Department of Mechanical Engineering

Engineering Materials

Researchers in the Engineering Materials research group investigate the properties and performance of engineering materials, non-destructive testing and joining of materials used in energy, transport and process industries.
Welding at the Department of Mechanical Engineering

Materials research involves state-of-the-art mechanical testing, microstructural characterisation, weldability and friction-based processing of materials. Residual stress measurements, the evaluation of hydrogen embrittlement and the assessment of NDT reliability are other significant topics.

The research group consists of four professors who conduct research and participate in top-level scientific events and networks on nuclear materials, digital image correlation, bulk metallic glasses and welding technology. Continuous innovation supports impacting publications and patents leading to successful spinoffs. The Engineering Materials group delivers breakthrough technological developments, transferring top know-how into the Finnish industry while supporting academic activities.

The research focuses on the relationships between microstructure, processing and properties in engineering metals and alloys. This is carried out with the modern facilities that cover state-of-the-art microstructural characterisation of materials, mechanical testing including novel digital imaging techniques capable for full-field displacement measurements, and friction stir welding and processing. The group has a long-term experience on research of modern high-strength steels, stainless steels, Ni-base alloys, aluminium, and copper.

Latest publications

Solidification cracking mechanism of carbon steel weld metal

T. Amaya, T. Yonezawa, K. Ogawa, M. J. Peltonen, H. Hänninen 2018 Welding Journal

Quantifying Nuclear Remodeling in Heart Failure

Logan Bailey, Danny Smyl, Sven Bossuyt, Julie Bossuyt 2018 Biophysical Journal

Friction Stir Welding of 9% Nickel Steel

Jaime Casanova, Goncalo Lourenco Sorger, Pedro Santos Vilaca da Silva, Sérgio Duarte Brandi 2018 12th lnternational Symposium on Friction Stir Welding

Fundamentals of force-controlled friction riveting

Gonçalo Pina Cipriano, Lucian A. Blaga, Jorge F. dos Santos, Pedro Vilaça, Sergio T. Amancio-Filho 2018 Materials

Fundamentals of force-controlled friction riveting

Gonçalo Pina Cipriano, Lucian A. Blaga, Jorge F. dos Santos, Pedro Vilaça, Sergio T. Amancio-Filho 2018 Materials

A microstructure sensitive modeling approach for fatigue life prediction considering the residual stress effect from heat treatment

Chao Gu, Junhe Lian, Yanping Bao, Sebastian Münstermann 2018 Procedia Structural Integrity

Application of hybrid friction stir channeling technique to improve the cooling efficiency of electronic components

Heikki Karvinen, Daniel Nordal, Timo Galkin, Pedro Vilaca 2018 Welding in the World

From Conventional to Hybrid Friction Stir Channeling: Milestones and Characterization

Heikki Karvinen, Daniel Nordal, Pedro Santos Vilaca da Silva 2018 71th Annual Assembly of International Institute of Welding

Microstructural characterization of the stir processed zones of Cu-Al and Al-Al plate systems manufactured by Hybrid Friction Stir Channeling

Heikki Karvinen, Daniel Nordal, Pedro Santos Vilaca da Silva 2018 12th lnternational Symposium on Friction Stir Welding

Joining Polymer to Aluminium by Through Hole Extrusion Welding

Prabilson Khadka, Pedro Santos Vilaca da Silva, Xiaoyan Xu 2018 Seminar on Advanced Polymer-Metal Hybrid Structures
More information on our research in the Aalto research portal.
Research portal

Research group members

  • Published:
  • Updated:
Share
URL copied!