Publications

Journal Publications

S. Guruvenket, D. Li, J.E. Klemberg-Sapieha, L. Martinu and J.A. Szpunar, Mechanical and tribological properties of duplex treated TiN, nc-TiN/a-SiNx and nc-TiCN/a-SiCN coatings deposited on 410 low alloy stainless steel, Surface and Coatings Technology 203 (2009) 2905-2911.
S. Faghihi, F. Azari, J.A. Szpunar, H. Vali, M. Tabrizian, Titanium crystal orientation as a tool for the improved and regulated cell attachment, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 91A (2009) 656-662.
M. Hoseini, A. Shahryari, S. Omanovic, J.A. Szpunar, Comparative effect of grain size and texture on the corrosion behaviour of commercially pure titanium processed by equal channel angular pressing, Corrosion Science, 51 (2009) 3064-3067.
M. Arafin, J.A. Szpunar, Modeling Intergranular Crack Propagation in Polycrystalline Materials, Computers, Materials & Continua, 14 (2009) 125-140.
Y. Zou, W. Qin, E. Irissou, J.G. Legoux, S. Yu, J.A. Szpunar, Dynamic recrystallization in the particle/particle interfacial region of cold-sprayed nickel coating: Electron backscatter diffraction characterization, Scripta Materialia, 61 (2009) 899-902.
S. Hassani, K. Raeissi, M. Azzi, D. Li, M.A. Golozar, J.A. Szpunar, Improving the Corrosion and Tribocorrosion Resistance of Ni-Co Nanocrystalline Coatings in NaOH Solution, Corrosion Science 51 (2009) 2371-2379.
M.A. Arafin, J.A. Szpunar, A Markov Chain-Monte Carlo model for intergranular stress corrosion crack propagation in polycrystalline materials, Materials Science and Engineering A, 513-14 (2009) 254-266.
J.T. Park, J.A. Szpunar, Effect of initial grain size on texture evolution and magnetic properties in nonoriented electrical steels, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 321 (2009) 1928-1932.
W. Qin, J.A. Szpunar, Y. Umakoshi, A criterion for grain-size limit of polycrystalline materials, Journal of Applied Physics, 106 (2009) 016101.
S. Brahimi, S. Rajagopalan, S. Yue, J. Szpunar, Effect of Surface Processing Variables on Hydrogen Embrittlement of Steel Fasteners Part 1: Hot Dip Galvanizing, Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, 48 (2009) 293-301.
M. Azzi, M. Paquette, J.A. Szpunar, J.E. Klemberg-Sapieha, L. Martinu, Tribocorrosion behaviour of DLC-coated 316L stainless steel, Wear, 267 (2009) 860-866.
M. Azzi, M. Benkahoul, J.A. Szpunar, J.E. Klemberg-Sapieha, L. Martinu, Tribological properties of CrSiN-coated 301 stainless steel under wet and dry conditions, Wear, 267 (2009) 882-889.
M.A. Arafin, J.A. Szpunar, A New Understanding of Intergranular Stress Corrosion Cracking Resistance of Pipeline Steel Through Grain Boundary Character and Crystallographic Texture Studies, Corrosion Science 51 (2009) 119-128.
M.A. Arafin, J.A. Szpunar, Modeling the effect of grain boundary clustering on the intergranular crack propagation behaviour in polycrystalline materials, Computational Materials Science, 46 (2009) 932-941.
A. Tufani, K. Raeissi, A. Saatchi, J.A. Szpunar, Texture and Morphology Development in Zinc-Cobalt Electrodeposition, Transactions of the Institute of Metal Finishing, 87 (2009) 45-50.
S. Nafisi, J.A. Szpunar, H. Vali, R. Ghomashchi, Grain Misorientation in Thixo-Billets Prepared by Melt Stirring, Materials Characterization, 60 (2009) 938-945.
A. Shahryari, J.A. Szpunar, S. Omanovic, The In?uence of Crystallographic Orientation Distribution on 316LVM Stainless Steel Pitting Behavior, Corrosion Science, Corrosion Science 51 (2009) 677-682.
Z. Shi, J.A. Szpunar, S. Wu, Design and Synthesis of Thin Palladium Membranes on Porous Metal Substrate for Hydrogen Extraction, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 165 (2009) 012062.
R. Hashaikeh and J.A. Szpunar, Electrolytic Processing of MgO Coatings, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 165 (2009) 012008.
A. Shahryari, S. Omanovic, J.A. Szpunar, Enhancement of Biocompatibility of 316LVM Stainless Steel by Cyclic Potentiodynamic Passivation, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part A, 89A (2009) 1049-1062

Conference Publication

K.R. Sriraman, S. Brahimi, S. Yue, J.A. Szpunar, Hydrogen embrittlement in Zinc coated steel' presented at 'ASTM F16 workshop on effect of coatings on structural integrity of fasteners, May 18-21,2009, Vancouver, Canada.
N.A.P. Kiran Kumar, J.A Szpunar, High temperature corrosion behavior of Zr-2.5% Nb pressure tubes,'The European corrosion congress (Eurocorr) (2009).
S. Hassani, S. Guruvenket, D. Li, J. E. Klemberg-Sapieha L. Martinu, J.A. Szpunar, Superhard coatings for the protection of aircraft engine components against wear, erosion and corrosion, 8th Journee de la Recherche en Aerospatiale, 2nd prize in poster competition, June 22, 2009, Montreal, Canada
B. Szpunar, J.A. Szpunar, Onset of the Local Magnetic Moment on Nb In Zirconia, 30th Annual Conference of the Canadian Nuclear Society, May 31-June 3, 2009, Calgary, Canada (published on CD)
B. Szpunar, J.A. Szpunar, The Crystal Structure and Elastic Properties of Pure and Dy Doped Urania, 30th Annual Conference of the Canadian Nuclear Society, May 31- June 3, 2009, Calgary, Canada (published on CD) M.H. Huang, M. Liao, J.A. Szpunar, Fatigue Cracking Behavior in Aluminum 7050, 12th International Conference on Fracture, July 12-17, 2009, Ottawa, Canada
M. A. Arafin and J.A. Szpunar, Novel Microstructural - Mathematical Modeling Approach for Intergranular Stress Corrosion Crack Propagation in Polycrystalline Materials, Proceedings of the EUROCORR (The European Corrosion Congress) Conference, Nice, France, Sept 6-10, 2009, pp. 1-8, paper no. 8317 (published in CD-ROM)
M.A. Arafin and J.A. Szpunar, Grain Boundary Engineering to Control Intergranular Stress Corrosion Cracking of Pipeline Steel, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Fracture, Ottawa, Canada, July 12-17, 2009, pp. 1-10 (published in CD-ROM)
M.A. Arafin, J.A. Szpunar, Modeling Intergranular Stress Corrosion Cracking - A Voronoi-Markovian-Monte Carlo Approach, 9th International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, April 8-11, 2009, Phuket, Thailand (published on CD)
Y. Zou, W. Qin, E. Irissou, J. Legoux, S. Yue, J.A. Szpunar, Grain Refinement of Nickel Powder Particles Impacted at High Velocity, Poster presentation, MS&T 2009, October 25-29, 2009, Pittsburgh, USA (published on CD)
Y. Zou, A. Rezaeian, W. Qin, E. Irissou, J. Legoux, J.A. Szpunar, S. Yue, Effect of Gas Temperature on the Microstructure and Properties of Cold Sprayed Copper Coatings, Oral presentation, MS&T 2009, October 25-29, 2009, Pittsburgh, USA (published on CD)
M. Huang, M. Liao and J.A. Szpunar, (2009). Fatigue Cracking Behavior in Aluminum 7050, 12th International Conference on Fracture, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 12-17.
Y. Zou, A. Rezaeian, J.A. Szpunar, E. Irissou, S. Yue, Structural Transformation and Mechanical Properties of Cold Sprayed Nickel Coatings after Annealing, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., MRS 2008 Fall Meeting, December 1-5, 2009, Boston, USA (published on CD).
N.A.P. Kiran Kumar, J.A Szpunar, High temperature corrosion behavior of Zr-2.5% Nb pressure tubes, The European corrosion congress (Eurocorr) (2009).