Randall M. German

Randall M. German is affiliated with San Diego State University in the United States and works primarily within the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their research is focused on several specialized subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Ceramics and Composites, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

The main areas of study covered by their work include advanced materials and composites, injection molding processes and properties, intermetallics and advanced alloy properties, additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies, advanced ceramic materials synthesis, titanium alloys microstructure and properties, and powder metallurgy techniques and materials.

Randall M. German has published in a variety of academic venues, with multiple contributions to the International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials among other journals. Frequent publication venues include:

• International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials
• Powder Technology
• Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A
• Journal of the American Ceramic Society
• Journal of the Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy

Key publications by Randall M. German include:

• Sintered tungsten heavy alloys: Review of microstructure, strength, densification, and distortion, 2022, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials
• Titanium sintering science: A review of atomic events during densification, 2020, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials
• Gravity-Induced Distortion During Liquid-Phase Sintering, 2023, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A

Other recent works co-authored with colleagues include research on powder components' sintering and additive manufacturing:

• Factors affecting properties of Ti-6Al-4V alloy additive manufactured by metal fused filament fabrication, 2021, Powder Technology (co-authored by Paramjot Singh)
• Influence of gravity on sintering of 3D-printed powder components, 2021, Journal of the American Ceramic Society (co-authored by Elisa Torresani)

Frequent co-authors in Randall M. German's research collaborations include Eugene A. Olevsky, Elisa Torresani, Paramjot Singh, Vamsi Krishna Balla, and Sundar V. Atre.

Beyond journal publications, Randall M. German has contributed to book literature as well, having authored a book titled "Binder and Polymer Assisted Powder Processing" published in 2020 through ASM International.