technology,Volume 29, March–April 2024, Pages 4373-4383