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Ralf Busch is affiliated with Saarland University in Germany and specializes primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their research covers several subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Ceramics and Composites, Computational Mechanics, and Condensed Matter Physics.

The scientist's work focuses on several main topics, such as Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys, Material Dynamics and Properties, Glass Properties and Applications, Phase-change Materials and Chalcogenides, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, High Entropy Alloys Studies, and Theoretical and Computational Physics.

Ralf Busch has published extensively, with frequent appearances in these publication venues:

  • Acta Materialia
  • Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • Materials & Design

Their recent papers illustrate a focus on metallic glasses and additive manufacturing processes. Some of the notable recent publications include:

  • "Vitrification decoupling from α-relaxation in a metallic glass" (2020), Science Advances
  • "Fracture and fatigue behaviour of a laser additive manufactured Zr-based bulk metallic glass" (2020), Additive Manufacturing
  • "Selective laser melting of a Fe-Si-Cr-B-C-based complex-shaped amorphous soft-magnetic electric motor rotor with record dimensions" (2022), Materials & Design
  • "Influence of powder characteristics on the structural and the mechanical properties of additively manufactured Zr-based bulk metallic glass" (2021), Materials & Design
  • "Thermodynamic and kinetic studies of the Cu-Zr-Al(-Sn) bulk metallic glass-forming system" (2020), Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Collaboration forms an important part of Ralf Busch's research, with frequent co-authors including Isabella Gallino, Maximilian Frey, Nico Neuber, Bastian Adam, and Lucas Ruschel.

Beyond journal articles, they have contributed to book publications as well. One such work is "Physical Metallurgy of Bulk Metallic Glass-Forming Liquids," published by Springer Science+Business Media in 2024.

Best Publications

  • Viscosity of the supercooled liquid and relaxation at the glass transition of the Zr46.75Ti8.25Cu7.5Ni10Be27.5 bulk metallic glass forming alloy

    R. Busch;E. Bakke;W.L. Johnson

  • Synthesis and characterization of particulate reinforced Zr57Nb5Al10Cu15.4Ni12.6 bulk metallic glass composites

    H Choi-Yim;R Busch;U Köster;W.L Johnson

  • Thermodynamics and kinetics of the undercooled liquid and the glass transition of the Zr41.2Ti13.8Cu12.5Ni10.0Be22.5 alloy

    R. Busch;Y. J. Kim;W. L. Johnson

  • Formation of quasicrystals in bulk glass forming Zr-Cu-Ni-Al alloys

    U. Köster;J. Meinhardt;S. Roos;R. Busch

  • Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Bulk Metallic Glass

    R. Busch;J. Schroers;W. H. Wang

  • Time Scales for Viscous Flow, Atomic Transport, and Crystallization in the Liquid and Supercooled Liquid States of Zr 41.2 Ti 13.8 Cu 12.5 Ni 10.0 Be 22.5

    A. Masuhr;T. A. Waniuk;R. Busch;W. L. Johnson

  • DECOMPOSITION AND PRIMARY CRYSTALLIZATION IN UNDERCOOLED ZR41.2TI13.8CU12.5NI10.0BE22.5 MELTS

    R. Busch;S. Schneider;A. Peker;W. L. Johnson

  • Equilibrium viscosity of the Zr41.2Ti13.8Cu12.5Ni10Be22.5 bulk metallic glass-forming liquid and viscous flow during relaxation, phase separation, and primary crystallization

    T.A. Waniuk;R. Busch;A. Masuhr;W.L. Johnson

  • The thermophysical properties of bulk metallic glass-forming liquids

    Ralf Busch

  • THE EFFECT OF SILICON ON THE GLASS FORMING ABILITY OF THE CU47TI34ZR11NI8 BULK METALLIC GLASS FORMING ALLOY DURING PROCESSING OF COMPOSITES

    H. Choi-Yim;R. Busch;W. L. Johnson

  • Thermodynamics of Cu47Ti34Zr11Ni8, Zr52.5Cu17.9Ni14.6Al10Ti5 and Zr57Cu15.4Ni12.6Al10Nb5 bulk metallic glass forming alloys

    S. C. Glade;R. Busch;D. S. Lee;W. L. Johnson

  • Metallic glass formation in highly undercooled Zr41.2Ti13.8Cu12.5Ni10.0Be22.5 during containerless electrostatic levitation processing

    Y. J. Kim;R. Busch;W. L. Johnson;A. J. Rulison

  • Liquid–liquid transition in a strong bulk metallic glass-forming liquid

    Shuai Wei;Fan Yang;Jozef Bednarcik;Ivan Kaban

  • The viscosity of the Zr46.75Ti8.25Cu7.5Ni10Be27.5 bulk metallic glass forming alloy in the supercooled liquid

    E. Bakke;R. Busch;W. L. Johnson

  • Pronounced asymmetry in the crystallization behavior during constant heating and cooling of a bulk metallic glass-forming liquid

    Jan Schroers;Andreas Masuhr;William L. Johnson;Ralf Busch

  • Experimental determination of a time–temperature‐transformation diagram of the undercooled Zr41.2Ti13.8Cu12.5Ni10.0Be22.5 alloy using the containerless electrostatic levitation processing technique

    Y. J. Kim;R. Busch;W. L. Johnson;A. J. Rulison

  • Effects of free volume changes and residual stresses on the fatigue and fracture behavior of a Zr–Ti–Ni–Cu–Be bulk metallic glass

    M.E. Launey;R. Busch;J.J. Kruzic

  • Enthalpy relaxation and its relation to the thermodynamics and crystallization of the Zr58.5Cu15.6Ni12.8Al10.3Nb2.8 bulk metallic glass-forming alloy

    Isabella Gallino;Isabella Gallino;Minalben B. Shah;Ralf Busch;Ralf Busch

  • The influence of shear rate and temperature on the viscosity and fragility of the Zr41.2Ti13.8Cu12.5Ni10.0Be22.5 metallic-glass-forming liquid

    Christopher Way;Christopher Way;Prashant Wadhwa;Ralf Busch;Ralf Busch

  • Thermodynamics, kinetics, and crystallization of Pt57.3Cu14.6Ni5.3P22.8 bulk metallic glass

    Benjamin A. Legg;Jan Schroers;Ralf Busch

Frequent Co-Authors

William L. Johnson
William L. Johnson California Institute of Technology
Jan Schroers
Jan Schroers Yale University
Jamie J. Kruzic
Jamie J. Kruzic University of New South Wales
Rüdiger Bormann
Rüdiger Bormann Max Planck Society
Konrad Samwer
Konrad Samwer University of Göttingen
Michael E. Kassner
Michael E. Kassner University of Southern California
Frank Mücklich
Frank Mücklich Saarland University
Johann Michler
Johann Michler Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Hans-Jörg Fecht
Hans-Jörg Fecht University of Ulm
Robert Schulz
Robert Schulz Hydro-Québec

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