Metallurgy
In collaboration with Professor Paul Chalker of the School of Engineering, SEM, EBSD, FIB-SEM, S/TEM- EDX & EELS have been combined for the characterisation of surface modified Laser-Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) produced metallic powder feedstocks.
Left: BSE imaging of etched Al-Cu (Red = melt pool boundary). Right: EBSD orientation maps of SLM-processed (a) Al-Cu and (b) Al samples.
Technological plasmas
Plasma materials processing (including treatment and deposition) offers applications including anti-microbial and biomaterials production and nuclear fusion.
Working with Professor James Bradley’s group within the Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics (EEE), we have investigated surface morphology of fibrous (‘fuzzy’) surface growth on tungsten samples as a result of helium magnetron sputtering at controlled fluences.
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