An Overview of High-energy Ball Milled Nanocrystalline Aluminum Alloys

1.Introduction.- 2.High-energy Ball milling parameters in production of nanocrystalline Al alloys.- 3.Consolidation of high-energy ball milled nanocrystalline Al alloy powders.- 4.Mechanical properties of high-energy ball milled nanocrystalline Al alloys.- 5.Thermal stability of high-energy ball milled Al alloys.- 6.Corrosion properties of high-energy ball milled nanocrystalline Al alloys.- 7.Future work and possible applications of nanocrystalline Al alloys as produced by high-energy ball milling.

Dr. Rajeev Kumar Gupta is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Akron, Ohio, USA. He earned his PhD degree in Materials Engineering from Monash University, Australia in 2010 and his BTech in Materials & Metallurgical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India. Rajeev's primary research interests lie in the broad areas of corrosion and material engineering including structure/processing/property relationships, corrosion initiation and propagation in metallic materials, corrosion characterization techniques, alloy design, high-temperature oxidation, and advanced metallic and ceramic coatings. Rajeev has authored over 45 publications in open scientific literature and several industrial reports.

Prof. B.S. Murty is a respected scientist and educator in the fields of nanocrystalline materials, high-entropy alloys, bulk metallic glasses, and the application of high-energy ball milling in the production of novel alloys. He has authored more than 360 journal publications in open scientific literature, two textbooks on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and High Entropy Alloys, several book chapters, and holds several patents.