Area of research
Materials Chemistry · Mechanical Engineering
Research interest
(a) J. Szpunar, Texture and Neutron Diffraction, Atomic Energy Rev. 14, 2 (1976), pp. 199-261 (b) L. Gerward and J. Szpunar, Texture Measurements Using Energy Dispersive X-ray Diffraction Method, Acta Cryst. A34 (1978), pp. 309-311. 2. Modeling and simulation of texture and microstructure: Dr. Szpunar pioneered the application of Pot?s methods of microstructure description for simulation of microstructural and textural evolution during annealing and electro-deposition processes. In particular he proposed new models of texture transformation during nucleation, recrystallization and normal or abnormal grain growth in industrial manufacturing processes. These models supported by experiments offered innovative approached towards fundamental understanding of microstructure and texture transformation of steels and aluminium alloys during annealing processes. The results obtained were presented in 10 Acta Materialia papers. Some of the concepts developed in this research were used to propose improvement of the process of manufacturing magnetic steels by Kawasaki Steel (Japan) and Posco (Korea). (a) Ph. Tavernier and J.A. Szpunar, A Monte Carlo Simulation Applied to the Modelling of Nucleation of Texture, Acta Metall. 39 (1991), pp. 557-567.(b) Ph. Tavernier and J.A. Szpunar, Modelling of Recrystallization Textures, Acta Metall. 39 (1991), pp. 549-556.(c) D. Hinz and J.A. Szpunar, Modelling the Effect of Coincidence Site Lattice Boundaries on Grain Growth Texture, Phys Rev B, 52 (1995), pp. 9900-9909.(d) N. Rajmohan, Y. Hayakawa, J.A. Szpunar and J.H. Root, Neutron Diffraction Method for Stored Energy Measurement in Interstitial Free Steel, Acta Materialia, 45 (1997), pp. 2585-2494.(e)Y. Hayakawa and J.A. Szpunar, Comprehensive Model of Recrystallization for Interstitial Free Steel, Acta Materialia, 45:9 (1997), pp. 3721-3730.(f) Y. Hayakawa and J.A. Szpunar, A New Model of Goss Texture Development during Secondary Recrystallization of Electrical Steel, Acta Materialia, 45:
Fission gas-induced transport degradation in δ-UZr₂: Insights from first-principles modeling
Density Functional Theory-Based Study of UC2 and Cr-Doped UO2
Effect of Metal Carbides on Hydrogen Embrittlement: A Density Functional Theory Study
Effect of Metal Carbides on Hydrogen Embrittlement on Steel: A DFT Study
Hydrolyzed Forms of Cellulose and Its Metal Composites for Hydrogen Generation: An Experimental and Theoretical Investigation
Effect of Nb-induced microstructure on pipeline steel corrosion and stress corrosion cracking performance in acidic environment
Effect of Quench Tempering on Hydrogen Embrittlement and Corrosion Behavior of X100 Pipeline Steel
Microstructure criterion for the preferential locations of helium bubble precipitation in a polycrystal
Review of Current Developments on High Strength Pipeline Steels for HIC Inducing Service
Threshold stress of hydride reorientation in zirconium alloy nuclear fuel cladding tubes: A theoretical determination
A texture study of nanostructured Al–Cu multi-layered composite manufactured via the accumulative roll bonding (ARB)
On the assessment of non-metallic inclusions by part 13 of API 579 -1/ASME FFS-1 2016
Oxidation behaviour of U<sub>3</sub>Si<sub>2</sub>: an experimental and first principles investigation
First-principles study on influence of molybdenum on acicular ferrite formation on TiC particles in microallyed steels
Hydride-induced degradation of zirconium alloys: a criterion for complete ductile-to-brittle transition and its dependence on microstructure
Microstructural criteria for abrupt ductile-to-brittle transition induced by δ-hydrides in zirconium alloys
Hydride-induced degradation of hoop ductility in textured zirconium-alloy tubes: A theoretical analysis
1982-84 Visiting Professor, Physics Department, Durham University, UK.
— 1982cited by 0position: selected
1981-82 Visiting Professor, Department of Materials Science, Sussex University, UK.
— 1981cited by 0position: selected