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Hiroyuki Kokawa

Hiroyuki Kokawa

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Materials Science

D-Index
61
Citations
16983
World Ranking
6677
National Ranking
346

Overview

Hiroyuki Kokawa is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and specializes in the field of Engineering, with a focus on Mechanical Engineering. Their research encompasses a range of subfields, including Materials Chemistry, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, and Automotive Engineering.

The body of work by Hiroyuki Kokawa covers several main topics, notably:

  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • High Entropy Alloys Studies
  • Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses
  • Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
  • Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis
  • High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies

Notable recent publications by Hiroyuki Kokawa include:

  • Cracking mechanism and mechanical properties of selective laser melted CoCrFeMnNi high entropy alloy using different scanning strategies (2020, Materials Science and Engineering A)
  • Additively manufactured high strength and ductility CrCoNi medium entropy alloy with hierarchical microstructure (2021, Materials Science and Engineering A)
  • Effects of rare earth elements on the microstructure and wear properties of TiB2 reinforced aluminum matrix composite coatings: Experiments and first principles calculations (2020, Applied Surface Science)
  • Grain Structure Evolution during Friction-Stir Welding (2020, Physical Mesomechanics)
  • Suppression of intergranular corrosion by surface grain boundary engineering of 304 austenitic stainless steel using laser peening plus annealing (2020, Materials Today Communications)

Hiroyuki Kokawa frequently publishes research in several scientific venues, with multiple contributions in:

  • Materials Science and Engineering A
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Metals
  • Applied Surface Science
  • Physical Mesomechanics

Their collaborative work often involves coauthors such as Zhuguo Li, Kai Feng, Yutaka S. Sato, Jie Zhu, and Chengcheng Zhang, reflecting an active research network within their areas of study.

Best Publications

  • Microstructural evolution of 6063 aluminum during friction-stir welding

    Yutaka S. Sato;Hiroyuki Kokawa;Masatoshi Enomoto;Shigetoshi Jogan

  • Optimization of grain boundary character distribution for intergranular corrosion resistant 304 stainless steel by twin-induced grain boundary engineering

    M Shimada;H Kokawa;Z.J Wang;Y.S Sato

  • Parameters controlling microstructure and hardness during friction-stir welding of precipitation-hardenable aluminum alloy 6063

    Yutaka S. Sato;Mitsunori Urata;Hiroyuki Kokawa

  • Constitutional liquation during dissimilar friction stir welding of Al and Mg alloys

    Yutaka S. Sato;Seung Hwan C. Park;Masato Michiuchi;Hiroyuki Kokawa

  • Hall–Petch relationship in friction stir welds of equal channel angular-pressed aluminium alloys

    Yutaka S. Sato;Mitsunori Urata;Hiroyuki Kokawa;Keisuke Ikeda

  • Effect of micro-texture on fracture location in friction stir weld of Mg alloy AZ61 during tensile test

    Seung Hwan C. Park;Yutaka S. Sato;Hiroyuki Kokawa

  • Microstructural factors governing hardness in friction-stir welds of solid-solution-hardened Al alloys

    Yutaka S. Sato;Seung Hwan C. Park;Hiroyuki Kokawa

  • Distribution of tensile property and microstructure in friction stir weld of 6063 aluminum

    Yutaka S. Sato;Hiroyuki Kokawa

  • Microtexture in the friction-stir weld of an aluminum alloy

    Yutaka S. Sato;Hiroyuki Kokawa;Keiske Ikeda;Masatoshi Enomoto

  • TWIN-INDUCED GRAIN BOUNDARY ENGINEERING FOR 316 AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL

    M. Michiuchi;H. Kokawa;Z.J. Wang;Y.S. Sato

  • Basal plane texture and flow pattern in friction stir weld of a magnesium alloy

    Seung Hwan C. Park;Yutaka S. Sato;Hiroyuki Kokawa

  • Rapid formation of the sigma phase in 304 stainless steel during friction stir welding

    Seung Hwan C. Park;Yutaka S. Sato;Hiroyuki Kokawa;Kazutaka Okamoto

  • Microstructural characteristics and mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V friction stir welds

    Yu Zhang;Yutaka S. Sato;Hiroyuki Kokawa;Seung Hwan C. Park

  • Sliding behaviour and dislocation structures in aluminium grain boundaries

    Hiroyuki Kokawa;Tadao Watanabe;Seiichi Karashima

  • Characteristics of the kissing-bond in friction stir welded Al alloy 1050

    Yutaka S. Sato;Hideaki Takauchi;Seung Hwan C. Park;Hiroyuki Kokawa

  • Precipitation sequence in friction stir weld of 6063 aluminum during aging

    Yutaka S. Sato;Hiroyuki Kokawa;Masatoshi Enomoto;Shigetoshi Jogan

  • Grain structure evolution during friction-stir welding of AZ31 magnesium alloy

    U.F.H.R. Suhuddin;S. Mironov;Y.S. Sato;H. Kokawa

  • Grain structure and texture evolution during friction stir welding of thin 6016 aluminum alloy sheets

    U.F.H.R. Suhuddin;S. Mironov;Y.S. Sato;H. Kokawa

  • Microstructure evolution during friction-stir welding of AZ31 magnesium alloy

    S. Mironov;T. Onuma;Y.S. Sato;H. Kokawa

  • Microstructural evolution during friction stir-processing of pure iron

    S. Mironov;Y.S. Sato;H. Kokawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Yutaka S. Sato
Yutaka S. Sato Tohoku University
Sergey Mironov
Sergey Mironov Belgorod National Research University
Ryutaro Maeda
Ryutaro Maeda National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Kai Feng
Kai Feng Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Kiyohito Ishida
Kiyohito Ishida Tohoku University
Zhuguo Li
Zhuguo Li Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Toshihiro Omori
Toshihiro Omori Tohoku University
Nobuhiro Tsuji
Nobuhiro Tsuji Kyoto University
Tadashi Furuhara
Tadashi Furuhara Tohoku University
Shuji Hanada
Shuji Hanada Tohoku University

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