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Sajjad Amirkhanlou published over 45 papers in peer reviewed journals which have been cited over 900 times till now, 1 book chapter as well as 15 papers/presentations in well-known international conferences. These publications focused on his previous and current works in the field of: Advanced characterization (TEM, FIB-SEM, EBSD, 3D tomography, etc.), Metal forming, Thermo-mechanical processing, Light metals, Physical and Mechanical Properties of Materials, Alloy Development, Casting and Solidification, Aluminium and Magnesium Alloys, Mechanics of Materials, Nano-structured materials, nanocomposites, Plasticity and super-plasticity of materials, Mechanical properties of materials, Small scale (down to nano) mechanical tests, Plastic and severe plastic deformation, Metal matrix composites, Powder Metallurgy, Welding. He also is the recognized reviewer of more than 10 peer reviewed journals.
JOURNAL PAPERS:
SELECTED CONFERENCE PAPERS/PRESENTATIONS:
BOOK CHAPTER:
PATENT:
Sajjad Amirkhanlou published over 45 papers in peer reviewed journals which have been cited over 900 times till now, 1 book chapter as well as 15 papers/presentations in well-known international conferences. These publications focused on his previous and current works in the field of: Advanced characterization (TEM, FIB-SEM, EBSD, 3D tomography, etc.), Metal forming, Thermo-mechanical processing, Light metals, Physical and Mechanical Properties of Materials, Alloy Development, Casting and Solidification, Aluminium and Magnesium Alloys, Mechanics of Materials, Nano-structured materials, nanocomposites, Plasticity and super-plasticity of materials, Mechanical properties of materials, Small scale (down to nano) mechanical tests, Plastic and severe plastic deformation, Metal matrix composites, Powder Metallurgy, Welding. He also is the recognized reviewer of more than 10 peer reviewed journals.
JOURNAL PAPERS:
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou*, Mostafa Ketabchi, Nader Parvin and Fernando Carreño. Homogeneous and ultrafine-grained metal matrix nanocomposite achieved by accumulative press bonding as a novel severe plastic deformation process, Scripta materialia 100 (2015) 40-40 (Impact Factor: 3.7).
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Shouxun Ji, Yijie Zhang, Douglas Watson and Zhongyun Fan, High modulus Al-Si-Mg-Cu/Mg2Si-TiB2 hybrid nanocomposite; Microstructural characteristics and micromechanics-based analysis, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 694 (2017) 313-324 (Impact Factor: 3.1).
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou*, Mehdi Rahimian, Mostafa Ketabchi, Parisa Yaghinali, Nader Parvin and Fernando Carreño. Strengthening Mechanisms in Nanostructured Al/SiCp Composite Manufactured by Accumulative Press Bonding, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 47 (2016) 5136-5145 (Impact Factor: 1.8).
- Xixi Dong, Yijie Zhang, Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Shouxun Ji, High performance gravity cast Al9Si0.45Mg0.4Cu alloy inoculated with AlB2 and TiB2, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 2018, 252 604-611, (Impact Factor: 3.1).
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou*, Masoomeh Askarian, Mostafa Ketabchi, Navvid Azimi, Nader Parvin, Fernando Carreno, Gradual formation of nano-ultrafine structure under accumulative press bonding (APB) process, Materials Characterization vol. 109 (2015) pages 57-65 (Impact Factor: 2.7).
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou*, Mostafa Ketabchi, Nader Parvin, Masoomeh Askarian, Achieving ultrafine grained and homogeneous AA1050/ZnO nanocomposite with well-developed High Angle grain boundaries through accumulative press bonding, Materials Science and Engineering: A vol. 627 (2015), pages 374-380 (Impact Factor: 3.1).
- E. Ahmadi, M. Ranjkesh, E. Mansoori, M. Fattahi, R.Yousef Mojallal, Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Microstructure and mechanical properties of Al/ZrC/TiC hybrid nanocomposite filler metals of tungsten inert gas welding fabricated by accumulative roll bonding, Journal of Manufacturing Processes 26 (2017) 173–177 (Impact Factor: 2.3).
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou*, Mostafa Ketabchi, Nader Parvin, G. P.C. Drummen. Structural evaluation and mechanical properties of aluminum/tungsten carbide composites fabricated by continual annealing and press bonding (CAPB) process. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B vol. 45B (2014) pages 1992-1999 (Impact Factor: 1.6).
- A. Sabetghadam-Isfahani, H. Zalaghi, S. Hashempour, M. Fattahi, Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Y.f Fattahi, Fabrication and properties of ZrO2-AZ31 nanocomposite fillers of gas tungsten arc welding by accumulative roll bonding, Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering 16 (2016) 397–402 (Impact Factor: 2.1).
- Roohollah Jamaati, Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Mohammad Reza Toroghinejad. Effect of Particles on Continuous and Discontinuous Recrystallization of Nanostructured Interstitial Free Steel, JOM 68 (2016) 271-278. (Impact Factor: 1.9).
- M. Fattahi, V. Noei Aghaei, A. R. Dabiri, Sajjad Amirkhanlou, S. Akhavan, Y. Fattahi. Novel manufacturing process of nanoparticle-Al composite filler metals of tungsten inert gas welding by accumulative roll bonding, Materials Science & Engineering A 648 (2015) 47-50 (Impact Factor: 3.1).
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou*, Mostafa Ketabchi, Nader Parvin, Shohreh Khorsand, Reza Bahrami. Accumulative press bonding; a novel manufacturing process of nanostructured metal matrix composites. Materials & Design vol. 51 (2013) pages 367-374 (Impact Factor: 4.4).
- Roohollah Jamaati, Mohammad Reza Toroghinejad, Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Hossein Edris, On the Achievement of Nanostructured Interstitial Free Steel by Four-Layer Accumulative Roll Bonding Process at Room Temperature, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A vol. 46A (2015) pages 4013 (Impact Factor: 1.8).
- Dabiri, R. Yousefi Mojallal, E. Ahmadi, M. Fattahi, Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Y. Fattahi, Effect of ZrO2 nanoparticles on the impact properties of shielded metal arc welds, Materials Letters 158 (2015) 325-328 (Impact Factor: 2.6).
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou*, Mohammad Reza Rezaei, Behzad Niroumand, Mohammad Reza Toroghinejad, Refinement of microstructure and improvement of mechanical properties of Al/Al2O3 cast composite by accumulative roll bonding process, Materials Science and Engineering: A vol. 528 (2011) pages 2548-2553 (Impact Factor: 3.1).
- Roohollah Jamaati, Mohammad Reza Toroghinejad, Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Hossein Edris, Strengthening mechanisms in nanostructured interstitial free steel deformed to high strain, Materials Science & Engineering A 639 (2015) 656-662 (Impact Factor: 3.1).
- Roohollah Jamaati, Mohammad Reza Toroghinejad, Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Hossein Edris Microstructural evolution of nanostructured steel-basedcomposite fabricated by accumulative roll bonding, Materials Science & Engineering A 639 (2015) 298–306 (Impact Factor: 3.1).
- Mohammad Javad Nayyeri, S.M.H. Mirbagheri, Sajjad Amirkhanlou, High strength tailor-made metallic foams (TMFs): Development and characterization, Materials Letters 154 (2015) 152–155. (Impact Factor: 2.6).
- Roohollah Jamaati, Mohammad Reza Toroghinejad, Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Hossein Edris, Production of nanograin microstructure in steel nanocomposite, Materials Science & Engineering A vol. 638 (2015) 143–151 (Impact Factor: 3.1).
- Mohammad Reza Kamali Ardakani, Shohreh Khorsand, Sajjad Amirkhanlou*, Mohammad Javad Nayyeri. Application of compocasting and cross accumulative roll bonding processes for manufacturing high-strength, highly uniform and ultra-fine structured Al/SiCp nanocomposite. Materials Science and Engineering: A vol. 592 (2014) pages 121-127 (Impact Factor: 3.1).
- Mohammad Reza Kamali Ardakani, Sajjad Amirkhanlou*, Shohreh Khorsand. Cross accumulative roll bonding-A novel mechanical technique for significant improvement of stir-cast Al/Al2O3 nanocomposite properties, Materials Science and Engineering: A 591 (2014) pages 144-149 (Impact Factor: 3.1).
- S. Khorsand, M.H. Fathi, S. Salehi, Sajjad Amirkhanlou. Hydroxyapatite/alumina nanocrystalline composite powder synthesized by sol-gel process for biomedical applications, International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials 21 (2014) 1033-1036 (Impact Factor: 0.88).
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou*, Roohollah Jamaati, Behzad Niroumand, Mohammad Reza Toroghinejad, Manufacturing of High-Performance Al356/SiCp Composite by CAR Process, Materials and Manufacturing Processes 26 (2011) 902-907 (Impact Factor: 1.4).
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou*, Roohollah Jamaati, Behzad Niroumand, Mohammad Reza Toroghinejad, Using ARB process as a solution for dilemma of Si and SiCp distribution in cast Al–Si/SiCp composites, Journal of Materials Processing Technology 211 (2011) 1159-1165 (Impact Factor: 3.1).
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou*, Roohollah Jamaati, Behzad Niroumand, Mohammad Reza Toroghinejad, Fabrication and characterization of Al/SiCp composites by CAR process, Materials Science and Engineering: A vol. (2011) pages 4462-4467 (Impact Factor: 3.1).
- Roohollah Jamaati, Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Mohammad Reza Toroghinejad, Behzad Niroumand, Effect of particle size on microstructure and mechanical properties of composites produced by ARB process, Materials Science and Engineering: A 528 (2011), 2143-2148 (Impact Factor: 3.1).
- Roohollah Jamaati, Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Mohammad Reza Toroghinejad, Behzad Niroumand, Significant improvement of semi-solid microstructure and mechanical properties of A356 alloy by ARB process, Materials Science and Engineering: A 528 (2011) 2495-2501 (Impact Factor: 3.1).
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou*, Behzad Niroumand, Synthesis and characterization of 356-SiCp composites by stir casting and compocasting methods, Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China vol. 20 (2010) pages s788-s793 (Impact Factor: 1.3).
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou*, Behzad Niroumand, Development of Al356/SiCp cast composites by injection of SiCp containing composite powders, Materials & Design vol. 32 (2011) pages 1895-1902 (Impact Factor: 4.4).
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou*, Behzad Niroumand, Effects of reinforcement distribution on low and high temperature tensile properties of Al356/SiCp cast composites produced by a novel reinforcement dispersion technique, Materials Science and Engineering: A vol. 528 (2011) pages 7186-7195 (Impact Factor: 3.1).
- A. Sabetghadam-Isfahani, M. Abbasi, S.M.H. Sharifi, M. Fattahi, Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Y. Fattahi, Microstructure and mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes/AZ31 magnesium composite gas tungsten arc welding filler rods fabricated by powder metallurgy, Diamond and Related Materials 69 (2016) 160-165 (Impact Factor: 2.6).
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou*, Mohammad Reza Rezaei, Behzad Niroumand, Mohammad Reza Toroghinejad, High-strength and highly-uniform composites produced by compocasting and cold rolling processes, Materials & Design vol. (2011) pages 2085-2090 (Impact Factor: 4.4).
- Roohollah Jamaati, Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Mohammad Reza Toroghinejad, Behzad Niroumand, Comparison of the microstructure and mechanical properties of as-cast A356/SiC MMC processed by ARB and CAR methods, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance vol. 21 (2012) 1249-1253 (Impact Factor: 1.3).
- Roohollah Jamaati, Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Mohammad Reza Toroghinejad, Behzad Niroumand, CAR process: a technique for significant enhancement of as-cast MMC properties, Materials Characterization vol. (2011) pages 1228-1234 (Impact Factor: 2.7).
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou*, Behzad Niroumand, Fabrication and characterization of Al356/SiCp semisolid composites by injecting SiCp containing composite powders, Journal of Materials Processing Technology 212 (2012) 841-847 (Impact Factor: 3.1).
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou*, Behzad Niroumand, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Al356-SiCp Cast Composites Fabricated by a Novel Technique, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance vol. 22 (2013) pages 85-93 (Impact Factor: 1.3).
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou*, Mostafa Ketabchi, Nader Parvin, Shohreh Khorsand and Fernando Carreño. Manufacturing of nanostructured Al/WCp MMCs by accumulative press bonding, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 63 (2014) 012001.
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou*, Mostafa Ketabchi, Nader Parvin, Shohreh Khorsand and Fernando Carreño. Effect of processing cycles on aluminum/tungsten carbide composites prepared by continual annealing and press bonding process, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 63 (2014) 012001.
- Amirhossein Molladavoudi, Sajjad Amirkhanlou*, Morteza Shamanian, Fakhreddin Ashrafizadeh, Synthesis and characterization of nanocrystalline CoTi intermetallic compound prepared by mechanical alloying, Materials Letters vol. 81 (2012) 254-257 (Impact Factor: 2.6).
- Amirhossein Molladavoudi, Sajjad Amirkhanlou*, Morteza Shamanian, Fakhreddin Ashrafizadeh, The production of nanocrystalline cobalt titanide intermetallic compound via mechanical alloying, Intermetallics vol. 29 (2012) pages 104-109 (Impact Factor: 3.1).
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou*, Mostafa Ketabchi, Nader Parvin. Nanocrystalline/nanoparticle ZnO synthezed by high energy ball milling process. Materials Letters vol. 86 (2012) pages 122-124 (Impact Factor: 2.6).
SELECTED CONFERENCE PAPERS/PRESENTATIONS:
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Shouxun Ji, Zhongyan Fan, Young’s modulus of AlSiMgCu/TiB2 composite under different heat treatment conditions, TMS2017, USA.
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Shouxun Ji, High modulus aluminium-based nanocomposites: new requirement of automotive market, EuroMat 2017, Greece.
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Shouxun Ji, Stiffness improvement through alloying elements in Al alloys, TMS2018, USA.
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Shouxun Ji, Zhongyan Fan. High modulus Al-based alloy prepared by low pressure die casting. SP17 London, UK, 2017.
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Mostafa Ketabchi, Nader Parvin, Shohreh Khorsand and Fernando Carreño, Manufacturing of ultrafine/nanostructured metals/composites by accumulative press bonding, Oral presentation, NanoSPD6, The 6th International Conference on Nanomaterials by Severe Plastic Deformation, Metz, France, 2014.
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Mostafa Ketabchi, Nader Parvin, Shohreh Khorsand and Fernando Carreño, Successful production of Al/ZnO nanocomposite by accumulative press bonding process, poster presentation, NanoSPD6, The 6th International Conference on Nanomaterials by Severe Plastic Deformation, Metz, France, 2014.
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Mostafa Ketabchi, Nader Parvin, Shohreh Khorsand and Fernando Carreño, The production of Al/SiC particulate composites via continual annealing and press bonding (CAPB) process, poster presentation, NanoSPD6, The 6th International Conference on Nanomaterials by Severe Plastic Deformation, Metz, France, 2014.
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Behzad Niroumand, Synthesis and characterization of 356-SiCp composites by stir casting and compocasting methods, 11th Conference on Semi-Solid Processing of Alloys and Composites (S2P2010), China.
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Mostafa Ketabchi, Nader Parvin, 3RD International engineering materials and metallurgy conference, Mechanical properties of ultra-fine grained metal matrix nanocomposite proceed by accumulative press bonding (APB) process, Tehran, Iran, 2014.
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Mostafa Ketabchi, Nader Parvin, 3RD International engineering materials and metallurgy conference, Combination of stir casting and accumulative roll bonding processes: a way for fabrication of nanostructured aluminum/alumina composite, Tehran, Iran, 2014.
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Behzad Niroumand, Fabrication of Al356/SiCp by stir casting and compocasting, 10th Conference of Manufacturing Engineering, Babol, Iran.
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Behzad Niroumand, Manufacturing of semi-solid Al356/SiCp composite by composite powders, 3th Conference of Metallurgical Engineers Society and Iranian Foundryment Society, Kerman, Iran.
BOOK CHAPTER:
- Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Shouxun Ji, Zhongyan Fan, Young’s modulus of AlSiMgCu/TiB2 composite under different heat treatment conditions, Light Metals 2017.
PATENT:
- US/GB patent, GB1800093.5: High modulus aluminium alloys for manufacturing shaped casting, 2017. (Inventors: Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Shouxun Ji, James Smith)
- IR Patent Number: 82283-13925014000302133, 2014. (Inventors: Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Behzad Niroumand)
- IR Patent Number: 68402-89/A-013022, 2010. (Inventors: R. Jamaati, M.R. Rezaei, Sajjad Amirkhanlou, Behzad Niroumand)
- IR Patent Number: 68404-89/A-013006, 2010. (Inventors: Sajjad Amirkhanlou, M. Jamshidi, M. Samiei, S. Khorsand)