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D-Index
42
Citations
6010
World Ranking
1852
National Ranking
66

Overview

G. B. Schaffer is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia and has contributed extensively to research in engineering and materials science. Their scholarly work spans a variety of subfields within these domains, focusing particularly on mechanical engineering, materials chemistry, mechanics of materials, aerospace engineering, and communication.

The research topics explored by Schaffer include:

  • Microstructure and mechanical properties
  • Metallurgy and material forming
  • Titanium alloys microstructure and properties
  • High-temperature coating behaviors
  • Injection molding process and properties
  • Additive manufacturing materials and processes
  • Knowledge management and sharing

Among the recent publications authored or co-authored by Schaffer are:

  • "Predicting the complete tensile properties of additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V by integrating three-dimensional microstructure statistics with a crystal plasticity model," published in 2021 in the International Journal of Plasticity
  • "A Comparison of Statistically Equivalent and Realistic Microstructural Representative Volume Elements for Crystal Plasticity Models," published in 2022 in Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation
  • "Invisible Iterations: How Formal and Informal Organization Shape Knowledge Networks for Coordination," published in 2024 in Journal of Management Studies
  • "Critical velocity and deposition efficiency in cold spray: A reduced-order model and experimental validation," forthcoming in 2025 in Journal of Manufacturing Processes
  • "Integrating phase field and crystal plasticity finite element models for simulations of titanium alloy Ti-5553," published in 2021 in Journal of Physics Materials

Frequent collaborators in Schaffer's work include Tesfaye Tadesse Molla, Chris Wallbrink, Zoran Sterjovski, Dylan Agius, and Chunhui Wang.

The scholar's publications have appeared chiefly in the following venues:

  • Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation
  • International Journal of Plasticity
  • Journal of Management Studies
  • Journal of Manufacturing Processes
  • Journal of Physics Materials

Schaffer's research is situated primarily within engineering and materials science, with a strong emphasis on the mechanical properties and microstructural aspects of metals and alloys, especially titanium alloys. The work also integrates computational modeling techniques, such as crystal plasticity finite element models and phase field methods, pointing to a focus on both experimental and simulation-based approaches.

Best Publications

  • Displacement reactions during mechanical alloying

    G. B. Schaffer;P. G. McCormick

  • Liquid phase sintering of aluminium alloys

    G.B Schaffer;T.B Sercombe;R.N Lumley

  • Reduction of metal oxides by mechanical alloying

    G. B. Schaffer;P. G. McCormick

  • On the kinetics of mechanical alloying

    G.B. Schaffer;Paul Mccormick

  • Rapid Manufacturing of Aluminum Components

    T. B. Sercombe;G. B. Schaffer

  • The effect of the atmosphere and the role of pore filling on the sintering of aluminium

    G. B. Schaffer;B. J. Hall;S. J. Bonner;S. H. Huo

  • An age hardening model for Al–7Si–Mg casting alloys

    P.A Rometsch;G.B Schaffer

  • The influence of the atmosphere on the sintering of aluminum

    G. B. Schaffer;B. J. Hall

  • Anomalous combustion effects during mechanical alloying

    G. B. Schaffer;P. G. McCormick

  • The role of iron in the formation of porosity in Al-Si-Cu-based casting alloys: Part I. Initial experimental observations

    J. A. Taylor;G. B. Schaffer;D. H. StJohn

  • Combustion synthesis by mechanical alloying

    G.B. Schaffer;P.G. McCormick

  • Comparison of sintering of titanium and titanium hydride powders

    I. M. Robertson;G. B. Schaffer

  • Review of densification of titanium based powder systems in press and sinter processing

    I. M. Robertson;G. B. Schaffer

  • The effect of solubility and particle size on liquid phase sintering

    R.N. Lumley;G.B. Schaffer

  • The effect of trace elements on the sintering of an Al–Zn–Mg–Cu ALLOY

    G.B. Schaffer;S.H. Huo;J. Drennan;G.J. Auchterlonie

  • On the role of magnesium and nitrogen in the infiltration of aluminium by aluminium for rapid prototyping applications

    T.B. Sercombe;G.B. Schaffer

  • The stability of the oxide dispersion in INCONEL alloy MA6000

    G.B. Schaffer;M.H. Loretto;R.E. Smallman;J.W. Brooks

  • The effect of tin and nitrogen on liquid phase sintering of Al-Cu-Mg-Si alloys

    Graham Barry Schaffer;J Y Yao;S J Bonner;E Crossin

  • Infiltrated aluminum preforms

    Graham Barry Schaffer;Timothy Barry Sercombe;Kenneth J. Newell;Kris Alan Schmidt

  • The influence of collision energy and strain accumulation on the kinetics of mechanical alloying

    GB Schaffer;JS Forrester

  • Simultaneous gettering of oxygen and chlorine and homogenization of the β phase by rare earth hydride additions to a powder metallurgy Ti–2.25Mo–1.5Fe alloy

    M. Yan;Y. Liu;Y.B. Liu;C. Kong

  • The role of iron in the formation of porosity in Al-Si-Cu-based casting alloys: Part II. A phase-diagram approach

    J. A. Taylor;G. B. Schaffer;D. H. StJohn

  • The role of iron in the formation of porosity in Al-Si-Cu-based casting alloys: Part III. A microstructural model

    J. A. Taylor;G. B. Schaffer;D. H. StJohn

Frequent Co-Authors

Ma Qian
Ma Qian RMIT University
Timothy B. Sercombe
Timothy B. Sercombe University of Western Australia
Paul Mccormick
Paul Mccormick Columbia University
John Drennan
John Drennan University of Queensland
David H. StJohn
David H. StJohn University of Queensland
Jefferson Zhe Liu
Jefferson Zhe Liu University of Melbourne
Katsuyoshi Kondoh
Katsuyoshi Kondoh Osaka University
Anita J. Hill
Anita J. Hill Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Chun H. Wang
Chun H. Wang University of New South Wales
Yong Liu
Yong Liu Central South University

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