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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For synthesis of amorphous and nanocrystalline alloys by mechanical attrition.
  • 2009 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society
  • 1980 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Carl C. Koch is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with notable contributions in several subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Aerospace Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, and Mechanics of Materials.

The main topics explored in Koch's work reflect a focus on aluminum alloys and composites, particularly investigating their microstructure and mechanical properties. Other research interests include advanced materials and composites, powder metallurgy techniques, MXene and MAX phase materials, as well as polymer composites and self-healing mechanisms.

Frequent collaborators have included Songlin Cai, Dongqing Li, Sijia Liu, Yan Cheng, and Martin Kahlmeyer. These coauthors have contributed to various research projects and publications alongside Koch.

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Koch are:

  • Tuning heterostructures with powder metallurgy for high synergistic strengthening and hetero-deformation induced hardening, 2020, Materials Science and Engineering A
  • Dual gradient microstructure to simultaneously improve strength and electrical conductivity of aluminum wire, 2020, Materials Science and Engineering A
  • Multiple gradient structures driving higher tensile strength and good capacity to absorbed energy in aluminum wire processed by cryogenic pre-torsion, 2021, Scripta Materialia
  • Cryogenic reciprocating torsion induced nanoscale precipitation in aluminum wire with exceptional strength and electrical conductivity, 2022, Materials Science and Engineering A
  • Mechanically induced dye-release from polyurea microcapsules in a rubbery adhesive, 2023, Smart Materials and Structures

Koch's work has been published predominantly in Materials Science and Engineering A, followed by contributions to Scripta Materialia, Smart Materials and Structures, the Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D Journal of Automobile Engineering, and the SSRN Electronic Journal.

The scientist has been recognized by several professional organizations, including election as a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2013 for work on the synthesis of amorphous and nanocrystalline alloys by mechanical attrition. They were also named a Fellow of the Materials Research Society in 2009 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1980.

Best Publications

  • High-temperature ordered intermetallic alloys

    C.C. Koch;C.T. Liu;N.S. Stoloff

  • Optimization of strength and ductility in nanocrystalline and ultrafine grained metals

    C.C Koch

  • Synthesis of nanostructured materials by mechanical milling: problems and opportunities

    C.C. Koch

  • Mechanical Properties and Stacking Fault Energies of NiFeCrCoMn High-Entropy Alloy

    A.J. Zaddach;Changning Niu;Carl C. Koch;Douglas L. Irving

  • The synthesis and structure of nanocrystalline materials produced by mechanical attrition: A review

    C.C. Koch

  • Formation of amorphous alloys by the mechanical alloying of crystalline powders of pure metals and powders of intermetallics

    Ricardo B. Schwarz;Carl C. Koch

  • Nanostructured Materials: Processing, Properties and Applications

    Carl C. Koch

  • A Novel Low-Density, High-Hardness, High-entropy Alloy with Close-packed Single-phase Nanocrystalline Structures

    Khaled M. Youssef;Alexander J. Zaddach;Changning Niu;Douglas L. Irving

  • Ductility of Nanostructured Materials

    C.C. Koch;D.G. Morris;K. Lu;A. Inoue

  • Grain growth in nanocrystalline iron prepared by mechanical attrition

    T.R Malow;C.C Koch

  • Tensile properties of in situ consolidated nanocrystalline Cu

    S. Cheng;E. Ma;Y.M. Wang;L.J. Kecskes

  • Nanocrystalline materials – Current research and future directions

    C. Suryanarayana;C.C. Koch

  • Materials Synthesis by Mechanical Alloying

    C C Koch

  • Structural nanocrystalline materials: an overview

    Carl C. Koch

  • Ultrahigh strength and high ductility of bulk nanocrystalline copper

    Khaled M. Youssef;Ronald O. Scattergood;K. Linga Murty;Joseph A. Horton

  • Structural Nanocrystalline Materials: Fundamentals and Applications

    Carl C. Koch;Ilya A. Ovid'ko;Sudipta Seal;Stan Veprek

  • Mechanical milling/alloying of intermetallics

    C.C. Koch;J.D. Whittenberger;J.D. Whittenberger

  • Mechanical alloying of brittle materials

    R. M. Davis;B. McDermott;C. C. Koch

  • The hall-petch relationship in nanocrystalline iron produced by ball milling

    J.S.C. Jang;C.C. Koch

  • Nanocrystalline Al–Mg alloy with ultrahigh strength and good ductility

    K.M. Youssef;R.O. Scattergood;K.L. Murty;C.C. Koch

  • Metastable, Mechanically Alloyed and Nanocrystalline Materials (Proceedings of ISMANAM-2001)

    E. Ma;M. Atzmon;C.C. Koch

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald O. Scattergood
Ronald O. Scattergood North Carolina State University
Yuntian Zhu
Yuntian Zhu City University of Hong Kong
Richard J. Spontak
Richard J. Spontak North Carolina State University
R.K. Singh Raman
R.K. Singh Raman Monash University
Jagdish Narayan
Jagdish Narayan North Carolina State University
Xinghang Zhang
Xinghang Zhang Purdue University West Lafayette
Harald Ade
Harald Ade North Carolina State University
Angus I. Kingon
Angus I. Kingon Brown University
Sudipta Seal
Sudipta Seal University of Central Florida
Ilya A. Ovid'ko
Ilya A. Ovid'ko Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University

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