User:N. H. Faisal

Contact Info


Alfaisal University, College of Engineering, Takhassussi Street, P.O. Box 50927, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 11533.
 * Dr. Nadimul H Faisal
 * Email me through OpenWetWare

Education

 * 2010, PhD, Heriot-Watt University, UK
 * 2001, BSc Engineering, Magadh University, India

Research interests

 * 1) Nanoindentation, Nanoimpact, Nanoscratch testing
 * 2) NDT: Acoustic Emission/Ultrasonic testing
 * 3) Neutron diffraction residual strain measurement
 * 4) MATLAB Signal Processing; ABAQUS, Solid Edge
 * 5) Engineering forensic investigation of materials failure
 * 6) Materials & Mechanical Characterization
 * 7) Surface Engineering/Thin Solid Films
 * 8) Biomaterials (Hydroxy-apatite coatings) Characterization
 * 9) LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics simulation
 * 10) Adhesive bond strength measurement

Publications
Peer reviewed journals
 * 1) N. H. Faisal, R. Ahmed, R. L. Reuben, B. Allcock, AE monitoring and analysis of HVOF thermal spraying process, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, available online first, 12th February 2011
 * 2) N. H. Faisal, R. Ahmed and R. L. Reuben, Indentation Testing and Its Acoustic Emission Response: Applications and Emerging Trends, International Materials Reviews, 56(2), 2011, 98-142 (an invited review)
 * 3) N. H. Faisal, R. L. Reuben and R. Ahmed, An improved measurement of Vickers indentation behaviour through enhanced instrumentation, Measurement Science and Technology, 22, 2011 015703 (a featured article)
 * 4) R. Ahmed, N. H. Faisal, R. L. Reuben, A. Paradowska, M. Fitzpatrick, J. Kitamura, S. Osawa, Residual Strain in Thermally Sprayed Alumina Coatings Deposited Via Air Plasma and High Velocity Oxy-Fuel Techniques, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 251, 2010, 012051
 * 5) R. Ahmed, N. H. Faisal, S. M. Knupfer, A. M. Paradowska, M. E. Fitzpatrick, K. A. Khor and J. Cizek, Neutron Diffraction Residual Strain Measurements in Plasma Sprayed Nanostructured Hydroxyapatite Coatings for Orthopaedic Implants, Materials Science Forum, 652, 2010, 309-314
 * 6) N. H. Faisal, J. A. Steel, R. Ahmed, R. L. Reuben, The Use of Acoustic Emission to Characterize Fracture Behavior During Vickers Indentation of HVOF Thermally Sprayed WC-Co Coatings, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 18(4), 2009, 525-535
 * 7) K. R. C. Soma Raju, N. H. Faisal, D. S. Rao, S. V. Joshi, G. Sundararajan, Electrospark coatings for enhanced performance of twist drills, Surface and Coatings Technology, 202(9), 2008, 1636-1644
 * 8) N. H. Faisal, J. A. Steel, R. Ahmed, R. L. Reuben, G. Heaton, B. Allcock, Application of acoustic emission for monitoring the HVOF thermal spraying process, Advanced Materials Research, 13-14, 2006, 291-297

Conference
 * 1) R. Ahmed, N. H. Faisal, S. M. Knupfer, A. M. Paradowska, M. E. Fitzpatrick, K. A. Khor and J. Cizek, Neutron Diffraction Residual Strain Measurements in Plasma Sprayed Nanostructured Hydroxyapatite Coatings for Orthopaedic Implants, The 5th International Conference on Mechanical Stress Evaluation by Neutrons and Synchrotron Radiation (MECA SENS-V), Japan, 10-12 November 2009
 * 2) N. H. Faisal, R. Ahmed, R. L. Reuben, S. Balasubramanian, Implementing MD simulation with focus on thermally sprayed particle impact, EPSRC Symposium Workshop on Molecular Dynamics, 1-5 June 2009, University of Warwick, UK
 * 3) R. Ahmed, N. H. Faisal, R. L. Reuben, A. Paradowska, M. Fitzpatrick, J. Kitamura, S. Osawa, Residual Strain in Thermally Sprayed Alumina Coatings Deposited Via Air Plasma and High Velocity Oxy-Fuel Techniques, International Conference on Neutron Scattering (ICNS), 3-7 May, 2009, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
 * 4) N. H. Faisal, J. A. Steel, R. Ahmed, R. L. Reuben, G. Heaton, B. Allcock, Application of acoustic emission for monitoring the HVOF thermal spraying process, 27th European Conference on Acoustic Emission (EWGAE), 20-22 September 2006, Cardiff, UK

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