Dr. Ali Akbar Ekrami

 Professor, PhD, 1991, The University of Leeds, England, 1991. Mechanical Properties of Metals, Microstructure- Properties Relationship, TLP Diffusion Bonding.

Email : ekrami@sharif.edu

Tel  : ( 0098-21 ) 66165205

Fax : ( 0098-21 ) 66005717

Education:
 

BSC, Metallurgical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 1973-1977.

MSC, Metallurgical Engineering, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran, 1985.

PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, Leeds University, Leeds, England, 1988-1991.

 

Research interest:

Mechanical properties of Material

Microstructure-properties relationship

Transient Liquid Phase Diffusion Bonding (TLP)

 

Awards and honors:

Financial award for the better Engineering book in the 23rd Islamic republic of Iran year book, Tehran, 2006.

Third rank at AmirKabir University of Technology book festival, 2006.

 

Administrative Positions:

   Education deputy of Materials Science and Engineering Department (Oct. 1985- Dec. 1987) and (Oct. 1992- Dec. 1997).


    Research deputy of Materials Science and Engineering Department, (Oct. 1999- Oct. 2001).


    Dean of open education, Sharif University of Technology, Jan. 2001-Jan.2005).


    Head of Materials Science and Engineering Department, (Oct. 2003-Jan. 2005)


    Director of center of excellence in "advanced production processes and deformation of materials" for 5 years.


    Administrative and Financial University vice president, Sharif University of Technology, (Jan. 2005- Sep. 2010).
 

Courses taught:

1.     Undergraduate:

        Materials Mechanical Properties I

        Materials Mechanical Properties II

        Materials Science

        Materials properties

        Selection of Metallic Materials

2.     Graduate:

        Fatigue

        Fracture

        Fracture Mechanics

      Mechanical Aspects of corrosion

        Strengthening mechanisms

 

Recent publications:

1:  Books (In Farsi) in the following subjects:

         Fatigue of metals

         Application of engineering alloys

         Dislocations

         Fracture mechanics

         Alloying elements in steel

2:  Selected journal papers

1.      Saeidi, N. and Ekrami, A, Impact poroperties of tempered bainite ferrite dual phase steels, Materials Science and Engineering A, 2010, 527(21-22), pp. 5575-5581.

2.      Molaei, M. J. and Ekrami, A, The effect of dynamic strain aging on subsequent mechanical properties of dual phase steels, Journal of Materials engineering and performance, 2010, 19(4), pp. 607-610.

3.      Bakhtiari, R. and Ekrami, A, Microstructural study of a high bainite dual phase steel (HBDP) austempered at different temperature, Defect and diffusion forum, 2010, 297-301. Pp. 62-67.

4.      Molaei, M. J. and Ekrami, A, The effect of dynamic strain aging on fatigue properties of dual phase steels with different martensite morphology, Materials Science and Engineering A, 2009, 527(1-2), pp. 235-238.

5.      Bakhtiari, R.  and Ekrami, A, The effect of banite morphology onmechanical properties of a high bainite dual phase steel, Materials Science and Engineering A, 2009, 525(1-2), pp. 159-165.

6.      Saeidi, N. and Ekrami, A, Comparison of mechanical properties of martensite/ferrite and bainite//ferrite dual phase steels, Materials Science and Engineering A, 2009, 523(1-2), pp. 125-129.

7.      Hosseini, S. A., Sadrnezhad, S. K. and Ekrami, A., Phase transformation behavior of porous Ni-Ti alloy fabricated by powder metallurgical method, Materials Science and Engineering C, 2009, 29(7), pp. 2203-2207.

8.      Pouranvari, M., Ekrami, A. and Kokabi, A. H., Effect of bonding temperature on microstructure development during TLP bonding of a nickel base superalloy, Journal of alloys and compounds, 2009, 469(1-2), pp. 270-275.

9.       Mosallaee, M., Ekrami, A., Ohsasa, K. and Matsuura, K., Microstructural  evolution in the transient-liquid phase bonding area of In738LC/BNi-3/In-738LC. Metallurgical and Materials Transaction A: physical metallurgy and materials science, 2008, 39(10), pp. 2389-2402.

10.  Pouranvari, M., Ekrami, A. and Kokabi, A. H., Microstructure-properties relationship of TLP bonded GTD111 nickel base superalloy, Materials Science and Engineering A, 2008, 490(1-2), pp. 229-234.

11.  Pouranvari, M., Ekrami, A. and Kokabi, A. H., microstructure development during transient liquid phase bonding of GTD111  nickel base superalloy, Journal of alloys and compounds, 2008, 461(1-2), pp. 641-647.

12.  Mosallaee, M., Ekrami, A., Ohsasa, K. and Matsuura, K., Solute redistribution during transient liquid phase bonding of In738LC with BNi-3 interlayer, 2008, Materials science and technology, 24(4) pp. 449-456.

13.   Akbarpour, M. R. and Ekrami, A. Effect of ferrite volume fraction on work hardening behavior of high bainite dual phase (DP) steels, Materials Science and Engineering A, 2008, 477(1-2), pp. 306-302.

14.  Akbarpour, M. R. and Ekrami, A. Effect of temperature on flow and work hardening behavior of high bainite dual phase (HBDP) steels, Materials Science and Engineering A, 2008, 475(1-2), pp. 293-298.

15.  Daneshpour, S., Kokabi, A. H., Ekrami, A. A., and Motarjemi, A. K., Crack initiation and kinking behavior of spot welded coatch peel specimens under cyclic loading, Science and technology of welding and joining, 2007, 12(8), pp. 696-702.

16.  Ekrami, A. Moeinifar, S, and Kokabi, A. H., Effect of transient liquid phase diffusion bonding on microstructure and properties of a nickel base superalloy Rene 80, Materials Science and Engineering A, 2007, 456(1-2), pp. 93-98.

17.   Ekrami, A., High temperature mechanical properties of dual phase steels, Material letters, 59 (16), pp. 2070-2074.

18.  Bahrami, A., Mousavi Anijidan, S. H., and Ekrami, A., Prediction of mechanical properties of DP steels using neural network model, Journal of alloys and compounds, 2005, 392 (1-2), pp. 177-182.

19.  Ekrami, A. Khan, T. I. and Malik, H., Effect of transient liquid phase diffusion bonding on properties of ODS nickel alloy MA758, Materials science and technology, 2003, 19 (1), pp. 132-136.

20.  Izadiar, T., and Ekrami, A., The effect of ferrite grain size of fatigue properties of ferrite/bainite 4340 steel (in farsi), Sharif journal, 1389 (2010), 26-3(1), pp21-25.

21.  Pouranvari, M., Ekrami, A. and Kokabi, A. H., The effect of bonding temperature on on isothermal solidification  time during TLP bonding of nickel base GTD111 superalloy, (in farsi), metallurgical Engineering, 1388 (2009), 33 (1), pp. 3-8.

22.  Akbarpour, M. R. and Ekrami, A., The effect of deformation temperature on mechanical properties of ferrite/bainite dual phase steel, (in Farsi), Sharif journal, 1388 (2009), 47, pp. 33-39.

23.  Nikdin, H., and Ekrami, A., The effect of TLP bonding on microstructure and properties of 304 stainless steel, (in Farsi), Sharif journal, 1386 (2007), 39, pp. 5-9.

24.  Babakhani, B., and Ekrami, A., the effect of microstructure on mechanical properties of AISI4340 Steel, (in Farsi), Sharif journal, 1384 (2006), 32, pp. 25-30.

25.  Molaei, M. J. and Ekrami, The effect of martensite morphology on fatigue properties of pre-strained dual phase steel at DSA temperatures, (in Farsi), metallurgical Engineering, 1384 (2005), 22, pp. 11-15.

26.  Ekrami, A., Microstructre-properties relationship in TLP bonded MA758 alloy, (in Farsi), Sharif journal, 1382 (2003), 24, pp. 22-26.

3:    Selected national and international Conference papers:

1)      Khakian Ghomi, M. and  Ekrami, A., The effect of ferrite volume fraction on fatigue of dual phase AISI4340 steel, The 4th joint conference of Iranian metallurgical engineering society and Iranian foundry society, 15-16 Nov. 2010(1389), p166.

2)      Khakian Ghomi, M. and  Ekrami, A., The effect of ferrite volume fraction on mechanical properties of dual phase AISI4340 steel, The 4th joint conference of Iranian metallurgical engineering society and Iranian foundry society, 15-16 Nov. 2010(1389), p187.

3)      Saeidi, N. and Ekrami, A., Microstructure- toughness relationship in AISI4340 steel, Proceedings of the 6th international conference on diffusion in solids and liquids, DSL-2010, July 5-7, 2010, Paris, France.

4)      Bakhtiari, R.  and Ekrami, A., Microstructural changes of FSX-414 superalloy during TLP bonding, Proceedings of the 6th international conference on diffusion in solids and liquids, DSL-2010, July, 5-7, 2010, Paris, France.

5)      Ekrami, A., Heat treatment of AISI4340 steel, (in farsi), Key speaker, symposium of steel 88, 1388 (2010), Yazd, Iran.

6)      Bakhtiari, R. and Ekrami, A., Microstructural study of a high bainite dual phase (HBDP) steel austempered at different temperatures, Proceedings of the 5th international conference on diffusion in solids and liquids, DSL-2009, june 24-27, 2009, Rome, Italy.

7)      Hadj safari, M. Nategh, S., Yozbashizadeh, H. and Ekrami, A., Effect of heat treatment parameters on mechanical properties of microalloy vanadium steel, (in farsi), symposium of steel 88, 1388 (2010), Yazd.

8)      Nasiri, H. and Ekrami, A. Effect of rolling texture on plane strain and plane stress toughness of pure comertial titanium, (in farsi), Proc. of metallurgical engineering and foundry association 3rd joint symposium, 1388 (2009), Bahonar university, Kerman, Iran.

9)      Nasiri, H. and Ekrami, A. Effect of rolling reduction on mechanical properties anisotropy of pure comertial titanium, (in farsi), Proc. of metallurgical engineering and foundry associations 3rd joint symposium, 1388 (2009), Bahonar university, Kerman, Iran.

10)  Rezvani, A. R., Ziaei Moaied, A. A., Ekrami, A., Deposit of silicon on Ti-6V surface with pack siliconizing diffusion method, Proc. of New Material Symposium, 1387 (2008), material and energy research center, Karadj, Iran.

11)  Ekrami, A., Nemati, Z. A., Saeli, M., and Ghazi, A. H., Hard Brazing of Alumina/Alumina, Proc. Of  8th national welding Conf., 1386 (2008), Tehran, Iran.

12)  Pouranvari, M., Ekrami, A., Kokabi, A. H., Isothermal solidification  in TLP bonding of GTD111 superalloy, Proc. Of  8th national welding Conf., 1386 (2008), pp. 97-107, Tehran, Iran.

13)  Bakhtiari, R. and Ekrami, A., The effect of austempering temperature on mechanical properties of AISI4340 with ferrite bainite microstructure, Proc. of metallurgical engineering and foundry associations 1st joint symposium, 1386 (2007), pp. 241-246, Isfahan, Iran.

14)  Akbarpour, M. R. and Ekrami, A., The effect of serrated flow on mechanical properties of ferrite/bainite dual phase steel, Proc. of steel 85 symposium, 1385 (2007), pp. 299-308, Tehran, Iran.

15)  Bakhtiari, R. and Ekrami, A., The effect of static strainaging on fatigue properties of ferrite/bainite dual phase steel, Proc. of 10th metallurgical engineering association conf. 1385 (2006), Mashhad, Iran.

16)  Molaee, M., J. and Ekrami, A. The effect of high temperature deformation on fatigue properties of dual-phase steels, Proceedings of the 1st international conference on diffusion in solids and liquids, DSL-2005, July, 6-8, 2005, University of Averio, Averio, Portugal.

17)  Ekrami, A., Vahdani, H., Effects of high temperature deformation on mechanical properties of dual phase steels, The first Jordanian Int. conf. of Materials Science and Engineering, MSE1, 3-5 May 2005.

 


 

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