Publications

Journal Publications

A.A. Tiamiyu, M. Eskandari, M. Nezakat, X. Wang, J.A. Szpunar, A.G. Odeshia, A comparative study of the compressive behaviour of AISI 321 austenitic stainless steel under quasi-static and dynamic shock loading, Materials and Design, 112 (2016) 309-319.
M.A. Mohtadi Bonab, M. Eskandari, J. Szpunar, Effect of arisen dislocation density and texture components during cold rolling and annealing treatments on hydrogen induced cracking susceptibility in pipeline steel, Journal of Materials Research, 31 (2016) 3390-3400.
T. Naito, T. Yoshida, H. Mochizuki, H. Fujishiro, R. Basu, J.A. Szpunar, Vortex pinning properties of dense Ti-doped MgB2 bulks sintered at different temperature, IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 26 (2016) 6800805.
C.Y. Zhou, J.A. Szpunar, Hydrogen Storage Performance in Pd/Graphene Nanocomposites, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 8 (2016) 25933–25940 .
A. Choudhary, L. Malakkal, R.K. Siripurapu, B. Szpunar, J.A.Szpunar, First principles calculations of hydrogen storage on Cu and Pd-decorated graphene, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 41 (2016) 17652-17656 .
T. Naito, T. Yoshida, H. Mochizuki, H. Fujishiro, R. Basu, J.A. Szpunar, Vortex pinning properties of dense Ti-doped MgB2 bulks sintered at different temperatures, IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, (In Press), DOI 10.1109/TASC.2016.2531426.
V.J. Badheka, R. Basu, J. Omale, J. Szpunar, Microstructural aspects of TIG and A-TIG welding process of dissimilar steel grades and correlation to mechanical behavior, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, 69 (2016) 1765–1773 (Nov).
C.Y. Zhou, J.A. Szpunar, X.Y. Cui, Synthesis of Ni/graphene nanocomposite for hydrogen storage, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 8 (2016) 15232-15241.
L. Malakkal, B. Szpunar, R.K. Siripurapu, J.C. Zuniga, J.A. Szpunar, First principle calculation of thermo-mechanical properties of Thoria using Quantum Espresso, International Journal of Computational Material science and Engineering, 5 (2016) 1650008.
M. Eskandari, A.Zarei-Hanzaki, M.A.Mohtadi-Bonab, Y. Onuki, R. Basu, A. Asghari, J.A. Szpunar, Grain-orientation-dependent of ?–?–?? transformation and twinning in a super-high-strength, high ductility austenitic Mn-steel, Materials Science & Engineering A, 674 (2016) 514–528. (Sep).
A.A. Tiamiyu, M. Eskandari, Mohsen Sanayei, A.G. Odeshi, J.A. Szpunar, Mechanical behavior and high-resolution EBSD investigation of the microstructural evolution in AISI 321 stainless steel under dynamic loading condition, Materials Science & Engineering A, 673 (2016) 400–416. (Sep).
E.E. Haro, J.A. Szpunar, A.G. Odeshi, Ballistic impact response of laminated hybrid materials made of 5086-H32 aluminum alloy, epoxy and Kevlar® fabrics impregnated with shear thickening fluid, Compos. Part A Appl. Sci. Manuf., 87 (2016) 54–65. (Aug).
E.E. Haro, A.G. Odeshi, J.A. Szpunar, The energy absorption behavior of hybrid composite laminates containing nano-fillers under ballistic impacts, International Journal of Impact Engineering, 95 (2016) 11-22. (Oct).
F. Fan, J.A. Szpunar, Characterization of the self-healing mechanism of VHB 4910, Procedia Engineering, 141 (2016) 47-52. (Aug).
X. Wang, F. Fan, J.A. Szpunar, Optimizing cathodic electrodeposition parameters of ceria coating to enhance the oxidation resistance of a Cr2O3-forming alloy, Thin Solid Films, 611 (2016) 12-20. (July).
M. Shamanian, H. Mostaan, M. Safari, J.A. Szpunar, EBSD study on grain boundary and microtexture evolutions during friction stir processing of A413 cast aluminum alloy, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 25 (2016) 2824-2835. (July).
S.S. Razavi-Tousi, J.A. Szpunar, Effect of addition of water-soluble salts on the hydrogen generation of aluminum in reaction with hot water, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 679 (2016) 364-374. (Sep).
M. A. Mohtadi-Bonab, R. Karimdadashi, M. Eskandari, J. A. Szpunar, Hydrogen-induced cracking assessment in pipeline steels through permeation and crystallographic texture measurements, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 25 (2016) 1781–1793. (May).
M. Eskandari, M.A. Mohtadi-Bonab, A. Zarei-Hanzaki, A.G. Odeshi, J.A. Szpunar, High-resolution EBSD study of adiabatic shear band and neighboring grains after dynamic impact loading of Mn-steel used in vehicle structure, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 25 (2016) 1611-1620. (Apr).
M.A. Mohtadi-Bonab, M. Eskandari, KMM Rahman, R. Ouellet, J.A. Szpunar, An extensive study of hydrogen-induced cracking susceptibility in an API X60 sour service pipeline steel, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 41 (2016) 4185–4197. (Feb).
H. Akhiani, M. Nezakat, S. Penttilä and J. Szpunar, Microstructural effects on the oxidation behavior of alloy 800HT in supercritical water, Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science, 2 (2016) 021009-7. (Feb).
M. Nezakat, H. Akhiani, S. Penttilä and J. Szpunar, Oxidation behavior of austenitic stainless steel 316L and 310S in air and supercritical water, Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science, 2 (2016) 021008--8. (Feb).
B. Szpunar, J.A. Szpunar, First-principles molecular dynamics studies of oxygen sublattice melting in Thoria, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 99 (2016) 1494-1497. (May).
R. Morita, S. Kobayashi, A.G. Odeshi, J.A. Szpunar, K. Miura, Y. Kamada, Effects of high-strain-rate deformation on magnetic hysteresis in high-tensile steels, AIP ADVANCES 6 (2016) 055903. (May).
S.S. Razavi-Tousi, J.A. Szpunar, Modification of the shrinking core model for hydrogen generation by reaction of aluminum particles with water, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 41 (2016) 87–93. (Jan).
B. Szpunar, J.A. Szpunar, Ki-Seob Sim, Theoretical investigation of structural and thermo-mechanical properties of thoria, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 90 (2016) 114-120. (Mar).
M. Eskandari, M.A. Mohtadi-Bonab, J.A. Szpunar, Evolution of the microstructure and texture of X70 pipeline steel during cold-rolling and annealing treatments, Materials and Design, 90 (2016) 618–627. (Jan).
R.K. Sahu, A.Saini, D. Ahmad, K. Patra, J. Szpunar, Estimation and validation of Maxwell stress of planar dielectric elastomer actuators, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 30 (2016) 429-436. (Jan).

Conference Publication

A. Prasad, L. Malakkal, L. Bichler, J. A. Szpunar “Synthesis of Cerium (IV) Oxide via Reactive Spark Plasma Sintering of Cerium (III) Oxalate” ISRS India.
A. Prasad, L. Malakkal, L. Bichler, J. A. Szpunar “Effect of particle size distribution on the sinterability of Cerium (IV) oxide using Spark Plasma Sintering” MRS Thailand.
M. Singh, L. Malakkal, A.K. Chauhan, J. A. Szpunar, M. P. Bradely, M. Chicoine “Effects of irradiation on thermal conductivity of nickel alloys” TMS San Diego USA.
A. Prasad, L. Malakkal, L. Bichler, J. A. Szpunar “Effect of Spark Plasma Sintering Process Parameters on Density and Microstructure of Cerium (IV) Oxide.” Published in the proceedings of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering International Congress 2016.
A. Prasad, L. Malakkal, L. Bichler, J. A. Szpunar “Challenges in Spark Plasma Sintering of Cerium (IV) oxide” published in ceramic material transactions 2016.
J.A. Szpunar (Keynote Speaker), Microstructure-Based Modeling Of Failure In Textured Polycrystalline Materials, ICAMMP-IV 4th International Conference on Advances in Materials and Materials Processing, IIT Kharagpur, India, November 5-7, 2016.
Fan Fan, Jerzy Szpunar, A self-healing anticorrosion coating on Mg alloy, The Ninth Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing (PRICM9) Ed. by T. Furuhara, M. Nishida and S. Miura The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials, Kyoto, Japan, August 1-5, 2016.
S.S. Razavi-Tousi, J.A. Szpunar, Microstructural design to improve hydrogen generation and storage, 54th National Metallurgists' Day (NMD) celebration and the 70th Annual Technical Meeting (ATM), IIT Kanpur, India, November 11-13, 2016.
E. Jossou, L. Malakkal, D. Oladimeji, B. Szpunar, J. A. Szpunar, “First Principles Study of Electronic Structure and Thermo-mechanical Properties of the Components of Accident Tolerant Nuclear Fuel: UO2 and UB2” Submitted oral presentation at the 2017 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition, February 26th – march 3rd, 2017, San Diego, CA, USA.
F. Fan, J. Szpunar, A self-healing anticorrosion coating on Mg alloy, The ninth pacific rim internatinoal conference on advanced materials and processing (PRICM9). August 1-5, 2016, Kyoto, Japan.
B. Szpunar, J. Szpunar, First principles molecular dynamics studies of oxygen sublattice melting in Thoria, 36th Annual CNS Conference, 40th CNS/CNA Student Conference, June 19-22, 2016, Toronto, ON.
E. E. Jossou, D. J. Oladimeji, J. I. Ranasinghe, L. Malakkal, B. Szpunar, J. A. Szpunar “First Principle Studies Of Electronics Structure Of U3O8” poster presented at 23rd International WIEN2K Workshop, June, 3rd -7th, 2016, Hamilton, Canada.
B. Szpunar, L. Malakkal, E. Jossou, D. Oladimeji, J. Ranasinghe, I. Rossland and J.A. Szpunar, “First Principles Studies of Thermal Conductivity of Nuclear Fuel Materials”, 13th International Conference on CANDU Fuel, Conference Proceedings, Kingston, August 15-18, 2016.
R. Morita, S. Kobayashi, A.G. Odeshi, J.A. Szpunar, K. Miura, Y. Kamada, Effects of high-strain-rate deformation on magnetic hysteresis in high-tensile steels, Intermag-MMM joint conference at San Diego, January, 2016.