• Novel quasicrystal-reinforced aluminum alloys
• Microstructural development in metal additive manufacturing
• Phase transformations in high temperature aerospace alloys
• Nanostructured materials for catalytic/functional applications
• Defects and interfaces in thin films

Recent Publications

Martensitic transformation induced strength-ductility synergy in additively manufactured maraging steel by thermal history engineering, S Mooraj, S Feng, M Luebbe, M Register, T Li, B Yavas, DP Schmidt, MW Priddy, M Pepi, MB Nicholas, VK Champagne, M Aindow, H Wen, W Chen, J Mater Sci Tech 211: 212-225 (2025). [doi: 10.1016/j.jmst.2024.05.062]

Nanostructural Effects Beyond Hall-Petch: Towards Superhard Tungsten Carbide, KP Anderson, JA Wollmershauser, H Ryou, R Goswami, S Rommel, M Aindow, EP Gorzkowski, BN Feigelson, Acta Mater 274: 120004 (2024). [doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2024.120004]

Triplex Steel Powder Design to Avoid Hot Cracking in Laser-Powder Bed Fusion Using Computational Thermodynamics, M Sanchez-Poncela, Q Jin, RJ Hebert, M Aindow, V Amigó, R Rementeria, Addit Manuf 86: 104196 (2024). [doi: 10.1016/j.addma.2024.104196]

Tension-Compression Asymmetry in Superelasticity of SrNi₂P₂ Single Crystals and the Influence of Low Temperatures, S Xiao, A Valadkhani, S Rommel, PC Canfield, M Aindow, R Valenti, S-W Lee, Acta Mater 274: 119989 (2024). [doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2024]

Thermal Stability of Laser Track Microstructures in an Al-Cr-Co-Mn-Zr I-Phase Alloy, MX Li, S Rommel, HR Leonard, C Hung, TJ Watson, CL Benson, RJ Hebert, M. Aindow, Mater Charact 203: 113123 (2023). [doi: 10.1016/j.matchar.2023.113123]

Characterization of Cold-Sprayed Material Consolidations, BC Sousa, M Aindow, S-W Lee, D Lados, AG Spangenberger, CM Sample, DL Cote, In “Advances in Cold Spray: A Coating Deposition and Additive Manufacturing Process” Eds. VK Champagne, D Helfritch, MH Gangaraj, 2^nd Edition, pp. 205-298 (2023) [doi: 10.1016/B978-0-08-103015-8.00002-5]

Effects of Rhodium Doping on Dislocation Nucleation in a [001] SrNi₂P₂ Single Crystal Under Spherical Nanoindentation, SY Xiao, S Rommel, KA Burns, AA Buswell, V Borisov, J Schmidt, R Valenti, PC Canfield, M Aindow, S-W Lee, J Mater Res 38: 3491–3503 (2023). [doi: 10.1557/s43578-023-01073-y]

Grain Size Effect on the Mechanical Properties of Nanocrystalline Magnesium Aluminate Spinel, JM Maita, S Rommel, JR Davis, H Ryou, JA Wollmershauser, EP Gorzkowski, BN Feigelson, M Aindow, S-W Lee. Acta Mater 251: 118881 (2023). [doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2023.118881]

Laser Glazing of a Quasicrystal-Reinforced Al-Cu-Fe-Cr Alloy: Implications for Use in Additive Manufacturing, B Yavas, CJ Hung, SK Nayak, SP Alpay, M Aindow, Scripta Mater 226: 115249 (2023). [doi: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2022.115249]

Quasicrystal Stability in Complex Aluminum Alloys: Insights from First Principles Models on Structural Motifs in Crystalline Approximants, B Yavas, CJ Hung, SK Nayak, M Aindow, SP Alpay, Scripta Mater 222: 115046 (2023). [doi: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2022.115046]

The Role of Corrosion Product Layers in the Pitting Resistance of Powder-Processed Al–Cr–Co–Mn–Zr Alloys Containing Icosahedral Quasicrystalline Dispersoids, S Rommel, HR Leonard, MX Li, TJ Watson, T Policandriotes, M Aindow, J Mater Sci 57: 20850-20866 (2022). [doi: 10.1007/s10853-022-07914-1]

Polyamide Aerogel-Derived N-Doped Carbon Aerogel Decorated with Platinum Nanoparticles as Highly Active and Stable Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction, SB Barım, G Raptapoulos, S Rommel, M Aindow, P Paraskevopoulou, C Erkey, Electrochim Acta. 434: 141251 (2022). [doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141251]

Use of Laser Glazing to Evaluate an Al-Cr-Co-Mn-Zr Alloy Containing Icosahedral Quasicrystalline Dispersoids as a Candidate Material for Additive Manufacturing, MX Li, HR Leonard, S Rommel, C Hung, TJ Watson, T Policandriotes, RJ Hebert, M Aindow, Addit Manuf 59: 103114 (2022). [doi: 10.1016/j.addma.2022.103114]

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