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Materials Science
Spain
2022

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Materials Science

D-Index
91
Citations
25015
World Ranking
1647
National Ranking
15

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Spain Leader Award
  • 2019 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society For contributions to the development and industrial implementation of multiscale modeling strategies in structural materials, and for his leadership as Founder and Director of the IMDEA Materials Institute.

Overview

Javier Llorca is affiliated with the Technical University of Madrid in Spain, specializing in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their research spans multiple subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Biomaterials, Mechanics of Materials, and Aerospace Engineering.

The scientist's recent publications reflect a focus on materials modeling, microstructure analysis, and mechanical properties of alloys. Notable papers include:

  • Roadmap on multiscale materials modeling, 2020, Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering
  • Phase-field modeling of microstructure evolution: Recent applications, perspectives and challenges, 2021, Progress in Materials Science
  • Microstructure, mechanical properties, corrosion resistance and cytocompatibility of WE43 Mg alloy scaffolds fabricated by laser powder bed fusion for biomedical applications, 2020, Materials Science and Engineering C
  • Multiscale modelling of precipitation hardening in Al-Cu alloys: Dislocation dynamics simulations and experimental validation, 2020, Acta Materialia
  • Interactions between basal dislocations and β1' precipitates in Mg-4Zn alloy: Mechanisms and strengthening, 2020, Acta Materialia

Their work covers several primary topics, including:

  • Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications
  • Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
  • Microstructure and mechanical properties
  • Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties
  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
  • Metallurgy and Material Forming

Throughout their career, Javier Llorca has collaborated extensively with a number of coauthors. Frequent collaborators include Carlos González, J.M. Molina-Aldareguía, Mónica Echeverry-Rendón, Jingya Wang, and Biaobiao Yang.

The scientist's research has been published predominantly in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Acta Materialia, Materials Science and Engineering A, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Javier Llorca's contributions to multiscale modeling and structural materials have been recognized by the Materials Research Society, awarding them the title of Fellow in 2019 for their role in the development and industrial application of multiscale modeling strategies, as well as their leadership at the IMDEA Materials Institute.

Best Publications

  • Revisiting the mechanical behavior of alumina/silicon carbide nanocomposites

    J Pérez-Rigueiro;J.Y Pastor;J Llorca;M Elices

  • Mechanical behavior of unidirectional fiber-reinforced polymers under transverse compression: Microscopic mechanisms and modeling

    Carlos González;Javier LLorca

  • A numerical approximation to the elastic properties of sphere-reinforced composites

    J. Segurado;J. Llorca

  • Directionally solidified eutectic ceramic oxides

    Javier LLorca;Victor M. Orera

  • Metal Matrix Composites

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  • An analysis of the effects of matrix void growth on deformation and ductility in metal-ceramic composites

    J. Llorca;A. Needleman;S. Suresh

  • Multiscale modeling of composite materials: a roadmap towards virtual testing

    J. LLorca;C. González;J. M. Molina-Aldareguía;J. Segurado

  • A numerical investigation of the effect of particle clustering on the mechanical properties of composites

    J. Segurado;C. González;J. LLorca

  • Effect of fiber, matrix and interface properties on the in-plane shear deformation of carbon-fiber reinforced composites

    Essam Totry;Jon M. Molina-Aldareguía;Carlos González;Carlos González;Javier LLorca;Javier LLorca

  • Mechanical properties of single-brin silkworm silk

    J. Pérez-Rigueiro;C. Viney;J. Llorca;M. Elices

  • Silkworm silk as an engineering material

    J J Perez-Rigueiro;Christopher Viney;J Llorca;M Elices

  • Multiscale modeling of plasticity based on embedding the viscoplastic self-consistent formulation in implicit finite elements

    Javier Segurado;Ricardo A. Lebensohn;Javier LLorca;Carlos N. Tomé

  • Computational micromechanics of composites: The effect of particle spatial distribution

    Javier Segurado;Javier LLorca

  • Microstructural factors controlling the strength and ductility of particle-reinforced metal-matrix composites

    J. Llorca;C. González

  • Intraply fracture of fiber-reinforced composites: Microscopic mechanisms and modeling

    Luis Pablo Canal;Carlos González;Carlos González;Javier Segurado;Javier Segurado;Javier LLorca;Javier LLorca

  • Failure locus of fiber-reinforced composites under transverse compression and out-of-plane shear

    Essam Totry;Carlos González;Javier LLorca;Javier LLorca

  • Fatigue of particle-and whisker-reinforced metal-matrix composites

    Javier LLorca

  • Particulate fracture during deformation of a spray formed metal-matrix composite

    J. Llorca;A. Martin;J. Ruiz;M. Elices

  • A new three-dimensional interface finite element to simulate fracture in composites

    Javier Segurado;Javier LLorca

  • Effect of curing cycle on void distribution and interlaminar shear strength in polymer-matrix composites

    S. Hernández;F. Sket;C. González;C. González

  • Structural composites for multifunctional applications: Current challenges and future trends

    C. González;C. González;J.J. Vilatela;J.M. Molina-Aldareguía;C.S. Lopes

Frequent Co-Authors

Javier Segurado
Javier Segurado Technical University of Madrid
Carlos González
Carlos González Technical University of Madrid
Jon M. Molina-Aldareguia
Jon M. Molina-Aldareguia Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies
Manuel Elices
Manuel Elices Technical University of Madrid
Carl J. Boehlert
Carl J. Boehlert Michigan State University
Maria Teresa Pérez-Prado
Maria Teresa Pérez-Prado IMDEA Materials Institute
Nikhilesh Chawla
Nikhilesh Chawla Purdue University West Lafayette
Thomas R. Bieler
Thomas R. Bieler Michigan State University
Tomas Polcar
Tomas Polcar University of Southampton
Laurent Capolungo
Laurent Capolungo Los Alamos National Laboratory

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