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D. L. Williamson is affiliated with the Colorado School of Mines in the United States and specializes in research within the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work predominantly explores topics related to the microstructure and mechanical properties of steels, metal alloys wear and properties, and hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals.

Their scientific focus encompasses several specific technical subfields, including Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Metals and Alloys, Biomedical Engineering, and Mechanics of Materials. These areas reflect a blend of applied mechanics and advanced materials characterization techniques.

Williamson has contributed to multiple research articles published in notable venues such as Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, ISIJ International, Metals, and JOM. Their publications often address metallurgical phenomena, steel tempering processes, and material behavior under various treatment conditions.

  • Perspectives on Quenching and Tempering 4340 Steel (2020, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A)
  • Limiting Retained Austenite Decomposition in Quenched and Tempered Steels: Influences of Rapid Tempering and Silicon (2020, ISIJ International)
  • The Role of Retained Austenite in Tempered Martensite Embrittlement of 4340 and 300-M Steels Investigated through Rapid Tempering (2021, Metals)
  • Cementite Precipitation in Conventionally and Rapidly Tempered 4340 Steel (2022, JOM)
  • Improved Resistance to Hydrogen-Induced Cracking by Tempering of Intercritically Rolled Accelerated-Cooled X65 Steel (2023, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A)

D. L. Williamson frequently collaborates with a range of co-authors in their field. Regular collaborators include John G. Speer, Amy J. Clarke, V. K. Euser, Kip O. Findley, and Jonah Klemm-Toole. These partnerships highlight contributions to research that spans material science and mechanical engineering domains.

The research topics explored by Williamson cover a breadth of specialized interests: microstructure and mechanical properties of steels, metal alloys wear and properties, hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals, advanced materials characterization techniques, welding techniques and residual stresses, high temperature alloys and creep, and metal and thin film mechanics.

Best Publications

  • Metastable phase formation and enhanced diffusion in f.c.c. alloys under high dose, high flux nitrogen implantation at high and low ion energies

    D.L. Williamson;O. Ozturk;R. Wei;P.J. Wilbur

  • A Model for the Nanodomains in Polymer‐Derived SiCO

    Atanu Saha;Rishi Raj;Don L. Williamson

  • Phase and composition depth distribution analyses of low energy, high flux N implanted stainless steel

    Orhan Öztürk;D. L. Williamson

  • Structural, defect, and device behavior of hydrogenated amorphous Si near and above the onset of microcrystallinity

    S. Guha;J. Yang;D. L. Williamson;Y. Lubianiker

  • Preparation, characterization, and performance of magnetic iron-carbon composite microparticles for chemotherapy.

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  • Effect of austenitic stainless steel composition on low-energy, high-flux, nitrogen ion beam processing

    D.L. Williamson;J.A. Davis;P.J. Wilbur

  • A comparative study of beam ion implantation, plasma ion implantation and nitriding of AISI 304 stainless steel

    R. Wei;J.J. Vajo;J.N. Matossian;P.J. Wilbur

  • Characterization of transition carbides in quench and partitioned steel microstructures by Mössbauer spectroscopy and complementary techniques

    D.T. Pierce;D.R. Coughlin;D.L. Williamson;K.D. Clarke

  • Structural characterization of zinc stannate thin films

    D. L. Young;D. L. Williamson;T. J. Coutts

  • Hydrogen dilution profiling for hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon solar cells

    Baojie Yan;Guozhen Yue;Jeffrey Yang;Subhendu Guha

  • Microvoids in amorphous Si1-xCx: H alloys studied by small-angle x-ray scattering

    D. L. Williamson;A. H. Mahan;B. P. Nelson;R. S. Crandall

  • Effect of microvoids on initial and light‐degraded efficiencies of hydrogenated amorphous silicon alloy solar cells

    S. Guha;J. Yang;Scott J. Jones;Yan Chen

  • Structural changes in a − S i : H film crystallinity with high H dilution

    A. H. Mahan;J. Yang;S. Guha;D. L. Williamson

  • Nanostructure of a-Si:H and Related Materials by Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering

    D. L. Williamson

  • Solid solution strengthening of stainless steel surface layers by rapid, high-dose, elevated temperature nitrogen ion implantation

    D.L. Williamson;Wang Li;R. Wei;P.J. Wilbur

  • Relative roles of ion energy, ion flux, and sample temperature in low-energy nitrogen ion implantation of FeCrNi stainless steel

    D.L. Williamson;J.A. Davis;P.J. Wilbur;J.J. Vajo

  • Structural properties of hot wire a-Si:H films deposited at rates in excess of 100 Å/s

    A. H. Mahan;Y. Xu;D. L. Williamson;W. Beyer

  • A study of the early stages of tempering in an Fe-1.2 Pct alloy

    D. L. Williamson;K. Nakazawa;G. Krauss

  • Characterization of microvoids in device-quality hydrogenated amorphous silicon by small-angle x-ray scattering and infrared measurements

    A. H. Mahan;D. L. Williamson;B. P. Nelson;R. S. Crandall

  • Microstructural evolution during quenching and partitioning of 0.2C-1.5Mn-1.3Si steels with Cr or Ni additions

    D.T. Pierce;D.T. Pierce;D.R. Coughlin;K.D. Clarke;K.D. Clarke;E. De Moor

  • Hydrogen solubility and network stability in amorphous silicon

    S. Acco;D. L. Williamson;P. A. Stolk;F. W. Saris

  • Evidence for graphitic‐type bonding in glow discharge hydrogenated amorphous silicon carbon alloys

    A. H. Mahan;B. von Roedern;D. L. Williamson;A. Madan

Frequent Co-Authors

John G. Speer
John G. Speer Colorado School of Mines
Pierre Gibart
Pierre Gibart Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Andrew M. Herring
Andrew M. Herring Colorado School of Mines
David L. Young
David L. Young National Renewable Energy Laboratory
George Krauss
George Krauss Colorado School of Mines
John A. Turner
John A. Turner Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Bruce M. Clemens
Bruce M. Clemens Stanford University
Joseph Shinar
Joseph Shinar Iowa State University
Mowafak Al-Jassim
Mowafak Al-Jassim National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Howard M. Branz
Howard M. Branz University of Colorado Boulder

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