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Jean-Pierre Kruth

Jean-Pierre Kruth

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Materials Science
Belgium
2026
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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Belgium
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
107
Citations
58840
World Ranking
40
National Ranking
1

Materials Science

D-Index
102
Citations
55171
World Ranking
939
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Jean-Pierre Kruth is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and focuses their research in the field of Engineering. Their work spans several subfields, notably Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Materials Chemistry.

The primary research topics explored by Jean-Pierre Kruth include:

  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • High Entropy Alloys Studies
  • Manufacturing Process and Optimization
  • Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties
  • Advanced materials and composites
  • Laser Material Processing Techniques

Jean-Pierre Kruth has contributed to multiple publications, with recent notable papers including:

  • Role of powder particle size on laser powder bed fusion processability of AlSi10mg alloy, 2020, Additive Manufacturing
  • Surface Modified Copper Alloy Powder for Reliable Laser-based Additive Manufacturing, 2020, Additive Manufacturing
  • Laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing of highly conductive parts made of optically absorptive carburized CuCr1 powder, 2020, Materials & Design
  • Crack mitigation in Laser Powder Bed Fusion processed Hastelloy X using a combined numerical-experimental approach, 2021, Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • In situ transformations during SLM of an ultra-strong TiC reinforced Ti composite, 2020, Scientific Reports

The frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Materials & Design
  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology
  • Scientific Reports

Jean-Pierre Kruth has collaborated multiple times with several co-authors, such as:

  • Brecht Van Hooreweder
  • Kim Vanmeensel
  • Suraj Dinkar Jadhav
  • Sasan Dadbakhsh
  • Pushkar Prakash Dhekne

Best Publications

  • A study of the microstructural evolution during selective laser melting of Ti–6Al–4V

    Lore Thijs;Frederik Verhaeghe;Tom Craeghs;Jan Van Humbeeck

  • Residual stresses in selective laser sintering and selective laser melting

    Peter Mercelis;Jean‐Pierre Kruth

  • Fine-structured aluminium products with controllable texture by selective laser melting of pre-alloyed AlSi10Mg powder

    Lore Thijs;Karolien Kempen;Jean-Pierre Kruth;Jan Van Humbeeck

  • Selective laser melting of iron-based powder

    Jean-Pierre Kruth;Ludo Froyen;J. Van Vaerenbergh;Peter Mercelis

  • Heat treatment of Ti6Al4V produced by Selective Laser Melting: Microstructure and mechanical properties

    Bey Vrancken;Lore Thijs;Jean-Pierre Kruth;Jan Van Humbeeck

  • Progress in Additive Manufacturing and Rapid Prototyping

    Jean-Pierre Kruth;MC Leu;T Nakagawa

  • Consolidation phenomena in laser and powder-bed based layered manufacturing

    Jean-Pierre Kruth;G Levy;F Klöcke;T Childs

  • Binding Mechanisms in Selective Laser Sintering and Selective Laser Melting

    Jean-Pierre Kruth;Peter Mercelis;J Van Vaerenbergh;Ludo Froyen

  • RAPID MANUFACTURING AND RAPID TOOLING WITH LAYER MANUFACTURING (LM) TECHNOLOGIES, STATE OF THE ART AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES

    Gideon N. Levy;Ralf Schindel;J.P. Kruth

  • Selective laser melting of biocompatible metals for rapid manufacturing of medical parts

    Ben Vandenbroucke;Jean‐Pierre Kruth

  • Materials for additive manufacturing

    David Bourell;Jean Pierre Kruth;Ming Leu;Gideon Levy

  • Lasers and materials in selective laser sintering

    Jean-Pierre Kruth;X Wang;T Laoui;Ludo Froyen

  • Material incress manufacturing by rapid prototyping techniques

    Jean-Pierre Kruth

  • Mechanical Properties of AlSi10Mg Produced by Selective Laser Melting

    K. Kempen;L. Thijs;J. Van Humbeeck;J.-P. Kruth

  • Computed tomography for dimensional metrology

    Jean-Pierre Kruth;M. Bartscher;S. Carmignato;R. Schmitt

  • Selective laser melting of nano-TiB 2 decorated AlSi10Mg alloy with high fracture strength and ductility

    Xiao Peng Li;Gang Ji;Z. Chen;Ahmed Addad

  • The effect of pore geometry on the in vitro biological behavior of human periosteum-derived cells seeded on selective laser-melted Ti6Al4V bone scaffolds

    S. Van Bael;Y. C. Chai;Y. C. Chai;S. Truscello;M. Moesen

  • Industrial applications of computed tomography

    L De Chiffre;S Carmignato;Jean-Pierre Kruth;R Schmitt

  • Composites by rapid prototyping technology

    Sanjay Kumar;Jean-Pierre Kruth

  • Strong morphological and crystallographic texture and resulting yield strength anisotropy in selective laser melted tantalum

    Lore Thijs;Maria Luz Montero Sistiaga;Ruben Wauthle;Qingge Xie

  • Binding mechanisms in selective laser sintering and selective laser melting

    Jean-Pierre Kruth;Peter Mercelis;M Rombouts;Ludo Froyen

Frequent Co-Authors

Bert Lauwers
Bert Lauwers KU Leuven
Ludo Froyen
Ludo Froyen KU Leuven
Joost Duflou
Joost Duflou KU Leuven
Wim Dewulf
Wim Dewulf KU Leuven
Jef Vleugels
Jef Vleugels KU Leuven
Tahar Laoui
Tahar Laoui University of Sharjah

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