This section contains a selection of peer-reviewed publications from Dr. Hofmann and Dr. Roberts showcasing their broad expertise in metals and manufacturing.
Bulk Metallic Glasses and Composites (aka Amorphous Metals)
Papers in Nature- Designing metallic glass matrix composites with high toughness and tensile ductility
- A damage-tolerant glass
- Shape Memory Bulk Metallic Glass Composites
- Beating Crystallization in Glass-Forming Metals by Millisecond Heating and Processing
- Development of tough, low-density titanium-based bulk metallic glass matrix composites with tensile ductility
- Solution to the problem of the poor cyclic fatigue resistance of bulk metallic glasses
- Study of Mushy-Zone Development in Dendritic Microstructures with Glass-Forming Eutectic Matrices Using Electrostatic Levitation
- Metallic-glass-matrix composite structures with benchmark mechanical performance
- Fracture toughness and crack-resistance curve behavior in metallic glass-matrix composites
- Glassy steel optimized for glass-forming ability and toughness
- New processing possibilities for highly toughened metallic glass matrix composites with tensile ductility
- Near-threshold fatigue crack growth in bulk metallic glass composites
- Effect of processing on Charpy impact toughness of metallic glass matrix composites
- Amorphous metals for hard-tissue prosthesis
- Semi-solid induction forging of metallic glass matrix composites
Functional Graded Alloys through DED 3D Printing (Multi-material metal printing)
- Developing Gradient Metal Alloys through Radial Deposition
- Compositionally graded metals: A new frontier of additive manufacturing
Friction Stir Welding and Processing
- Controlling the length scale and distribution of the ductile phase in metallic glass composites through friction stir processing
- Submerged friction stir processing (SFSP): An improved method for creating ultra-fine-grained bulk materials
- Thermal history analysis of friction stir processed and submerged friction stir processed aluminum
Compliant Mechanisms and Flexures
Hypervelocity Impact Testing
